Yahoo News Feed Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/yahoo-news-feed

Yahoo News Feed allows the news from your site to appear automatically in Yahoo News.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.3+ Updated Dec 1, 2009
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Yahoo News Feed Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Yahoo News Feed has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 16yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "yahoo-news-feed" plugin v1.0 demonstrates a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals indicate a positive approach to secure coding practices, with all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements and a single nonce check present. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history further reinforces this positive assessment.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Yahoo News Feed Security Vulnerabilities

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

Yahoo News Feed Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
21
1 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
4
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

5% escaped22 total outputs
Attack Surface

Yahoo News Feed Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionpublish_postyahoo_news_feed.php:37
actiondeleted_postyahoo_news_feed.php:38
actiontransition_post_statusyahoo_news_feed.php:39
actioninityahoo_news_feed.php:306
actionadmin_menuyahoo_news_feed.php:459
Maintenance & Trust

Yahoo News Feed Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.9.2
Last updatedDec 1, 2009
PHP min version
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Yahoo News Feed Developer Profile

Vladimir Prelovac

20 plugins · 1.0M total installs

70
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
2577 days
View full developer profile
Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Yahoo News Feed

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

Asset Fingerprints

Version Parameters
yahoo-news-feed/style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
There are no posts that match your settings ( posts in the last days)
Data Attributes
NewsItemIdentificationNewsIdentifierProviderIdDateIdNewsItemId+17 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Yahoo News Feed