Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-themesmatic

Plugin Documentation: https://www.themesmatic.com/documentation/social-sharing-buttons

100 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 4.8+ Updated Feb 27, 2020
sharing-iconssocial-mediasocial-sharesocial-sharingsocial-sharing-buttons
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "social-sharing-themesmatic" v1.1 plugin presents a generally positive security posture with several good practices evident. The static analysis reveals a very small attack surface, with only one shortcode and no AJAX handlers or REST API routes that are exposed without authentication. This significantly limits potential entry points for attackers. Furthermore, the code signals indicate a low risk of dangerous functions or file operations being misused. The high percentage of properly escaped output (88%) is also a strong indicator of developers' attention to preventing cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities, including critical or high severity ones, further reinforces this positive assessment.

Key Concerns

  • Raw SQL query without prepared statements
  • Lack of nonce checks
  • Lack of capability checks
  • Output escaping not fully implemented (12%)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic Security Vulnerabilities

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

Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
1
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
15
105 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

0% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

88% escaped120 total outputs
Attack Surface

Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[tm_social_sharing] social-sharing-themesmatic.php:86
WordPress Hooks 9
actioncustomize_registersocial-list.php:536
actionwp_enqueue_scriptssocial-list.php:576
actioncustomize_preview_initsocial-list.php:586
actionadmin_menusocial-sharing-themesmatic.php:64
actionplugins_loadedsocial-sharing-themesmatic.php:72
actioninitsocial-sharing-themesmatic.php:90
actionwp_enqueue_scriptssocial-sharing-themesmatic.php:106
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssocial-sharing-themesmatic.php:120
filterthe_contentsocial-sharing-themesmatic.php:143
Maintenance & Trust

Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested
Last updatedFeb 27, 2020
PHP min version
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic Developer Profile

ThemesMatic

1 plugin · 100 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 Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/social-sharing-themesmatic/css/social-sharing.css/wp-content/plugins/social-sharing-themesmatic/css/font-awesome.min.css/wp-content/plugins/social-sharing-themesmatic/js/social-sharing.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/social-sharing-themesmatic/js/social-sharing.js
Version Parameters
social-sharing-themesmatic/css/social-sharing.css?ver=social-sharing-themesmatic/css/font-awesome.min.css?ver=social-sharing-themesmatic/js/social-sharing.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
themesmatic-prothemesmatic_upsell_panel_content
Data Attributes
data-id="themesmatic-social-section"
Shortcode Output
[tm_social_sharing]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic