YoPress Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/yopress

Yo your subscribers when you publish a new post!

10 active installs v0.2.2 PHP + WP 3.6.0+ Updated Nov 11, 2014
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is YoPress Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The yopress v0.2.2 plugin exhibits a generally positive security posture based on the static analysis, with no identified vulnerabilities in its attack surface, dangerous functions, or SQL queries. The absence of known CVEs and historical vulnerabilities further contributes to this perception. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping, meaning all data being displayed to users could potentially be rendered in an unsafe manner, opening the door to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Additionally, the presence of external HTTP requests without any clear context or security checks is a potential, albeit undefined, risk. The lack of any nonces or capability checks for its (limited) entry points, combined with the unescaped output, presents a notable weakness.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping
  • External HTTP request without context
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

YoPress Security Vulnerabilities

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

YoPress Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

YoPress Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionadmin_menuYoPress.php:12
actiondraft_to_publishYoPress.php:13
actioninitYoPress.php:14
actionplugins_loadedYoPress.php:15
actionadmin_initYoPress.php:95
Maintenance & Trust

YoPress Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.9.40
Last updatedNov 11, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

YoPress Developer Profile

Jason Stallings

4 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 YoPress

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about YoPress