Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes Security & Risk Analysis

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This is a plugin that supports sharing of social media (with follower count) for the 10 most common social media providers.

10 active installs v1.1.7 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Oct 30, 2016
share-pluginsocial-mediasocial-sharesocial-share-buttonssocial-share-plugin
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes 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

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the "social-media-by-lazy-cat-themes" plugin v1.1.7 appears to have a strong security posture. The absence of identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, external HTTP requests, and critically, a complete lack of any identified taint flows with unsanitized paths are all highly positive indicators. Furthermore, the plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, suggesting a history of secure development and maintenance.

While the plugin demonstrates excellent security practices in its current state, the extremely limited attack surface (0 entry points) is a notable observation. This could indicate a very simple plugin with minimal functionality, or it could mean that the analysis did not identify any discoverable entry points. The absence of capability checks and nonce checks on entry points, though not currently a risk due to the lack of entry points, would become a significant concern if any new entry points were introduced or discovered in future versions without proper authentication and authorization mechanisms.

In conclusion, the plugin is currently assessed as very secure. The development team has demonstrated a commitment to secure coding practices. The lack of identified vulnerabilities and the clean static analysis results are strengths. The primary, albeit currently theoretical, area for vigilance would be in ensuring any future additions to the plugin's functionality include robust security checks.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes Security Vulnerabilities

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

Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes Release Timeline

v1.1.7Current
v1.1.6
v1.1.5
v1.1.4
v1.1.3
v1.1.2
v1.1.1
v1.1.0
v1.0.6
v1.0.5
v1.0.4
v1.0.3
v1.0.2
v1.0.1
v1.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes Code Analysis

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

Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionplugins_loadedlct-social-media.php:58
Maintenance & Trust

Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.6.30
Last updatedOct 30, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes Developer Profile

dun_edwards

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 Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/social-media-by-lazy-cat-themes/lib/css//wp-content/plugins/social-media-by-lazy-cat-themes/lib/js//wp-content/plugins/social-media-by-lazy-cat-themes/lib/vendor/twitteroauth/
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/social-media-by-lazy-cat-themes/lib/js/class-lct-social-media-plugin-scripts.php
Version Parameters
social-media-by-lazy-cat-themes/style.css?ver=social-media-by-lazy-cat-themes/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
lct-social-media-sharinglct-social-media-followers
HTML Comments
Lazy Cat Themes Social Media Plugin<!-- Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes -->
Data Attributes
data-social-media-plugin
JS Globals
lctSocialMedia
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/lct-social-media/v1/stats
Shortcode Output
[social_media_sharing][social_media_followers]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes