Review SayPro’s third-party plugin or script security status.

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✅ SayPro Task: Review SayPro’s Third-Party Plugin or Script Security Status

Responsible Team: SayPro Websites and Apps Office under SayPro Marketing Royalty
Timeline: February (as part of SCMR-6 cybersecurity activities)
Applies To: All SayPro digital platforms that use third-party plugins, extensions, modules, JavaScript libraries, or externally sourced scripts across CMS and custom applications

🔹 Objective of This Task

To audit, analyze, and validate the security status of all third-party plugins, scripts, and code dependencies integrated into SayPro’s websites and applications. This ensures that no external component introduces vulnerabilities, malware, backdoors, or creates exploit opportunities that may compromise the safety and reliability of SayPro platforms.

🔹 Scope of Review

This security review applies to:

1. Content Management Systems (CMS)
   • Plugins, themes, and modules used in WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, etc.
2. Custom-Built Applications
   • External libraries installed via npm, pip, Composer, or CDN
   • JavaScript plugins embedded in frontend code
3. APIs and External Integrations
   • Code snippets from third-party services (e.g., Google Analytics, Chatbots, Payment Gateways)
4. Front-End Assets
   • CSS frameworks, JS animations, and open-source UI tools (e.g., Bootstrap, jQuery, Chart.js)
5. Backend Dependencies
   • External PHP, Python, Node.js modules that support custom backend logic

🔹 Step-by-Step Task Process

✅ Step 1: Inventory All Third-Party Components

• Generate a comprehensive list of:
  • All installed plugins/extensions across CMSs
  • Scripts linked via CDNs or embedded in site HTML
  • Libraries and dependencies used in custom apps (from package.json, composer.lock, etc.)
• Note version numbers, sources (official/third-party), and update history

✅ Step 2: Verify Authenticity and Source

• Ensure plugins/scripts are obtained from official repositories (e.g., WordPress.org, npm, PyPI)
• Flag and investigate:
  • Plugins from unverified or obscure sources
  • Modified open-source code without documentation

✅ Step 3: Check for Known Vulnerabilities

• Use vulnerability scanning tools such as:
  • WPScan for WordPress plugins
  • Retire.js, Snyk, or OWASP Dependency-Check for JS libraries
  • npm audit or yarn audit for Node.js packages
  • Safety or Bandit for Python packages
• Compare plugin/library versions against known CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures)

✅ Step 4: Assess Plugin Activity and Maintenance

• Review each plugin’s:
  • Last update date
  • Compatibility with latest CMS versions
  • User reviews and reported issues
  • Security advisory or deprecation notices
• Remove or replace:
  • Outdated/unmaintained plugins
  • Plugins with recent or unresolved vulnerabilities
  • Scripts no longer used but still loaded

✅ Step 5: Analyze Script Behavior and Permissions

• Monitor JavaScript behavior for:
  • Data collection or tracking
  • Cross-site scripting (XSS) risks
  • Injections or malicious redirects
• Use browser developer tools or script analyzers to test third-party calls and output

🔹 Post-Review Actions

🔹 Compliance and Reporting

📄 Create a Third-Party Plugin Security Review Report, including:

• List of all third-party plugins/scripts (name, version, source)
• Vulnerability status (Safe / Vulnerable / Needs Update)
• Actions taken (Update / Remove / Replace)
• Justification for keeping high-risk tools (if any)
• Approval sign-off by Cybersecurity Officer

📁 Save reports in:

• SayPro SCMR-6 February Security Folder
• Shared drive for Cybersecurity and Risk Team

🔹 Security Policy Alignment

• Complies with SayPro Third-Party Software Risk Management Policy
• Aligns with:
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standards
  • OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
  • NIST Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF)

🔹 Recommended Tools

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