Sitewide Recent Images Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/sitewide-recent-images

A widget for multisite blogs to feature recent images from all the blogs on their network

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Nov 9, 2011
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Sitewide Recent Images Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Sitewide Recent Images has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "sitewide-recent-images" v1.0 plugin exhibits a seemingly secure posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified attack surface (AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events) is a significant strength, indicating that the plugin does not expose easily accessible entry points for attackers. Furthermore, the lack of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further contributes to a reduced attack surface. The vulnerability history being entirely clear suggests a good track record of security, or potentially limited exposure. However, the code analysis does raise some concerns. The low percentage of SQL queries using prepared statements (25%) and the very low rate of proper output escaping (8%) represent potential vulnerabilities. This combination of raw SQL queries and unescaped output could lead to SQL injection or cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if attackers can manipulate inputs that reach these code sections.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of prepared statements in SQL queries
  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Sitewide Recent Images Security Vulnerabilities

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

Sitewide Recent Images Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Sitewide Recent Images Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
3
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
22
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

25% prepared4 total queries

Output Escaping

8% escaped24 total outputs
Attack Surface

Sitewide Recent Images Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwidgets_initsitewide_recent_images.php:275
Maintenance & Trust

Sitewide Recent Images Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.1.4
Last updatedNov 9, 2011
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Sitewide Recent Images Developer Profile

harpercl

2 plugins · 110 total installs

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

How We Detect Sitewide Recent Images

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
sitewide-recent-imagessitewide-recent-images-container
HTML Comments
<!-- Sitewide Recent Images using cache -->
Data Attributes
float: left; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: #e0e0e0; width:100px; height: 100px;
Shortcode Output
<div class="sitewide-recent-images" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: #e0e0e0; width:100px; height: 100px;"> <a href="%POST_URL%"> <img src="%THUMB_URL%" width="100" height="100" title="%TITLE%" alt="Recent Image"> </a> </div>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Sitewide Recent Images