Ads.txt Manager Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/ads-txt-manager

Ads.txt Manager is a plugin to help WordPress sites easily take advantage of the Ads.txt Manager service.

4K active installs v1.2.0 PHP + WP 4.6+ Updated May 9, 2025
ad-manageradsads-txtadvertising
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Ads.txt Manager Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Ads.txt Manager has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'ads-txt-manager' v1.2.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified critical or high-severity vulnerabilities in its history, combined with excellent code practices like 100% prepared statement usage for SQL, 100% output escaping, and no observed taint flows, suggests a well-developed and secure codebase. The plugin also demonstrates a minimal attack surface with no exposed AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that lack proper authorization checks, which is a significant strength. However, the lack of any recorded capability checks and the absence of nonce checks on potentially sensitive operations (though the attack surface is currently zero) represent areas for potential future risk if functionality expands or is implemented without due diligence. Overall, this plugin appears to be very secure for its current version and functionality, but vigilance is advised for future updates.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks found
  • No nonce checks found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Ads.txt Manager Security Vulnerabilities

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

Ads.txt Manager Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
6 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
4
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped6 total outputs
Attack Surface

Ads.txt Manager Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-adstxtmanager.php:205
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-adstxtmanager.php:222
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-adstxtmanager.php:223
actionadmin_initincludes\class-adstxtmanager.php:224
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-adstxtmanager.php:225
actionupdate_option_adstxtmanager_idincludes\class-adstxtmanager.php:226
actionupdate_option_adstxtmanager_idincludes\class-adstxtmanager.php:228
actioninitincludes\class-adstxtmanager.php:247
Maintenance & Trust

Ads.txt Manager Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedMay 9, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads86K

Community Trust

Rating70/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs4K
Developer Profile

Ads.txt Manager Developer Profile

ezoic

3 plugins · 14K total installs

75
trust score
Avg Security Score
94/100
Avg Patch Time
590 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Ads.txt Manager

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ads-txt-manager/admin/css/ads-txt-manager-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/ads-txt-manager/admin/js/ads-txt-manager-admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ads-txt-manager/admin/js/ads-txt-manager-admin.js
Version Parameters
ads-txt-manager/admin/css/ads-txt-manager-admin.css?ver=ads-txt-manager/admin/js/ads-txt-manager-admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
notice-successnotice-warning
Data Attributes
data-adstxtmanager
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Ads.txt Manager