Widgets for Google Business Reviews and Ratings Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings

🛠️ Display Google Business Reviews on your WordPress website to build credibility, boost customer trust, and improve SEO with Google Rich Snippets

2K active installs v1.0.19 PHP 7.2+ WP 4.6+ Updated Apr 16, 2026
google-businessgoogle-business-reviewsgoogle-places-reviewsgoogle-testimonialsreviews
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Widgets for Google Business Reviews and Ratings Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Widgets for Google Business Reviews and Ratings has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings" plugin v1.0.19 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, it demonstrates good practices in handling SQL queries with 100% prepared statements and a high rate of output escaping (94%). The absence of known vulnerabilities in its history and no critical or high-severity taint flows are also strong indicators of a relatively secure codebase. However, a significant concern arises from its attack surface. Out of four total entry points, three are AJAX handlers that lack authentication checks, making them potentially vulnerable to unauthorized actions if not properly secured at a higher level. While nonces are present on these AJAX handlers, their absence of capability checks for these specific handlers is a notable weakness.

Key Concerns

  • 3 AJAX handlers without auth checks
  • 1 capability check for 4 entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Widgets for Google Business Reviews and Ratings Security Vulnerabilities

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

Widgets for Google Business Reviews and Ratings Release Timeline

v1.0.19Current
v1.0.18
v1.0.17
v1.0.16
v1.0.15
v1.0.14
v1.0.13
v1.0.12
v1.0.11
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Widgets for Google Business Reviews and Ratings Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
13
223 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
3
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

94% escaped236 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

3 flows
wgrr_save_place_details (admin\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings-admin.php:179)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
3 unprotected

Widgets for Google Business Reviews and Ratings Attack Surface

Entry Points4
Unprotected3

AJAX Handlers 3

authwp_ajax_repocean_send_deactivationadmin\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings-admin.php:20
authwp_ajax_wgrr_save_place_detailsincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:46
authwp_ajax_delete_place_detailsincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:47

Shortcodes 1

[repocean_reviews] public\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings-public.php:29
WordPress Hooks 17
actionadmin_footeradmin\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings-admin.php:18
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings-admin.php:19
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:33
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:38
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:39
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:40
actionwgrr_widget_customizer_connect_google_settingincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:41
actionwgrr_widget_customizer_get_settings_settingincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:42
actionwgrr_widget_customizer_get_settings_setting_save_fieldincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:43
actionwgrr_widget_customizer_get_pro_settingincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:44
actionwgrr_widget_customizer_settingincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:45
actionwgrr_widget_customizer_select_layout_settingincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:48
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:49
actionwidgets_initincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:50
filterplugin_row_metaincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:54
actionadmin_initincludes\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings.php:55
actionrepocean_update_review_countpublic\class-widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings-public.php:50
Maintenance & Trust

Widgets for Google Business Reviews and Ratings Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested7.0
Last updatedApr 16, 2026
PHP min version7.2
Downloads14K

Community Trust

Rating82/100
Number of ratings9
Active installs2K
Developer Profile

Widgets for Google Business Reviews and Ratings Developer Profile

repocean

1 plugin · 2K total installs

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

How We Detect Widgets for Google Business Reviews and Ratings

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings/admin/css/widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings/admin/js/widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings-admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings/admin/js/widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings-admin.js
Version Parameters
widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings/admin/css/widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings-admin.css?ver=widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings/admin/js/widgets-for-google-reviews-and-ratings-admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wgrr-plugin-settings-pagedashicons-star-filled
Data Attributes
wgrr_nonce
JS Globals
wgrr_ajax
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Widgets for Google Business Reviews and Ratings