ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/acf-content-analysis-for-yoast-seo

WordPress plugin that adds the content of all ACF fields to the Yoast SEO score analysis.

100K active installs v3.2 PHP 7.2.5+ WP 6.6+ Updated Dec 1, 2025
acfadvanced-custom-fieldsanalysisseoyoast
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 4mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "acf-content-analysis-for-yoast-seo" v3.2 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified entry points, including AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, significantly limits the plugin's attack surface and potential avenues for exploitation. Furthermore, the code analysis reveals no dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests, and all SQL queries utilize prepared statements, indicating robust data handling practices. The presence of a capability check is also a positive sign.

However, a key concern arises from the low percentage of properly escaped output (17%). This suggests a potential for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, where unsanitized data displayed to users could be manipulated. While taint analysis found no unsanitized flows, the output escaping deficiency warrants attention. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no known CVEs, which is a strong indicator of past security diligence. Despite the low output escaping percentage, the overall lack of exploitable entry points and absence of critical code signals contribute to a generally secure assessment, but the output escaping issue needs to be addressed to mitigate potential XSS risks.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO Security Vulnerabilities

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

ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
1 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

17% escaped6 total outputs
Attack Surface

ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_initinc\ac-yoast-seo-acf-content-analysis.php:21
filterYoast\WP\ACF\scraper_configinc\ac-yoast-seo-acf-content-analysis.php:113
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsinc\assets.php:28
actionadmin_noticesinc\dependencies\dependency-acf.php:38
actionadmin_noticesinc\dependencies\dependency-yoast-seo.php:39
actionadmin_noticesinc\dependencies\dependency-yoast-seo.php:44
actionadmin_noticesyoast-acf-analysis.php:43
Maintenance & Trust

ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedDec 1, 2025
PHP min version7.2.5
Downloads2.5M

Community Trust

Rating84/100
Number of ratings34
Active installs100K
Developer Profile

ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO Developer Profile

Yoast

7 plugins · 14.2M total installs

74
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
1884 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/acf-content-analysis-for-yoast-seo/js/yoast-acf-analysis.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/acf-content-analysis-for-yoast-seo/js/yoast-acf-analysis.js
Version Parameters
acf-content-analysis-for-yoast-seo/js/yoast-acf-analysis.js?ver=js/yoast-acf-analysis.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
yoast-migrated-noticeyoast-notice-migrated-headernotice-yoast-content
JS Globals
YoastACFAnalysisConfig
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO