Vacation Rental Calendar Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/vr-calendar

An availability calendar for vacation rentals driven from any calendar that exports iCal (HomeAway, VRBO, Flipkey, AirBnB etc.).

70 active installs v1.2.2 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Jul 3, 2016
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Vacation Rental Calendar Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Vacation Rental Calendar 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 'vr-calendar' plugin, version 1.2.2, exhibits a generally good security posture with no known vulnerabilities or critical taint flows detected. The plugin follows best practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and has a limited attack surface, with only one shortcode entry point and no AJAX handlers or REST API routes identified without proper authentication or permission callbacks. However, there are notable concerns regarding output escaping and the complete absence of nonce checks. With 100% of its identified outputs not being properly escaped, this presents a significant risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The lack of nonce checks, coupled with potential file operations, could also open avenues for attackers to manipulate plugin behavior or access unintended files if an attack vector is discovered. While the plugin's history is clean, the current code analysis reveals critical areas for improvement to ensure robust security.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping not properly implemented
  • Nonce checks are missing
Vulnerabilities
None known

Vacation Rental Calendar Security Vulnerabilities

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

Vacation Rental Calendar Release Timeline

v1.2.2Current
v1.2.1
v1.2.0
v1.1.1
v1.1.0
v1.0.0.1
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Vacation Rental Calendar Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
3
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
5
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped3 total outputs
Attack Surface

Vacation Rental Calendar Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[vrcalendar] php\shortcodes.php:5
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_menuphp\admin-page.php:4
actionadmin_initphp\admin-page.php:30
Maintenance & Trust

Vacation Rental Calendar Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedJul 3, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs70
Developer Profile

Vacation Rental Calendar Developer Profile

duanestrong

1 plugin · 70 total installs

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

How We Detect Vacation Rental Calendar

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Vacation Rental Calendar