
The Word Widget Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/the-word-widgetShows two Bible verses per day: "The Word" by project Bible 2.0, available in more than 20 languages, got remotely for each day
Is The Word Widget Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100The Word Widget has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The Word Widget plugin v0.9 exhibits a generally positive security posture with no known vulnerabilities or critical code signals. The complete absence of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, and external HTTP requests in the analyzed code is a strong indicator of secure development practices. Furthermore, the lack of taint analysis findings suggests that there are no apparent unsanitized data flows. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of any capability checks or nonce checks, even though there are no explicitly identified AJAX handlers or REST API routes. This implies that if any entry points were to be discovered or introduced in future versions, they might lack essential authorization and integrity checks, leaving them potentially vulnerable. While the current version appears safe due to its limited attack surface and thorough SQL usage, the missing authorization mechanisms represent a latent risk.
Key Concerns
- Missing capability checks
- Missing nonce checks
- Low output escaping coverage
The Word Widget Security Vulnerabilities
The Word Widget Code Analysis
Output Escaping
The Word Widget Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 2
Maintenance & Trust
The Word Widget Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
The Word Widget Alternatives
Link To Bible
link-to-bible
Links bible-references in posts automatically to the appropriate bible-verse(s) at bibleserver.com.
Bible Daily Reading Plan
esolleso-daily-bible-reading-plan
A comprehensive one-year Bible reading plan plugin for WordPress that helps users read through the entire Bible systematically.
Predikarens bibelreferenser
predikarens-bibelreferenser
This plugin uses the biblegateway.com servers and a modified version of their public javascript to display Bible reference content in Swedish.
Dvotd
dvotd
Displays the verse of the day from discovery bible study.org
Farsi Bible Verse of the day
farsi-bible-verse-of-the-day
This plugins shows a Farsi Bible verse of the Day, or a Random Farsi Bible verse.
The Word Widget Developer Profile
1 plugin · 200 total installs
How We Detect The Word Widget
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
HTML / DOM Fingerprints
data-url<p><label for='thewordwidget-bible'>Bible:</label>
<select name='thewordwidget-bible' id='thewordwidget-bible'>
<option value='EnglishStandardVersion' data-url='https://bible2.net/service/TheWord/twd11/EnglishStandardVersion'>English Standard Version (en)</option>
<option value='Luther1912' data-url='https://bible2.net/service/TheWord/twd11/Luther1912'>Lutherbibel 1912 (de)</option>
<option value='LSG1910' data-url='https://bible2.net/service/TheWord/twd11/LSG1910'>Louis Segond (fr)</option>
<option value='NKJV' data-url='https://bible2.net/service/TheWord/twd11/NKJV'>New King James Version (en)</option>
<option value='NVI' data-url='https://bible2.net/service/TheWord/twd11/NVI'>Nueva Version Internacional (es)</option>
<option value='NIV' data-url='https://bible2.net/service/TheWord/twd11/NIV'>The Holy Bible, New International Version (en)</option>
</select>
</p><p>The widget will get The Word for the selected Bible and the current day remotely from https://bible2.net.</p>