The Day We Fight Back Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/tdwfb

Add a banner to your site in opposition to mass surveillance on 02/11 thedaywefightback.org

30 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP + Updated Feb 10, 2014
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is The Day We Fight Back Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

The Day We Fight Back has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "tdwfb" v1.1 exhibits a concerning security posture despite the absence of known vulnerabilities or critical static analysis findings. While it boasts zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, indicating a very small attack surface, the code analysis reveals significant weaknesses. Notably, 100% of its output is unescaped, presenting a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The complete lack of nonce and capability checks further exacerbates this risk, as any exposed functionality, however minimal, could be exploited without proper authorization or verification. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history might be misleading; it could simply reflect the plugin's limited exposure or a lack of rigorous prior auditing. Therefore, while the plugin appears to have a minimal attack surface and no explicit SQL injection risks, the unescaped output and missing authorization checks pose a substantial threat.

Key Concerns

  • All output unescaped
  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

The Day We Fight Back Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

The Day We Fight Back Release Timeline

v1.1Current
v1.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

The Day We Fight Back Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped7 total outputs
Attack Surface

The Day We Fight Back Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_menuadmin.php:17
actionnetwork_admin_menuadmin.php:18
actionadmin_initadmin.php:38
actionwp_footerloader.php:63
Maintenance & Trust

The Day We Fight Back Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.7.41
Last updatedFeb 10, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating92/100
Number of ratings10
Active installs30
Developer Profile

The Day We Fight Back Developer Profile

modemlooper

9 plugins · 190 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect The Day We Fight Back

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<![if !(lte IE 8)]><!--><!--<![endif]-->
JS Globals
tdwfb_config
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about The Day We Fight Back