Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-thumbnail-to-featured-image

Use a YouTube Thumbnail as a Featured Image for a WordPress Post. You only have to set a YouTue Video URL and the plugin does the rest.

100 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Oct 30, 2019
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "youtube-thumbnail-to-featured-image" plugin v1.1 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly minimizes its attack surface, and importantly, there are no unprotected entry points. The code also demonstrates good practices with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements, the presence of nonce and capability checks, and no external HTTP requests. However, the static analysis does flag a potential concern: 50% of the total outputs are not properly escaped, indicating a risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is reflected in these outputs without adequate sanitization. The vulnerability history is completely clean, with zero known CVEs, which is a very positive sign. Despite the potential output escaping issue, the plugin's limited attack surface and clean vulnerability record suggest a relatively low overall risk, though the unescaped outputs warrant careful review and remediation.

Key Concerns

  • 50% of outputs not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image Security Vulnerabilities

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

Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

50% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadd_meta_boxesfeatured-youtube-thumbnail.php:36
actionsave_postfeatured-youtube-thumbnail.php:37
Maintenance & Trust

Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.3.21
Last updatedOct 30, 2019
PHP min version
Downloads7K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image Developer Profile

soychuy

1 plugin · 100 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 Thumbnail as Featured Image

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
widefat
Data Attributes
name="fyt_video_url"placeholder="Insert a YouTube URL"id="fyt-meta-box"name="fyt_meta_box_nonce"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image