Advanced Captcha Hub Security & Risk Analysis

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Advanced Captcha Hub is a powerful plugin designed to enhance the security of your WordPress and WooCommerce store by implementing advanced captcha fu …

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.0.0+ WP 5.3.0+ Updated May 5, 2024
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CVEs total0
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Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Advanced Captcha Hub Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Advanced Captcha Hub has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "advanced-captcha-hub" v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of unprotected entry points (AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events) is a significant positive indicator, suggesting that the plugin designers have prioritized access control. Furthermore, the diligent use of prepared statements for all SQL queries and proper output escaping for all identified outputs are excellent practices that mitigate common injection and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.

The plugin's vulnerability history is also a major strength, with zero recorded CVEs. This suggests a lack of historical security flaws, which can indicate either a well-written and reviewed codebase or a limited attack surface that has not been extensively targeted. The presence of external HTTP requests and bundled libraries (Select2) are areas that warrant continued monitoring, though they do not present immediate, actionable risks based solely on this data. The limited number of taint analysis flows also suggests a contained code execution path.

Overall, the plugin appears to be developed with security in mind, demonstrating good practices in input validation and output sanitization, and a clean vulnerability history. While the plugin's attack surface is minimal and protected, the external HTTP requests and bundled library are potential, albeit low, areas of concern for future analysis. The absence of any direct security weaknesses in the static analysis and vulnerability history leads to a high confidence in its current security. However, continuous vigilance with any external dependencies or integrations is always recommended.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Advanced Captcha Hub Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Advanced Captcha Hub Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
3 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
403 escaped
Nonce Checks
11
Capability Checks
4
File Operations
0
External Requests
6
Bundled Libraries
1

Bundled Libraries

Select2

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared3 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped404 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
form_captcha (includes\CaptchaHTML.php:126)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Advanced Captcha Hub Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 28
actionplugins_loadedgpls-wadvcpa-woo-advanced-captcha.php:250
actioninitincludes\CaptchaHandlerTest.php:93
actionwp_loadedincludes\CaptchaHandlerTest.php:94
actionwoocommerce_review_order_before_paymentincludes\CaptchaHTML.php:85
actionwoocommerce_login_formincludes\CaptchaHTML.php:86
actionwoocommerce_register_formincludes\CaptchaHTML.php:87
filtercomment_form_submit_fieldincludes\CaptchaHTML.php:88
actionwoocommerce_lostpassword_formincludes\CaptchaHTML.php:89
actionlogin_formincludes\CaptchaHTML.php:90
actionregister_formincludes\CaptchaHTML.php:91
actionlostpassword_formincludes\CaptchaHTML.php:92
actionwp_print_footer_scriptsincludes\CaptchaHTML.php:93
actionwoocommerce_checkout_processincludes\CaptchaVerifier.php:80
filterpreprocess_commentincludes\CaptchaVerifier.php:81
filterwoocommerce_process_login_errorsincludes\CaptchaVerifier.php:82
filterwoocommerce_process_registration_errorsincludes\CaptchaVerifier.php:83
actionlostpassword_postincludes\CaptchaVerifier.php:84
filterwp_authenticate_userincludes\CaptchaVerifier.php:85
filterregistration_errorsincludes\CaptchaVerifier.php:86
filterlostpassword_errorsincludes\CaptchaVerifier.php:87
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\Core\Core.php:191
filterwoocommerce_settings_tabs_arrayincludes\Pages\PagesBase\AdminPage.php:200
actionadmin_menuincludes\Pages\PagesBase\AdminPage.php:275
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\Pages\PagesBase\AdminPage.php:276
actionwoocommerce_save_product_variationincludes\Settings\SettingsBase\Settings.php:197
actionwp_loadedincludes\Settings\SettingsBase\Settings.php:201
filterwp_kses_allowed_htmlincludes\Settings\SettingsFields\FieldBase.php:359
actioninitincludes\Shortcodes\ShortcodesBase\Shortcode.php:113
Maintenance & Trust

Advanced Captcha Hub Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.5.8
Last updatedMay 5, 2024
PHP min version7.0.0
Downloads640

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Advanced Captcha Hub Developer Profile

GrandPlugins

20 plugins · 9K total installs

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

How We Detect Advanced Captcha Hub

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-captcha-hub/includes/assets/css/frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/advanced-captcha-hub/includes/assets/js/frontend.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-captcha-hub/includes/assets/js/frontend.js
Version Parameters
advanced-captcha-hub/includes/assets/css/frontend.css?ver=advanced-captcha-hub/includes/assets/js/frontend.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
gpls-wadvcpa-captcha-container
Data Attributes
data-gpls-wadvcpa-captcha-id
JS Globals
GPLS_WADVCPA_FRONTEND_DATA
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Advanced Captcha Hub