TootPress Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/tootpress

TootPress copies your toots from Mastodon to WordPress.

30 active installs v0.5 PHP + WP 6.1+ Updated Jul 19, 2025
blogfediversemastodonmicrobloggingtoots
100
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is TootPress Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 8mo ago
Risk Assessment

The tootpress plugin v0.5 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, static analysis reveals no critical or high severity taint flows, no dangerous functions, and a high percentage (93%) of properly escaped output, suggesting good practices in output sanitization. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history further indicate a potentially stable and secure plugin. However, several significant concerns are present. The complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks across all analyzed entry points (even though the attack surface is reported as 0, this implies no explicitly exposed entry points were analyzed for these checks) is a major red flag. Additionally, 100% of the 12 SQL queries are not using prepared statements, which is a substantial risk for SQL injection vulnerabilities, especially if any input can indirectly influence these queries. The presence of file operations and external HTTP requests also warrants careful consideration, as these can be vectors for attack if not properly secured. While the plugin currently appears free of known vulnerabilities, the identified code-level weaknesses represent a latent risk that could be exploited in the future.

Key Concerns

  • 100% of SQL queries are not prepared
  • No nonce checks found
  • No capability checks found
  • File operations present without explicit checks
  • External HTTP requests present without explicit checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

TootPress Security Vulnerabilities

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

TootPress Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
12
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
6
74 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
4
External Requests
4
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

0% prepared12 total queries

Output Escaping

93% escaped80 total outputs
Attack Surface

TootPress Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 21
filtercron_schedulestootpress_cron.php:33
filtercron_schedulestootpress_cron.php:53
actiontootpress_cron_hook_newtootstootpress_cron.php:81
actiontootpress_cron_hook_alltootstootpress_cron.php:109
actionadmin_menutootpress_developer.php:33
actionadmin_menutootpress_developer.php:192
actionadmin_inittootpress_developer.php:264
filterthe_contenttootpress_loop.php:63
actionadmin_menutootpress_options.php:23
actionadmin_inittootpress_options.php:197
actionadmin_inittootpress_options.php:198
actionadmin_inittootpress_options.php:199
actionadmin_inittootpress_options.php:200
actionwp_enqueue_scriptstootpress_plugin.php:29
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptstootpress_plugin.php:47
filterbody_classtootpress_plugin.php:69
actionadmin_menutootpress_tools.php:28
actionplugins_loadedtootpress_update.php:57
filterquery_varstootpress_url.php:27
filterrewrite_rules_arraytootpress_url.php:84
filterdashboard_glance_itemstootpress_widgets.php:32

Scheduled Events 2

tootpress_cron_hook_newtoots
tootpress_cron_hook_alltoots
Maintenance & Trust

TootPress Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJul 19, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating90/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs30
Developer Profile

TootPress Developer Profile

unmus

2 plugins · 90 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect TootPress

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/tootpress/tootpress_toots.css/wp-content/plugins/tootpress/tootpress_tools.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
tootpress-is-heretootpress-is-not-here
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about TootPress