Below are the results of the most recent time the plugins GD Security Headers and GD Security Headers were graded through the Plugin Security Scorecard.
Checked on October 31, 2024Grade for GD Security Headers:
Issues the Plugin's Developer Should Address:
- The plugin doesn't contain a security.txt file (or alternatively a SECURITY.md or SECURITY-INSIGHTS.yml), which would provide information on how to report security issues to the developer.
- The plugin isn't listing in a security.txt file where the results of a security review that has been done of the plugin can be found. A well done security review would provide a good measure of the security of the plugin at the time it was done.
- The plugin isn't listing in a security.txt file where a software bill of materials (SBOM), which provides information on what third-party software is included in the plugin, can be found. That limits the ability to access the security of that third-party software.
View the rest of the scorecard for GD Security Headers.
Checked on November 12, 2024Grade for Sucuri Security:
Issues the Plugin's Developer Should Address:
- The plugin doesn't contain a security.txt file (or alternatively a SECURITY.md or SECURITY-INSIGHTS.yml), which would provide information on how to report security issues to the developer.
- The plugin isn't listing in a security.txt file where the results of a security review that has been done of the plugin can be found. A well done security review would provide a good measure of the security of the plugin at the time it was done.
- The plugin isn't listing in a security.txt file where a software bill of materials (SBOM), which provides information on what third-party software is included in the plugin, can be found. That limits the ability to access the security of that third-party software.
- The plugin is being marketed with a strong claim (or claims) of efficacy without citing evidence that backs up the claim.
- The plugin is spreading misleading information about brute force attacks against WordPress websites, which are not actually happening, and causing the WordPress community to not focus on real security threats.
View the rest of the scorecard for Sucuri Security.
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About the Scorecard
The Plugin Security Scorecard grades plugins' handling of security based on data coming from the Plugin Vulnerabilities service, checking over the contents of the plugin, the WordPress.org API, and data generated specifically for the tool. It provides a useful, but incomplete, understanding of the security posture of the plugin and its developer. All the issues identified are ones that the developer of the plugin has the ability to address to get the grade of the plugin up to an A+.
Grades are calculated based on issues with any of the following:
- Plugins known to be vulnerable
- Plugin developers with track records of improperly handling security problems
- Security issues in the plugin that can be detected in an automated fashion
- Issues with the developer's developerment processes that suggest that their could be problems with security
- Plugins making unsupported, misleading, and false claims about their handling of security and the handling of security with WordPress
We are working to expand and refine the tools' ability to provide a good measure of plugins' security status. If you are aware of an additional security concern with this plugin that isn't represented here, please contact us. Other feedback on the tool is also welcome.
If you want a comprehensive understanding of the security of the plugin, a well-done security review is really needed to provide that.
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