StatsFC Match Centre Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/statsfc-match-centre

This widget will display a match centre for one football match on your website, for a chosen team.

10 active installs v2.1.0 PHP + WP 3.3+ Updated Jan 2, 2026
footballsoccerwidget
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is StatsFC Match Centre Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

StatsFC Match Centre has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "statsfc-match-centre" plugin version 2.1.0 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, it shows excellent practices in avoiding dangerous functions, performing zero file operations, making no external HTTP requests, and all SQL queries are properly prepared. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history further bolster confidence in its security. However, several concerns emerge from the static analysis. The plugin has a relatively low number of entry points, but the sole shortcode is not protected by any capability checks or nonce checks. While there are no identified critical or high severity taint flows, there are two flows with unsanitized paths, indicating potential, albeit currently unexploited, risks. The most significant concern is the low percentage of properly escaped output (48%), which suggests a high likelihood of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, especially given the lack of nonce and capability checks on its primary entry point.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output (48% proper)
  • Unsanitized paths in taint analysis
  • Shortcode lacks capability checks
  • Shortcode lacks nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

StatsFC Match Centre Security Vulnerabilities

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

StatsFC Match Centre Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
11
10 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

48% escaped21 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
widget (statsfc-match-centre.php:189)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

StatsFC Match Centre Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[statsfc-match-centre] statsfc-match-centre.php:310
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwp_print_footer_scriptsstatsfc-match-centre.php:270
actionwidgets_initstatsfc-match-centre.php:302
Maintenance & Trust

StatsFC Match Centre Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedJan 2, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

StatsFC Match Centre Developer Profile

Will Woodward

13 plugins · 360 total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect StatsFC Match Centre

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/statsfc-match-centre/public/css/statsfc-match-centre.css/wp-content/plugins/statsfc-match-centre/public/js/statsfc-match-centre.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/statsfc-match-centre/public/js/statsfc-match-centre.js
Version Parameters
/wp-content/plugins/statsfc-match-centre/public/css/statsfc-match-centre.css?ver=/wp-content/plugins/statsfc-match-centre/public/js/statsfc-match-centre.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
statsfc-match-centre
HTML Comments
<!-- Enqueue 3rd party --><!-- enqueue default css if enabled --><!-- enqueue the JS file -->
Data Attributes
data-titledata-keydata-teamdata-datedata-timezonedata-omit-errors+1 more
JS Globals
statsfc_match_centre_ajax_object
Shortcode Output
<div id="statsfc-match-centre-statsfc-match-centre-widget-
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about StatsFC Match Centre