YouTube Subscribe widget Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-subscribe-widget

Add a widget to display YouTube subscribe box in the sidebar.

400 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.8.0+ Updated Apr 28, 2013
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is YouTube Subscribe widget Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The youtube-subscribe-widget plugin, version 1.0, presents a mixed security posture. While the static analysis indicates no direct vulnerabilities such as dangerous functions, SQL injection, or insecure file operations, and there is no known vulnerability history, significant concerns arise from the complete lack of output escaping. This suggests that any data processed and outputted by the plugin could be susceptible to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Furthermore, the absence of nonce and capability checks on all entry points, although the current attack surface is reported as zero, is a concerning oversight that would become a critical weakness if new entry points were introduced without proper authorization.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping
  • 0 capability checks
  • 0 nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

YouTube Subscribe widget Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

YouTube Subscribe widget Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
9
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped9 total outputs
Attack Surface

YouTube Subscribe widget Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwidgets_inityoutube-subscribe.php:131
Maintenance & Trust

YouTube Subscribe widget Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.1.4
Last updatedApr 28, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads39K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs400
Developer Profile

YouTube Subscribe widget Developer Profile

ebreeze

1 plugin · 400 total installs

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

How We Detect YouTube Subscribe widget

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
widget-title
Shortcode Output
<iframe src='http://www.youtube.com/subscribe_widget?p=%username%' style='border: 1px solid red; overflow: hidden; height: %height%px; width: %width%px; border: none;' scrolling='no' frameborder='0'></iframe>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about YouTube Subscribe widget