Star Rating Block Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/star-rating-block

The Star Rating block allows you to display author-assigned star ratings within your content.

1K active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.0.0+ WP 5.3.2+ Updated Aug 3, 2021
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Star Rating Block Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "star-rating-block" v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a very strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, direct SQL queries, unsanitized output, file operations, or external HTTP requests is highly commendable. Furthermore, the lack of any identified taint flows with unsanitized paths suggests that data inputs are being handled securely. The plugin's attack surface appears to be non-existent in terms of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, which significantly reduces the potential for external exploitation. The vulnerability history being completely clean, with no recorded CVEs, further reinforces this positive assessment. However, the complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks across all entry points (even though there are zero identified entry points) could be a potential area of concern if any were to be introduced in future versions without proper security measures. This would be a direct consequence of the current analysis showing zero entry points. Overall, this plugin's current version is exceptionally secure, with no identified vulnerabilities or suspicious code patterns. The primary "weakness," if it can be called that, is the complete lack of any security checks due to the lack of any identifiable entry points, which is a strength now but could become a concern if the plugin evolves without maintaining this secure development practice.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Star Rating Block Security Vulnerabilities

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

Star Rating Block 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

Star Rating Block Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actioninitstar-rating.php:60
Maintenance & Trust

Star Rating Block Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.8.0
Last updatedAug 3, 2021
PHP min version7.0.0
Downloads12K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Star Rating Block Developer Profile

Achal Jain

8 plugins · 4K total installs

68
trust score
Avg Security Score
84/100
Avg Patch Time
442 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Star Rating Block

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/star-rating-block/build/index.js/wp-content/plugins/star-rating-block/build/index.css/wp-content/plugins/star-rating-block/build/style-index.css
Version Parameters
star-rating-block/build/index.js?ver=star-rating-block/build/index.css?ver=star-rating-block/build/style-index.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wp-block-ideabox-star-rating
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Star Rating Block