
Social View Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/social-viewA simple plugin that nicely formats content imported to your blog from social media sites such as YouTube and Flickr
Is Social View Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Social View has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the "social-view" plugin v1.0.0 exhibits a strong initial security posture. The absence of any identified entry points in the attack surface, coupled with the complete lack of dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests, is a significant positive indicator. Furthermore, all SQL queries utilize prepared statements, and all output is properly escaped, which are fundamental security best practices. The plugin also shows no history of known vulnerabilities, further contributing to its currently perceived safety.
However, the complete absence of code signals related to security checks like nonce checks and capability checks, while not indicating an immediate vulnerability given the zero attack surface, represents a potential weakness. If the plugin were to evolve and introduce new entry points in the future without implementing these essential security mechanisms, it could become susceptible to various attacks. The static analysis also shows zero taint flows, which is excellent, but this is based on zero analyzed flows, meaning the analysis might not have been comprehensive enough to detect subtle issues if they existed. In conclusion, while the plugin is currently very secure due to its limited functionality and adherence to basic coding standards, a complete lack of security control implementation could be a future concern if its features expand.
Social View Security Vulnerabilities
Social View Code Analysis
Social View Attack Surface
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Maintenance & Trust
Social View Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Social View Developer Profile
4 plugins · 4K total installs
How We Detect Social View
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
HTML / DOM Fingerprints
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