Simple Social Media Preview Security & Risk Analysis

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Automatically get social media preview images for all your pages. No setup required. Increase engagement by showing your title and excerpt as a big im …

10 active installs v1.0.1 PHP 7.1.0+ WP 5.2+ Updated Mar 4, 2022
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Simple Social Media Preview Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Simple Social Media Preview has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'simple-social-media-preview' plugin version 1.0.1 exhibits a generally positive security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code adheres to good practices by using prepared statements for all SQL queries and ensuring all outputs are properly escaped, indicating a strong defense against common injection and XSS vulnerabilities. The presence of capability checks, even without a broader attack surface, suggests an awareness of access control principles.

Key Concerns

  • Taint flow with unsanitized path detected
  • High severity taint flow detected
  • No nonce checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Simple Social Media Preview Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Simple Social Media Preview Release Timeline

v1.0.1Current
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Simple Social Media Preview Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
18 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped18 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows1 with unsanitized paths
<Http> (src\Common\Utilities\Http.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Simple Social Media Preview Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_noticessrc\Bootstrap.php:224
actionadmin_noticessrc\Bootstrap.php:243
actiontgmpa_registersrc\Bootstrap.php:248
actionplugins_loadedsrc\Core\Init.php:66
actionadmin_initsrc\Core\Init.php:87
actionrest_api_initsrc\Core\Init.php:88
actionadmin_menusrc\Core\Init.php:123
filterwpv_custom_inner_shortcodessrc\Shortcodes\Shortcode.php:52
Maintenance & Trust

Simple Social Media Preview Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.9.13
Last updatedMar 4, 2022
PHP min version7.1.0
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Simple Social Media Preview Developer Profile

viktorfa

1 plugin · 10 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Simple Social Media Preview

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-media-preview/dist/frontend.js/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-media-preview/dist/admin-settings.js/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-media-preview/dist/frontend.css
Version Parameters
simple-social-media-preview/dist/frontend.js?ver=simple-social-media-preview/dist/admin-settings.js?ver=simple-social-media-preview/dist/frontend.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Simple Social Media Preview