YouTube widget Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-widget

This widget will display a YouTube video in the sidebar. Just enter the URL of the video, and it’ll show in the sidebar. You can change the width and …

500 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 2.0.2+ Updated Jan 6, 2009
widgetyou-tubeyoutube
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is YouTube widget Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 17yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "youtube-widget" v1.1 plugin exhibits a generally secure posture based on the provided static analysis data. Notably, it has no recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs, indicating a history of stable and secure development. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further bolsters its security. The code also appears to use prepared statements for all SQL queries, which is a strong practice against SQL injection. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping. This means that any data rendered by the plugin, if it originates from user input or an untrusted source, could be vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. While the attack surface is zero, the lack of output escaping represents a clear and present danger if any data is ever displayed.

Key Concerns

  • Output not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

YouTube widget Security Vulnerabilities

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

YouTube 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 widget Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwidgets_inityoutube.php:167
Maintenance & Trust

YouTube widget Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.7
Last updatedJan 6, 2009
PHP min version
Downloads58K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs500
Developer Profile

YouTube widget Developer Profile

sk33t

4 plugins · 620 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 widget

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
id="youtube-title"name="youtube-title"id="youtube-video"name="youtube-video"id="youtube-width"name="youtube-width"+6 more
Shortcode Output
<object width="%width%" height="%height%"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/%videoid%%autoplay%"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/%videoid%%autoplay%" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="%width%" height="%height%"></embed> </object>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about YouTube widget