HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/waypoint-hd-weather-widget

A beautiful HD weather widget with high-resolution 331dpi backgrounds, 5-day forecasts, and modern OpenWeatherMap integration.

10 active installs v1.2.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Oct 24, 2025
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'waypoint-hd-weather-widget' plugin version 1.2.0 demonstrates a generally good security posture, particularly concerning its handling of SQL queries and output escaping. The static analysis reveals a low attack surface with all identified entry points (AJAX handlers, shortcodes) appearing to have appropriate authorization checks. The absence of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, and critical or high-severity taint flows further reinforces this positive outlook. The plugin also includes nonce and capability checks, indicating an awareness of common WordPress security best practices. Furthermore, the plugin has no recorded vulnerability history, which is a strong indicator of ongoing security diligence or a lack of discovered flaws over its lifespan.

Vulnerabilities
None known

HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint Security Vulnerabilities

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

HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
109 escaped
Nonce Checks
2
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
3
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

96% escaped113 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
waypoint_weather_settings_page (waypoint-hd-weather-widget.php:166)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_waypoint_weather_geocodewaypoint-hd-weather-widget.php:159

Shortcodes 1

[waypoint-weather] waypoint-hd-weather-widget.php:429
WordPress Hooks 4
actionwp_enqueue_scriptswaypoint-hd-weather-widget.php:61
actionadmin_menuwaypoint-hd-weather-widget.php:75
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptswaypoint-hd-weather-widget.php:99
actionwidgets_initwaypoint-hd-weather-widget.php:875
Maintenance & Trust

HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.6.5
Last updatedOct 24, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating70/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs10
Developer Profile

HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint Developer Profile

JohnGrefe

1 plugin · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/waypoint-hd-weather-widget/waypoint-weather.css/wp-content/plugins/waypoint-hd-weather-widget/admin.js
Script Paths
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,300&display=swap
Version Parameters
waypoint-weather.css?ver=1.2.0admin.js?ver=1.2.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
data-latdata-londata-unitsdata-sizedata-forecast-daysdata-override-title
JS Globals
waypointWeather
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/wp/v2/users
Shortcode Output
[waypoint-weather
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint