A/B See Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/ab-see

WordPress A/B testing in two shortcodes.

10 active installs v1.0.2 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Jul 21, 2015
ab-testingab-testsplit-testsplit-testing
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is A/B See Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

A/B See has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'ab-see' plugin v1.0.2 demonstrates several positive security practices, including the absence of known vulnerabilities and a strong reliance on prepared statements for its SQL queries. The static analysis also indicates a relatively small attack surface with no identified unprotected entry points. However, there are significant concerns regarding output escaping and the handling of unsanitized paths identified in the taint analysis. While only a small percentage of outputs are properly escaped, the critical and high severity taint flows are zero, suggesting that the unsanitized paths may not be leading to exploitable vulnerabilities in this version. The lack of any recorded vulnerability history is a positive sign, but the presence of unsanitized paths in the taint analysis warrants attention. Overall, the plugin has a mixed security posture. Its strengths lie in its clean vulnerability history and secure SQL practices, but weaknesses exist in output escaping and path handling that could be improved to further enhance its security.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
  • Flows with unsanitized paths found
Vulnerabilities
None known

A/B See Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

A/B See Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
1
6 prepared
Unescaped Output
36
1 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

86% prepared7 total queries

Output Escaping

3% escaped37 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
admin_page (ab-see.php:449)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

A/B See Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 2

[ab-see] ab-see.php:48
[ab-convert] ab-see.php:49
WordPress Hooks 1
actionadmin_menuab-see.php:46
Maintenance & Trust

A/B See Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.2.39
Last updatedJul 21, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

A/B See Developer Profile

Scott Grant

6 plugins · 70 total installs

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

How We Detect A/B See

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Shortcode Output
[ab-see id=your_id][ab-convert id=your_conversion_id]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about A/B See