Advanced Author Box Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-author-box

Add an author box to your posts, with your avatar, name, url and description with optional social media links. Supports AMP plugin - Accelerated Mobil …

100 active installs v1.5.9 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Mar 31, 2021
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Advanced Author Box Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Advanced Author Box 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 advanced-author-box plugin version 1.5.9 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of known vulnerabilities (CVEs) and a clean taint analysis with zero unsanitized flows are highly positive indicators. The code also demonstrates good practices such as using prepared statements for all SQL queries and including nonce and capability checks, although the latter are present in a limited number of instances.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Advanced Author Box Security Vulnerabilities

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

Advanced Author Box Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
16 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

76% escaped21 total outputs
Attack Surface

Advanced Author Box Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 12
filteruser_contactmethodsadvanced-author-box.php:29
filterthe_contentadvanced-author-box.php:194
actionamp_post_template_cssadvanced-author-box.php:204
actionshow_user_profileadvanced-author-box.php:332
actionedit_user_profileadvanced-author-box.php:333
actionpersonal_options_updateadvanced-author-box.php:335
actionedit_user_profile_updateadvanced-author-box.php:336
actionadmin_menuWDPanelAdmin.php:21
filterplugin_action_linksWDPanelAdmin.php:22
filterozh_adminmenu_iconWDPanelAdmin.php:23
actionadmin_print_scriptsWDPanelAdmin.php:25
actionadmin_print_stylesWDPanelAdmin.php:26
Maintenance & Trust

Advanced Author Box Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.2.24
Last updatedMar 31, 2021
PHP min version
Downloads7K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Advanced Author Box Developer Profile

Dean Williams

4 plugins · 210 total installs

85
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Advanced Author Box

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-author-box/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
aab_wrapaab_gravataraab_textaab_social
Data Attributes
data-nonce-field
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Advanced Author Box