WGS Twitter Feeds Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wgs-twitter-feeds

This plugin lets you put your tweets in your wordpress site.

30 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.0.2+ Updated Jul 13, 2011
sidebartwitterwidget
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WGS Twitter Feeds Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'wgs-twitter-feeds' v1.0 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, it demonstrates good practices regarding SQL queries, with 100% using prepared statements, and has no recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs. The absence of external HTTP requests and file operations further reduces potential attack vectors. However, significant concerns arise from the static analysis. The presence of a 'create_function' call is a critical security anti-pattern, as it can be exploited for arbitrary code execution if untrusted input is passed to it, especially in the absence of proper sanitization. Furthermore, a substantial percentage (70%) of output escaping is missing, leaving the plugin vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks where user-supplied data is not properly neutralized before being displayed in the browser. The lack of any identified attack surface points is deceptive given these code-level weaknesses; a properly secured plugin should ideally have clear authentication and authorization checks on its entry points, even if they are not explicitly enumerated in this static analysis.

Key Concerns

  • Dangerous function 'create_function' detected
  • Low percentage of properly escaped output (30%)
  • No nonce checks on potential entry points
  • No capability checks on potential entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

WGS Twitter Feeds Security Vulnerabilities

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

WGS Twitter Feeds Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
33
14 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

create_functionadd_action('widgets_init', create_function('', 'return register_widget("wgstwitterFeeds");'));wgs-twitter.php:149

Output Escaping

30% escaped47 total outputs
Attack Surface

WGS Twitter Feeds Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwp_print_scriptswgs-twitter.php:15
actionwidgets_initwgs-twitter.php:149
Maintenance & Trust

WGS Twitter Feeds Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.2.1
Last updatedJul 13, 2011
PHP min version
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating60/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs30
Developer Profile

WGS Twitter Feeds Developer Profile

Efren Labrador

1 plugin · 30 total installs

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

How We Detect WGS Twitter Feeds

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

Asset Fingerprints

Script Paths
http://widgets.twimg.com/j/2/widget.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
data-twitter-widget-id
JS Globals
TWTR
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WGS Twitter Feeds