Stop SOPA Ribbon Security & Risk Analysis

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Help stop American Consorship by putting a ribbon that says Stop SOPA on your WordPress site or network.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.6.0+ Updated Jan 11, 2012
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85
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Stop SOPA Ribbon Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Stop SOPA Ribbon 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-ribbon' plugin v1.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin has a very small attack surface with zero identified entry points and no unprotected handlers, routes, shortcodes, or cron events. Furthermore, it shows no signs of dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, or bundled libraries. The SQL queries, though present, are all prepared, which is a significant security best practice.

However, the lack of any output escaping is a considerable concern. While there are no apparent taint flows or known vulnerabilities, this absence of proper output escaping leaves the plugin susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks if any dynamic content is ever introduced and displayed without sanitization. The complete absence of nonce and capability checks, while not currently exploitable due to the lack of entry points, indicates a potential weakness if the plugin's functionality were to expand in the future.

Overall, the plugin demonstrates good fundamental security practices by avoiding common pitfalls like raw SQL and excessive attack surface. The vulnerability history being clean further bolsters this perception. Nevertheless, the unescaped output represents a tangible risk that should be addressed, and the lack of authorization checks on potential future entry points is a structural weakness to be mindful of.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping
Vulnerabilities
None known

Stop SOPA Ribbon Security Vulnerabilities

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

Stop SOPA Ribbon Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Stop SOPA Ribbon Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwp_footerstop-sopa-ribbon.php:16
Maintenance & Trust

Stop SOPA Ribbon Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.3.2
Last updatedJan 11, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads11K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Stop SOPA Ribbon Developer Profile

Konstantin Kovshenin

15 plugins · 19K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Stop SOPA Ribbon

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-ribbon/stop-sopa-ribbon.png

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
stop-sopa-ribbon
Data Attributes
alt='Stop SOPA'
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Stop SOPA Ribbon