
Acelerator Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/aceleratorAdd ace editor to any textarea in admin.
Is Acelerator Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Acelerator has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The 'acelerator' plugin v0.1 exhibits a strong initial security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the code shows a commitment to secure coding practices with no dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests. The use of prepared statements for all SQL queries is commendable. However, a notable concern is the low percentage of properly escaped output (46%), indicating a potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is directly rendered without adequate sanitization. The lack of nonces and capability checks, while not explicitly flagged as exploitable given the limited attack surface, is a general weakness that could become a problem if new entry points are introduced in future versions without corresponding security measures. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, suggesting a history of secure development or a lack of past scrutiny, but this doesn't negate the risks identified in the current static analysis.
Key Concerns
- Low percentage of properly escaped output
- Missing nonce checks
- Missing capability checks
Acelerator Security Vulnerabilities
Acelerator Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Acelerator Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 3
Maintenance & Trust
Acelerator Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Acelerator Developer Profile
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How We Detect Acelerator
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/acelerator/ace-builds-master/src-min-noconflict/ace.js/wp-content/plugins/acelerator/ace-builds-master/src-min-noconflict/ace.jsHTML / DOM Fingerprints
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