Add Social Bookmarks Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-add-social-bookmarks

WP Add Social Bookmarks + Animation effect is a plug-in designed to add major social bookmarks to your website.

20 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 2.5+ Updated Jun 1, 2012
add-simple-social-bookmarksadding-social-bookmarksbookmarkssocial-bookmarkingsocial-bookmarks
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Add Social Bookmarks Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Add Social Bookmarks has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 13yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of wp-add-social-bookmarks v1.1 reveals a remarkably clean codebase from a security perspective. There are no identified dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, or SQL queries that are not properly prepared. Furthermore, all output appears to be correctly escaped, and there are no taint analysis findings indicating unsanitized data flow. This suggests a strong adherence to secure coding practices within the plugin.

However, the absence of nonce checks and capability checks on any entry points, coupled with an attack surface consisting of zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, is noteworthy. While this means there are no *currently* exposed vulnerabilities through these avenues, it also implies a lack of built-in protection mechanisms. The plugin's vulnerability history is also empty, which is excellent but could be interpreted as either a testament to its security or a reflection of its potentially limited usage or audit coverage.

In conclusion, the plugin demonstrates excellent secure coding practices in its current version. The main weakness lies in the complete lack of protective measures like nonce and capability checks, which, while not an issue with the current zero attack surface, leaves it unprepared should new entry points be introduced or discovered in future development. Its clean history is a significant strength, but the absence of defensive coding practices is a potential future risk.

Key Concerns

  • No Nonce Checks
  • No Capability Checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Add Social Bookmarks Security Vulnerabilities

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

Add Social Bookmarks Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Add Social Bookmarks Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0
Attack Surface

Add Social Bookmarks Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
filterthe_contentWP-Add-Social-Bookmarks.php:62
Maintenance & Trust

Add Social Bookmarks Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.0.5
Last updatedJun 1, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads10K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Add Social Bookmarks Developer Profile

Aditya Subawa

4 plugins · 8K total installs

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

How We Detect Add Social Bookmarks

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-add-social-bookmarks/images/twitter.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-add-social-bookmarks/images/delicious.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-add-social-bookmarks/images/digg.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-add-social-bookmarks/images/facebook.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-add-social-bookmarks/images/technorati.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-add-social-bookmarks/images/reddit.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-add-social-bookmarks/images/yahoo.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-add-social-bookmarks/images/stumbleupon.png

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
aditya-socialaditya-cssanimeaditya-twitteraditya-deliciousaditya-diggaditya-facebookaditya-technoratiaditya-reddit+2 more
Data Attributes
id="aditya-cssanime"
Shortcode Output
<ul class="aditya-social" id="aditya-cssanime"><li class="aditya-twitter"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=<li class="aditya-delicious"><a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=<li class="aditya-digg"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&amp;url=
FAQ

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