Text To Speech Widget Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/text-to-speech-widget

Text To Speech Widget converts any text in to speech in selected language and voice.

30 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.8+ Updated Dec 2, 2016
male-voicetext-listentext-to-speechtext-to-voicevoice
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Text To Speech Widget Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Text To Speech Widget has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "text-to-speech-widget" v1.0 plugin exhibits a generally positive security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events indicates a minimal attack surface. Furthermore, the plugin uses prepared statements exclusively for SQL queries, and there are no file operations or external HTTP requests, which are significant strengths. However, the low percentage of properly escaped output (25%) is a notable concern, as it suggests a risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is rendered without sufficient sanitization. The lack of any recorded vulnerability history is a good sign, implying a history of secure development. Despite the minimal attack surface and good SQL practices, the unescaped output presents the primary area for improvement and warrants careful attention.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Text To Speech Widget Security Vulnerabilities

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

Text To Speech Widget Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
6
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

25% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Text To Speech Widget Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwidgets_inittext-to-speech-widget.php:96
actionwp_enqueue_scriptstext-to-speech-widget.php:118
Maintenance & Trust

Text To Speech Widget Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.7.32
Last updatedDec 2, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads7K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Text To Speech Widget Developer Profile

Prashant Baldha

7 plugins · 970 total installs

71
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
558 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Text To Speech Widget

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/text-to-speech-widget/css/voice.css/wp-content/plugins/text-to-speech-widget/js/voice.js/wp-content/plugins/text-to-speech-widget/js/responsivevoice.js
Script Paths
js/responsivevoice.jsjs/voice.js
Version Parameters
text-to-speech-widget/js/responsivevoice.js?ver=1.4.7text-to-speech-widget/js/voice.js?ver=1.0text-to-speech-widget/css/voice.css?ver=1.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
tts_containerttsw_textttsw_voicettsw_msgplaystop
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Text To Speech Widget