Socials Ignited Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/socials-ignited

The Socials Ignited plugin gives you a widget, allowing you to display and link icons on your website of more than 50 social networks.

2K active installs v2.0.0 PHP + WP 5.2+ Updated Apr 25, 2025
social-iconssocial-mediasocial-networkingsocial-profilessocial-widgets
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Socials Ignited Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11mo ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the 'socials-ignited' plugin v2.0.0 appears to have a generally strong security posture. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history are positive indicators. The code analysis reveals no dangerous functions, no raw SQL queries, and a very high percentage of properly escaped output, all of which are excellent security practices. The attack surface is also reported as zero for entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, which significantly reduces the potential for exploitation.

However, the analysis does highlight a critical weakness: the complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks. This means that while there are no direct entry points identified in this specific analysis, if any functionality were to be introduced or discovered that *did* expose an entry point, there would be no built-in mechanism to verify user permissions or prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. The taint analysis showing zero flows is also unusual and could indicate either a very small or simple plugin, or potentially an incomplete taint analysis. Given the other positive indicators, it's likely the former, but the absence of checks on potential future entry points remains a significant concern.

In conclusion, 'socials-ignited' v2.0.0 demonstrates commendable security practices in its current state, particularly regarding SQL injection and output sanitization. The lack of historical vulnerabilities is a strong positive. The primary weakness lies in the absence of nonce and capability checks, which, if any future attack vectors emerge, could leave the plugin vulnerable. The plugin is currently strong but has a significant potential oversight in its security architecture.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Socials Ignited Security Vulnerabilities

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

Socials Ignited Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

99% escaped155 total outputs
Attack Surface

Socials Ignited Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 10
actionadmin_menuincludes\admin-page.php:102
actionadmin_initincludes\admin-page.php:109
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin-page.php:154
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\widget.php:27
actioninitsocials-ignited.php:51
actioncustomize_registersocials-ignited.php:55
actionwidgets_initsocials-ignited.php:58
actionwp_enqueue_scriptssocials-ignited.php:65
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssocials-ignited.php:75
filterkses_allowed_protocolssocials-ignited.php:90
Maintenance & Trust

Socials Ignited Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedApr 25, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads85K

Community Trust

Rating86/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs2K
Developer Profile

Socials Ignited Developer Profile

Anastis Sourgoutsidis

3 plugins · 4K total installs

97
trust score
Avg Security Score
95/100
Avg Patch Time
1 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Socials Ignited

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/socials-ignited/includes/assets/vendor/fontawesome/css/all.min.css/wp-content/plugins/socials-ignited/includes/assets/css/style.min.css/wp-content/plugins/socials-ignited/includes/assets/vendor/repeating-fields/repeating-fields.js/wp-content/plugins/socials-ignited/includes/assets/vendor/repeating-fields/repeating-fields.css/wp-content/plugins/socials-ignited/includes/assets/js/admin/admin_widget.js/wp-content/plugins/socials-ignited/includes/assets/css/admin/admin_widget.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/socials-ignited/includes/assets/vendor/repeating-fields/repeating-fields.js/wp-content/plugins/socials-ignited/includes/assets/js/admin/admin_widget.js
Version Parameters
socials-ignited/includes/assets/css/style.min.css?ver=socials-ignited/includes/assets/vendor/repeating-fields/repeating-fields.js?ver=socials-ignited/includes/assets/vendor/repeating-fields/repeating-fields.css?ver=socials-ignited/includes/assets/js/admin/admin_widget.js?ver=socials-ignited/includes/assets/css/admin/admin_widget.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
socials-ignited-widget
JS Globals
CISIW_VERSIONCISIW_PLUGIN_URLCISIW_PLUGIN_PATHCISIW_PLUGIN_FILECISIW_BASENAME
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Socials Ignited