Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags Security & Risk Analysis

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Improve social media sharing by inserting Facebook Open Graph, Twitter Card, and SEO Meta Tags on your WordPress website pages, posts, WooCommerce pro …

60K active installs v3.3.9 PHP 7.0+ WP 5.0+ Updated Jan 28, 2026
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99
A · Safe
CVEs total2
Unpatched0
Last CVEJun 27, 2018
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Safety Verdict

Is Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 99/100

Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

2 known CVEsLast CVE: Jun 27, 2018Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "wonderm00ns-simple-facebook-open-graph-tags" plugin v3.3.9 demonstrates generally good security practices, with a low attack surface and a high percentage of properly escaped outputs and prepared SQL statements. The plugin also incorporates a good number of nonce and capability checks. However, the presence of two past medium-severity Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, both last patched in 2018, suggests a history of input sanitization issues. While there are no currently unpatched CVEs, this historical pattern warrants caution. The taint analysis did reveal three flows with unsanitized paths, which, although not classified as critical or high severity in this analysis, could potentially lead to security issues if not handled with extreme care in future versions or if combined with other factors. The plugin's limited file operations and external HTTP requests are positive indicators. The overall security posture is moderately strong, with a good foundation of secure coding practices, but the historical XSS vulnerabilities and the identified unsanitized taint flows present an area for continued vigilance and potential improvement.

Key Concerns

  • Past medium severity XSS vulnerabilities
  • Flows with unsanitized paths identified
Vulnerabilities
2 published

Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

2 CVEs in 2018
2018
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

Medium
2

2 total CVEs

WF-9242cebe-3394-4df9-9c60-8d8d6297d791-wonderm00ns-simple-facebook-open-graph-tagsmedium · 6.5Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags <= 2.2.4.1 - Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting

Jun 27, 2018 Patched in 2.2.4.2 (2036d)
CVE-2018-0579medium · 6.1Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags < 2.2.4.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Apr 27, 2018 Patched in 2.2.4.1 (2097d)
Version History

Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags Release Timeline

v3.3.9Current
v3.3.8
v3.3.7
v3.3.6
v3.3.5
v3.3.4
v3.3.3
v3.3.2-beta.1
v3.3.2
v3.3.1
v3.3.0
v3.2.0
v3.1.2
v3.1.1
v3.1.0
v3.0.0
v2.3.3
v2.3.2
v2.3.1
v2.3.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
2
4 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
384 escaped
Nonce Checks
4
Capability Checks
6
File Operations
1
External Requests
5
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

67% prepared6 total queries

Output Escaping

98% escaped391 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
3 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

4 flows3 with unsanitized paths
admin_notices (admin\class-webdados-fb-open-graph-admin.php:524)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags Attack Surface

Entry Points3
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_post_smtp_requestincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-base.php:39
noprivwp_ajax_post_smtp_requestincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-base.php:40

REST API Routes 1

POST/wp-json/recommend-post-smtp/requestincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-admin-notice.php:161
WordPress Hooks 32
filterpre_update_option_wonderm00n_open_graph_settingsadmin\class-webdados-fb-open-graph-admin.php:98
actionadmin_noticesadmin\class-webdados-fb-open-graph-admin.php:99
filterredirect_post_locationadmin\class-webdados-fb-open-graph-admin.php:493
actionbefore_woocommerce_initincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:88
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:377
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:379
actioninitincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:381
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:395
actionadmin_initincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:397
actionupdate_option_wonderm00n_open_graph_settingsincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:399
filterplugin_action_links_wonderm00ns-simple-facebook-open-graph-tags/wonderm00n-open-graph.phpincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:401
actionuser_contactmethodsincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:403
actionadd_meta_boxesincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:405
actionsave_postincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:406
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:408
actionpost_updated_messagesincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:410
actionthe_postincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:428
actionwp_headincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:430
filterlanguage_attributesincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:432
filterlanguage_attributesincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:434
actionrss2_nsincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:436
actionrss_itemincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:437
actionrss2_itemincludes\class-webdados-fb-open-graph.php:438
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-admin-notice.php:52
actionadmin_headincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-admin-notice.php:53
actionadmin_post_hide-post-smtp-recommendation-noticeincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-admin-notice.php:54
actionrest_api_initincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-admin-notice.php:55
actionrest_api_initincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-base.php:36
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-base.php:43
actionadmin_headincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-base.php:44
actionadmin_menuincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-base.php:57
actionadmin_menuincludes\post-smtp-notice\recommend-post-smtp-base.php:61
Maintenance & Trust

Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedJan 28, 2026
PHP min version7.0
Downloads2.3M

Community Trust

Rating92/100
Number of ratings122
Active installs60K
Developer Profile

Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags Developer Profile

Saad Iqbal

89 plugins · 1.4M total installs

74
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
267 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wonderm00ns-simple-facebook-open-graph-tags/admin/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/wonderm00ns-simple-facebook-open-graph-tags/admin/js/script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wonderm00ns-simple-facebook-open-graph-tags/admin/js/script.js
Version Parameters
wonderm00ns-simple-facebook-open-graph-tags/admin/css/style.css?ver=wonderm00ns-simple-facebook-open-graph-tags/admin/js/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ogatc-settings
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags