Stop SOPA Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/stop-sopa

This plugin adds small protest box to your website and switch it to "Blackout Day" mode on 18th January 2012.

10 active installs v1.09 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Feb 11, 2012
blackoutprotestsopa
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Stop SOPA Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "stop-sopa" plugin v1.09 exhibits a generally good security posture with no identified vulnerabilities in its history and a clean static analysis in terms of dangerous functions, SQL injection, file operations, and external requests. The absence of critical or high-severity taint flows is also a positive indicator. However, a significant concern lies in the output escaping, where only 9% of the 11 total outputs are properly escaped. This suggests a potential for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is rendered directly into the page without adequate sanitization. The plugin also lacks any capability checks, nonces, or authentication on its identified entry points (though the analysis shows zero entry points, which itself might be an artifact of the analysis tool or a very simple plugin). While the lack of a historical vulnerability record is encouraging, the poor output escaping is a tangible weakness that requires attention.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Stop SOPA Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Stop SOPA Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

9% escaped11 total outputs
Attack Surface

Stop SOPA Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_menustop-sopa.php:50
actioninitstop-sopa.php:51
actionadmin_headstop-sopa.php:52
actioninitstop-sopa.php:55
actionwp_footerstop-sopa.php:60
actionwp_footerstop-sopa.php:61
actionwp_footerstop-sopa.php:63
actionwp_footerstop-sopa.php:64
Maintenance & Trust

Stop SOPA Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.3.2
Last updatedFeb 11, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Stop SOPA Developer Profile

ichurakov

7 plugins · 330 total installs

83
trust score
Avg Security Score
84/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Stop SOPA

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/stop-sopa/style.css
Version Parameters
stop-sopa/style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
admin_stopsopa_wrap
HTML Comments
Click to toggle
Data Attributes
stopsopa_enable_blackoutstopsopa_protest_position
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Stop SOPA