Stock market charts from finviz Security & Risk Analysis

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Embed dynamic stock market charts from finviz.com

500 active installs v1.0.2 PHP + WP 3.6+ Updated Dec 2, 2025
chartfinancemarketstockticker
100
A · Safe
CVEs total1
Unpatched0
Last CVEFeb 20, 2023
Safety Verdict

Is Stock market charts from finviz Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Stock market charts from finviz has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.

1 known CVELast CVE: Feb 20, 2023Updated 4mo ago
Risk Assessment

The stock-market-charts-from-finviz plugin version 1.0.2 presents a generally good security posture based on the static analysis, with no detected dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests. SQL queries are all prepared, and the majority of output is properly escaped. The attack surface is minimal, consisting of a single shortcode. However, the presence of a single medium severity Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its history, though currently patched, is a significant concern. The lack of nonce checks and the limited capability checks (only one identified) suggest potential areas where unauthorized actions might be possible if a more complex attack vector were discovered, especially considering the XSS history. While the code itself appears relatively clean, the historical vulnerability indicates that inputs might not always be handled with sufficient sanitization for all scenarios, requiring careful monitoring and prompt updates.

Key Concerns

  • Medium severity XSS vulnerability in history
  • Only 1 capability check identified
  • No nonce checks identified
  • 80% of output escaped (20% unescaped)
Vulnerabilities
1

Stock market charts from finviz Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2023
2023
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

Medium
1

1 total CVE

CVE-2023-23809medium · 4.4Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Stock market charts from finviz <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated(Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Feb 20, 2023 Patched in 1.0.2 (337d)
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Stock market charts from finviz Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

80% escaped5 total outputs
Attack Surface

Stock market charts from finviz Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[finviz] stock_market_charts_finviz.php:15
WordPress Hooks 5
actioninitstock_market_charts_finviz.php:11
actionadmin_initstock_market_charts_finviz.php:161
actionadmin_menustock_market_charts_finviz.php:162
actionadmin_menustock_market_charts_finviz.php:252
filterplugin_action_linksstock_market_charts_finviz.php:279
Maintenance & Trust

Stock market charts from finviz Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedDec 2, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads16K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs500
Developer Profile

Stock market charts from finviz Developer Profile

Moris Papasmadov

2 plugins · 540 total installs

79
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
337 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Stock market charts from finviz

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/stock-market-charts-from-finviz/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/stock-market-charts-from-finviz/js/script.js
Version Parameters
stock-market-charts-from-finviz/css/style.css?ver=stock-market-charts-from-finviz/js/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
finviz-imagefinviz-anchor
Data Attributes
loading='lazy'
Shortcode Output
<img class="finviz-image" src='https://charts2.finviz.com/chart.ashx?t=' loading='lazy' alt='' width='' />
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Stock market charts from finviz