Simple Star Rating Block Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/simple-star-rating-block

Simple Star Rating Block allows you to display star ratings either by manually entering the value or pulling it from a custom field.

50 active installs v0.2 PHP 8.0+ WP 6.1+ Updated Jan 3, 2025
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92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Simple Star Rating Block Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Simple Star Rating Block has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'simple-star-rating-block' plugin v0.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL queries (all prepared), file operations, or external HTTP requests is commendable. Furthermore, the low percentage of unescaped output (10%) suggests a good practice of sanitizing data before rendering it to the user, minimizing the risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history also points to a history of secure development.

Key Concerns

  • 90% output escaping is good, but 10% unescaped output exists
  • No nonce checks found
  • No capability checks found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Simple Star Rating Block Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Simple Star Rating Block Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
9 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

90% escaped10 total outputs
Attack Surface

Simple Star Rating Block Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actioninitsimple-star-rating-block.php:31
Maintenance & Trust

Simple Star Rating Block Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedJan 3, 2025
PHP min version8.0
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs50
Developer Profile

Simple Star Rating Block Developer Profile

MartinCV

3 plugins · 20K total installs

91
trust score
Avg Security Score
95/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Simple Star Rating Block

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/simple-star-rating-block/build/index.css/wp-content/plugins/simple-star-rating-block/build/index.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/simple-star-rating-block/build/index.js
Version Parameters
simple-star-rating-block/build/index.css?ver=simple-star-rating-block/build/index.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ssrb-starssrb-fullssrb-perc-
Data Attributes
title
Shortcode Output
<spanssrb-starssrb-fullssrb-perc-
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Simple Star Rating Block