WP link or article sharing Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-link-or-article-sharing

Users and visitors on your site, link or article provides sharing.

10 active installs v1.3 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Dec 25, 2015
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP link or article sharing Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

WP link or article sharing has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "wp-link-or-article-sharing" v1.3 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture with several strengths. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history is a significant positive. The code analysis indicates a strong adherence to secure coding practices, with all SQL queries using prepared statements, and the presence of nonce and capability checks. However, there are notable areas for improvement. A concerning 90% of output is not properly escaped, presenting a significant risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is ever rendered directly. Furthermore, the taint analysis revealed two flows with unsanitized paths, which, although not resulting in critical or high severity vulnerabilities according to the analysis, could be precursors to insecure file operations or path traversal issues if not carefully managed.

Key Concerns

  • High percentage of unescaped output
  • Unsanitized paths in taint flows
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP link or article sharing Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP link or article sharing Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
47
5 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
3
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

10% escaped52 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

3 flows2 with unsanitized paths
wlops_url_kontrol (class.WLOPS.php:1887)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

WP link or article sharing Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[wlops_form] class.WLOPS.php:88
WordPress Hooks 15
actionadmin_menuclass.WLOPS.php:80
actionplugins_loadedclass.WLOPS.php:83
actionwp_headclass.WLOPS.php:89
filterquery_varsclass.WLOPS.php:91
actiontemplate_redirectclass.WLOPS.php:92
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsclass.WLOPS.php:95
filterthe_contentclass.WLOPS.php:98
actionloop_startclass.WLOPS.php:102
filterpost_linkclass.WLOPS.php:104
actionpre_get_postsclass.WLOPS.php:107
actionadd_meta_boxesclass.WLOPS.php:110
actionsave_postclass.WLOPS.php:111
filtermanage_posts_columnsclass.WLOPS.php:115
actionmanage_posts_custom_columnclass.WLOPS.php:116
filterthe_titleclass.WLOPS.php:716
Maintenance & Trust

WP link or article sharing Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedDec 25, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP link or article sharing Developer Profile

maffay

5 plugins · 50 total installs

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

How We Detect WP link or article sharing

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-link-or-article-sharing/js/wlops-upload.js/wp-content/plugins/wp-link-or-article-sharing/js/wlops.js/wp-content/plugins/wp-link-or-article-sharing/css/wlops.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-link-or-article-sharing/js/wlops-upload.js/wp-content/plugins/wp-link-or-article-sharing/js/wlops.js
Version Parameters
wp-link-or-article-sharing/js/wlops-upload.js?ver=wp-link-or-article-sharing/js/wlops.js?ver=wp-link-or-article-sharing/css/wlops.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
yuzdeyuzyap
JS Globals
WLOPS
Shortcode Output
[wlops_form]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP link or article sharing