Academy Certificates – Certificate Builder for Academy LMS Security & Risk Analysis

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Create & customize certificates with Academy Certificates Add-on. Award your students with a certificate upon course completion to recognize their …

200 active installs v1.0.7 PHP 7.3+ WP 6.4+ Updated Oct 16, 2024
academy-lmscertificatescourselearning-management-systemlms
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Academy Certificates – Certificate Builder for Academy LMS Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Academy Certificates – Certificate Builder for Academy LMS has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'academy-certificates' plugin version 1.0.7 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of reported CVEs and a clean vulnerability history are strong indicators of a well-maintained and secure codebase. The plugin also demonstrates good practices in terms of SQL query handling, utilizing prepared statements exclusively. Furthermore, the limited attack surface, with only one AJAX handler and no exposed REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, is a significant strength.

Key Concerns

  • High percentage of unescaped output detected
  • Limited nonce checks relative to entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Academy Certificates – Certificate Builder for Academy LMS Security Vulnerabilities

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

Academy Certificates – Certificate Builder for Academy LMS Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
13
107 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
31
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

89% escaped120 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
academyc_default_certificate (includes\admin.php:65)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Academy Certificates – Certificate Builder for Academy LMS Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_academyc_default_certificateincludes\admin.php:18
WordPress Hooks 16
actionplugins_loadedacademy-certificates.php:25
actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\dependency.php:14
actionadmin_initincludes\admin.php:15
actionmanage_academy_certificate_posts_columnsincludes\admin.php:16
actionmanage_academy_certificate_posts_custom_columnincludes\admin.php:17
actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin.php:19
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\assets.php:13
filtersingle_templateincludes\certificate.php:13
actioninitincludes\database.php:11
actionadd_meta_boxesincludes\database.php:12
actionsave_postincludes\database.php:13
actionpublish_academy_certificateincludes\database.php:14
actionacademy_certificate_process_certificate_template_metaincludes\database.php:15
actionacademy_certificate_process_certificate_template_metaincludes\database.php:16
actionacademy/templates/single_course/enroll_complete_formincludes\frontend.php:11
filtertemplate_includeincludes\frontend.php:12
Maintenance & Trust

Academy Certificates – Certificate Builder for Academy LMS Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.4.8
Last updatedOct 16, 2024
PHP min version7.3
Downloads13K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs200
Developer Profile

Academy Certificates – Certificate Builder for Academy LMS Developer Profile

Academy LMS

5 plugins · 1K total installs

92
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Academy Certificates – Certificate Builder for Academy LMS

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/academy-certificates/assets/css/backend.css/wp-content/plugins/academy-certificates/assets/js/backend.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/academy-certificates/assets/js/backend.js
Version Parameters
academy-certificates/style.css?ver=academy-certificates/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
academy-certificate-preview-wrap
HTML Comments
Academy Certificates PluginExample Template
Data Attributes
data-certificate-iddata-certificate-title
JS Globals
AcademyCertificatesGlobal
Shortcode Output
[academy_certificate_display]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy Certificates – Certificate Builder for Academy LMS