TweetRoll Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/tweetroll

TweetRoll displays your Twitter details and the avatars of some of your friends, together with the ability to monitise your Twitter stream.

10 active installs v1.6 PHP + WP 2.0+ Updated Dec 15, 2009
mybloglogsocial-mediatwittertwitter-badgetwitter-widget
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is TweetRoll Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 16yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the static analysis and vulnerability history, the "tweetroll" v1.6 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture in some areas but raises significant concerns in others. The plugin demonstrates a lack of readily identifiable entry points for attackers, with no AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events exposed without proper checks. Furthermore, the absence of dangerous functions and file operations suggests a cautious approach to code execution. However, a critical weakness is the complete lack of output escaping. This means that any data processed or displayed by the plugin could be vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks if not properly handled by the WordPress core or theme. The vulnerability history is also notably clean, with no recorded CVEs. This suggests either a well-maintained codebase or a lack of active vulnerability discovery, which can be a double-edged sword. The absence of any taint analysis results is also noteworthy, suggesting that either the analysis tools did not find any relevant flows or the plugin's code structure is simple enough to avoid complex data propagation.

Key Concerns

  • 0% properly escaped output
  • 0 Nonce checks on entry points
  • 0 Capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

TweetRoll Security Vulnerabilities

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

TweetRoll Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped5 total outputs
Attack Surface

TweetRoll Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionplugins_loadedtweetroll.php:69
Maintenance & Trust

TweetRoll Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.8.6
Last updatedDec 15, 2009
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

TweetRoll Developer Profile

owencutajar

3 plugins · 120 total installs

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

How We Detect TweetRoll

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

Asset Fingerprints

Script Paths
http://tweetburn.com/TweetRoll.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
Arguments: $username - Your username Updates: 16th January 2009 - Improved CSS to prevent potential conflicts with some templates 1st February 2009 - Introduced customisation 16th February 2009 - Caption customisation 15th December 2009 - Sponsored Tweets integration
Data Attributes
tweetroll-submittweetroll-titletweetroll-username
Shortcode Output
<div align="center"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetburn.com/TweetRoll.php?username=
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about TweetRoll