Address Geocoder Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/address-geocoder

Add location coordinates to your post types.

500 active installs v1.0.1 PHP + WP 4.8+ Updated Jan 23, 2019
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Address Geocoder Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Address Geocoder has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "address-geocoder" plugin, version 1.0.1, exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any registered AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code analysis indicates a responsible approach to security, with all SQL queries using prepared statements and the presence of nonce and capability checks. The taint analysis also revealed no unsanitized flows, which is a positive indicator. The plugin's vulnerability history being entirely clear further supports the notion that this version has been developed with security in mind.

However, a minor concern arises from the output escaping. While 15 outputs were analyzed, only 67% were properly escaped. This leaves a portion of the plugin's output potentially vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks if user-supplied data is not handled carefully in the unescaped outputs. Despite this single area for improvement, the overall security of this plugin appears to be quite good, with no critical or high-risk vulnerabilities identified in the static analysis or historical data.

Key Concerns

  • 67% output escaping, potential for XSS
Vulnerabilities
None known

Address Geocoder Security Vulnerabilities

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

Address Geocoder Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

67% escaped15 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows
<address-geocoder> (address-geocoder.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Address Geocoder Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionadmin_initaddress-geocoder.php:20
actionadmin_menuaddress-geocoder.php:21
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsaddress-geocoder.php:42
actionadd_meta_boxesaddress-geocoder.php:43
actionsave_postaddress-geocoder.php:44
Maintenance & Trust

Address Geocoder Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.1.22
Last updatedJan 23, 2019
PHP min version
Downloads15K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings7
Active installs500
Developer Profile

Address Geocoder Developer Profile

Marty Spellerberg

3 plugins · 610 total installs

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

How We Detect Address Geocoder

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/address-geocoder/address-geocoder.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/address-geocoder/address-geocoder.js
Version Parameters
address-geocoder/style.css?ver=address-geocoder/address-geocoder.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
id="geocodepreview"name="martygeocoderaddress"id="martygeocoderaddress"name="martygeocoderlatlng"id="martygeocoderlatlng"id="geocode"+6 more
JS Globals
window.marty_geocode
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Address Geocoder