Accordion FAQ with Category Security & Risk Analysis

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Responsive FAQ plugin with Accordion and Category for Elementor and page builders. Add FAQ with collapse and toggle activator easily.

200 active installs v1.7 PHP 5.6+ WP 5.6+ Updated Dec 8, 2025
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100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Accordion FAQ with Category Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Accordion FAQ with Category has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "accordion-faq-for-elementor" plugin version 1.7 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the plugin has no recorded vulnerabilities and employs prepared statements for a significant portion of its SQL queries. It also shows good practice with a substantial number of nonce and capability checks, and importantly, has no known critical or high-severity taint flows. However, there are notable concerns regarding its attack surface. A significant portion of the plugin's entry points, specifically all 4 AJAX handlers, lack authentication checks. While the static analysis did not identify dangerous functions or unsanitized paths, the presence of unprotected AJAX endpoints is a primary risk. The plugin also has a moderate percentage of improperly escaped output, which, when combined with unprotected entry points, could potentially lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not handled carefully. The lack of historical vulnerabilities is a positive indicator, but it does not negate the risks identified in the current code analysis.

Key Concerns

  • 4 unprotected AJAX handlers
  • 59% output properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Accordion FAQ with Category Security Vulnerabilities

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

Accordion FAQ with Category Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
32
66 prepared
Unescaped Output
2726
3883 escaped
Nonce Checks
21
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
2
External Requests
4
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

67% prepared98 total queries

Output Escaping

59% escaped6609 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

8 flows
<home> (home.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
4 unprotected

Accordion FAQ with Category Attack Surface

Entry Points5
Unprotected4

AJAX Handlers 4

authwp_ajax_afaq_6310_faq_faq_infoindex.php:67
authwp_ajax_afaq_6310_faq_faq_detailsindex.php:71
noprivwp_ajax_afaq_6310_faq_faq_detailsindex.php:73
noprivwp_ajax_afaq_6310_faq_faq_detailsindex.php:76

Shortcodes 1

[afaq_6310_faq] index.php:23
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_menuindex.php:36
actionactivated_pluginindex.php:84
actionplugins_loadedindex.php:89
Maintenance & Trust

Accordion FAQ with Category Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedDec 8, 2025
PHP min version5.6
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings5
Active installs200
Developer Profile

Accordion FAQ with Category Developer Profile

wpmart

6 plugins · 13K total installs

77
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
191 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Accordion FAQ with Category

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/accordion-faq-for-elementor/assets/css/style.css
Version Parameters
accordion-faq-for-elementor/assets/css/style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
afaq_6310_animateafaq_6310_contentafaq_6310_heading
Shortcode Output
[afaq_6310_faq
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Accordion FAQ with Category