Advanced Heading Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-heading

Create Advanced Heading with Title, Subtitle and Separator Controls

300 active installs v1.1.5 PHP + WP 5.0+ Updated Jul 29, 2024
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Advanced Heading Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Advanced Heading 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-heading plugin v1.1.5 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The complete absence of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, and external HTTP requests is highly commendable. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates good practice by utilizing prepared statements for all its SQL queries and properly escaping all outputs. The presence of a capability check, even with a limited attack surface, indicates an awareness of securing its functionalities. The lack of any known CVEs, past or present, and no recorded vulnerability types further solidifies this positive assessment.

While the static analysis shows an exceptionally clean codebase with zero identified vulnerabilities or concerning code signals, it's important to note that the analysis was performed on a plugin with no apparent entry points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron events). This could mean the plugin is purely a library or has functionalities not exposed through standard WordPress interaction points. The absence of taint analysis data and zero flows analyzed also makes it difficult to assess risks related to data manipulation or injections that might not be caught by simpler static checks. However, given the existing data, the plugin appears to be developed with security in mind, and its limited attack surface and clean code are significant strengths.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Advanced Heading Security Vulnerabilities

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

Advanced Heading Code Analysis

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

Advanced Heading Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actioninitadvanced-heading.php:141
filterrender_blockincludes\font-loader.php:31
actionwp_footerincludes\font-loader.php:33
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\helpers.php:33
filterinitincludes\post-meta.php:12
Maintenance & Trust

Advanced Heading Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.6.5
Last updatedJul 29, 2024
PHP min version
Downloads7K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs300
Developer Profile

Advanced Heading Developer Profile

WPDeveloper

46 plugins · 4.0M total installs

73
trust score
Avg Security Score
91/100
Avg Patch Time
163 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Advanced Heading

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-heading/dist/style.css/wp-content/plugins/advanced-heading/lib/resources/css/font-awesome5.css/wp-content/plugins/advanced-heading/lib/resources/css/fonticonpicker.base-theme.react.css/wp-content/plugins/advanced-heading/lib/resources/css/fonticonpicker.material-theme.react.css/wp-content/plugins/advanced-heading/lib/resources/css/animate.min.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-heading/dist/index.js/wp-content/plugins/advanced-heading/lib/resources/js/eb-animation-load.js
Version Parameters
ver=1.1.5

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
eb-advanced-heading
Data Attributes
data-advanced-heading-id
JS Globals
ADVANCEDHEADING_BLOCK_VERSIONADVANCEDHEADING_BLOCK_ADMIN_URL
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Advanced Heading