In-feed ads for Google AdSense Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-ads-adsense-in-feed

Display Google AdSense In-feed ads between posts.

7K active installs v2.1.1 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.7+ Updated Sep 23, 2025
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is In-feed ads for Google AdSense Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

In-feed ads for Google AdSense has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6mo ago
Risk Assessment

The advanced-ads-adsense-in-feed v2.1.1 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of detected dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, and critical taint flows indicates robust development practices. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates good output escaping with 86% of outputs properly sanitized, and it avoids external HTTP requests, reducing potential attack vectors. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history is a significant positive indicator of its security reliability.

However, there are a few areas that warrant attention. The plugin has 0 nonce checks and 0 capability checks, which, while not leading to immediate exploitable vulnerabilities in this version, represent a missed opportunity to harden its security further, especially if any of its internal functions were to be exposed or called in a less secure context. The presence of file operations without explicit mention of sanitization for paths could be a latent risk. Despite these minor points, the overall security of this plugin appears to be very good.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
  • File operations present, potential path issues
Vulnerabilities
None known

In-feed ads for Google AdSense Security Vulnerabilities

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

In-feed ads for Google AdSense Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
12 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
2
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

86% escaped14 total outputs
Attack Surface

In-feed ads for Google AdSense Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 10
actionadvanced-ads-placement-options-beforeincludes\admin\class-placement-settings.php:29
actionadvanced-ads-placement-options-afterincludes\admin\class-placement-settings.php:30
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-autoloader.php:70
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-bootstrap.php:52
actionall_admin_noticesincludes\class-bootstrap.php:72
actionall_admin_noticesincludes\class-bootstrap.php:79
actionadvanced-ads-loadedincludes\class-bootstrap.php:85
actionthe_postincludes\class-frontend.php:28
filteradvanced-ads-placement-types-managerincludes\class-placement-types.php:28
actioninitincludes\class-plugin.php:59
Maintenance & Trust

In-feed ads for Google AdSense Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedSep 23, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads245K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs7K
Developer Profile

In-feed ads for Google AdSense Developer Profile

monetizemore

5 plugins · 198K total installs

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

How We Detect In-feed ads for Google AdSense

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-ads-adsense-in-feed/css/main.css/wp-content/plugins/advanced-ads-adsense-in-feed/js/main.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-ads-adsense-in-feed/js/main.js
Version Parameters
advanced-ads-adsense-in-feed/css/main.css?ver=advanced-ads-adsense-in-feed/js/main.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
advads-in-feed-placeholder
HTML Comments
<!-- Advanced Ads: In-feed Ad --><!-- end Advanced Ads: In-feed Ad -->
Data Attributes
data-aa-in-feed-settings
JS Globals
window.aa_infeed_settings
Shortcode Output
[display-adsense-in-feed]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about In-feed ads for Google AdSense