Snow Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/snow

Professional snow plugin with highly customizable options, no coding knowledge required.

200 active installs v2.0.2 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Dec 21, 2016
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Snow Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'snow' plugin v2.0.2 demonstrates a strong adherence to secure coding practices, evidenced by its complete lack of reported CVEs and a clean vulnerability history. The static analysis reveals a zero attack surface, with no AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events exposed. Crucially, there are no detected critical or high-severity taint flows, and all SQL queries utilize prepared statements. This suggests a low likelihood of common injection vulnerabilities. However, a significant concern is the complete lack of output escaping, as indicated by 0% of 21 total outputs being properly escaped. This could lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if any of the plugin's output is user-controlled or dynamically generated.

Key Concerns

  • No output escaping
Vulnerabilities
None known

Snow Security Vulnerabilities

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

Snow Release Timeline

v2.0.2Current
v2.0.1
v2.0.0
v1.0.4
v1.0.3
v1.0.2
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Snow Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
21
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped21 total outputs
Attack Surface

Snow Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_initsnow.php:47
actionadmin_menusnow.php:53
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssnow.php:207
actionwp_headsnow.php:237
actionwp_enqueue_scriptssnow.php:292
actionadmin_noticessnow.php:322
filterbody_classsnow.php:340
Maintenance & Trust

Snow Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.7.33
Last updatedDec 21, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads21K

Community Trust

Rating90/100
Number of ratings13
Active installs200
Developer Profile

Snow Developer Profile

Mitch

12 plugins · 11K total installs

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

How We Detect Snow

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/snow/css/snow-style.css/wp-content/plugins/snow/js/snow-script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/snow/js/snow-script.js
Version Parameters
snow/css/snow-style.css?ver=snow/js/snow-script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
snow-wrapsnow-flakesnow-container
HTML Comments
<!-- Generated by Snow Plugin --><!-- End Snow Plugin --><!-- Snow Plugin Settings -->
Data Attributes
data-snow-flakecountdata-snow-imagedata-snow-flakecolordata-snow-scrollwithscreendata-snow-minsizedata-snow-maxsize+4 more
JS Globals
window.snowOptionsvar snowOptions
Shortcode Output
[snow]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Snow