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Advanced Custom Fields: Archive Templates Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/acf-archive

ACF Archive is a little plugin for helping you attach ACF fields to the archive template.

900 active installs v1.0.6 PHP 5.4+ WP 4.1+ Updated May 25, 2020
acfacf-archiveadvanced-custom-fields
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Advanced Custom Fields: Archive Templates Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Advanced Custom Fields: Archive Templates has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The acf-archive plugin v1.0.6 presents a generally positive security posture based on the provided static analysis. It exhibits a commendably small attack surface with zero identified entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by utilizing prepared statements exclusively for its SQL queries, indicating a defense against SQL injection vulnerabilities through this vector. There are also no recorded CVEs, suggesting a lack of historical exploitable flaws.

Key Concerns

  • Lack of output escaping
  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Advanced Custom Fields: Archive Templates Security Vulnerabilities

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

Advanced Custom Fields: Archive Templates Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped4 total outputs
Attack Surface

Advanced Custom Fields: Archive Templates Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionafter_setup_themeacf-archive.php:21
actionadmin_noticesacf-archive.php:43
actionadmin_menuacf-archive.php:47
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsacf-archive.php:48
actionacf/input/admin_footeracf-archive.php:49
filteracf/location/rule_typesacf-archive.php:50
filteracf/location/rule_values/admin_pageacf-archive.php:51
filteracf/location/rule_match/admin_pageacf-archive.php:52
Maintenance & Trust

Advanced Custom Fields: Archive Templates Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.4.19
Last updatedMay 25, 2020
PHP min version5.4
Downloads12K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs900
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Developer Profile

Advanced Custom Fields: Archive Templates Developer Profile

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1 plugin · 900 total installs

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

How We Detect Advanced Custom Fields: Archive Templates

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
acf-spinner
Data Attributes
data-acf-form-data
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Advanced Custom Fields: Archive Templates