
Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-widgetA widget that is able to use content from an ACF field group
Is Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Advanced Custom Fields: Widget has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The 'advanced-custom-fields-widget' plugin v1.0.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It demonstrates good practices by having no recorded vulnerabilities, a clean slate with no known CVEs, and a complete absence of critical or high severity taint flows. The code signals also show positive indicators like 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and the presence of a nonce check, suggesting an awareness of common WordPress security pitfalls. The lack of external HTTP requests and file operations further minimizes potential attack vectors.
Key Concerns
- Low output escaping
- No capability checks
Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Security Vulnerabilities
Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 8
Maintenance & Trust
Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Advanced Custom Fields: Widget Developer Profile
2 plugins · 210 total installs
How We Detect Advanced Custom Fields: Widget
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-widget/acf-widget.jsadvanced-custom-fields-widget/acf-widget.js?ver=acf-widget.js?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
acf_widgetdata-layoutdata-showjQuery