Shortcodes – Advanced Shortcode Manager Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-shortcodes

Shortcodes - Advanced Shortcode Manager is a powerful and user-friendly WordPress plugin designed to help you manage shortcodes across your website.

10 active installs v1.2.1 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Unknown
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Shortcodes – Advanced Shortcode Manager Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Shortcodes – Advanced Shortcode Manager has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The 'advanced-shortcodes' plugin version 1.2.1 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The code demonstrates excellent security practices, with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and all output properly escaped. The plugin also correctly implements nonce and capability checks on its entry points, which is a crucial aspect of WordPress security. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further reduces the attack surface. Furthermore, the plugin has no recorded vulnerabilities, including critical or high severity ones, and no history of past issues, suggesting a history of secure development and maintenance.

While the static analysis reveals no immediate or apparent vulnerabilities within the code itself, the existence of one shortcode as the sole entry point, albeit protected, still represents a potential area of focus for attackers if complex logic were to be introduced in future versions or if an undisclosed vulnerability exists. The taint analysis showing zero flows with unsanitized paths is highly positive, indicating that user-supplied data is not being processed in a way that could lead to common injection attacks like path traversal or command injection. In conclusion, this version of the 'advanced-shortcodes' plugin appears to be very secure, with no exploitable issues identified in the provided data.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Shortcodes – Advanced Shortcode Manager Security Vulnerabilities

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

Shortcodes – Advanced Shortcode Manager Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped63 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
handle_settings (includes\Admin\Actions.php:133)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Shortcodes – Advanced Shortcode Manager Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[a_shortcode] includes\Controllers\Shortcodes.php:19
WordPress Hooks 13
actionadmin_post_ascodes_add_shortcodeincludes\Admin\Actions.php:19
actionadmin_post_ascodes_edit_shortcodeincludes\Admin\Actions.php:20
actionadmin_post_ascodes_update_settingsincludes\Admin\Actions.php:21
actionadmin_menuincludes\Admin\Admin.php:23
actionadmin_menuincludes\Admin\Admin.php:24
filterset-screen-optionincludes\Admin\Admin.php:25
actionload-toplevel_page_advanced-shortcodesincludes\Admin\Admin.php:26
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\Admin\Admin.php:27
actionplugins_loadedincludes\Plugin.php:129
actionadmin_noticesincludes\Plugin.php:130
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\Plugin.php:131
actioninitincludes\Plugin.php:132
actioninitincludes\PostTypes.php:23
Maintenance & Trust

Shortcodes – Advanced Shortcode Manager Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version7.4
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Shortcodes – Advanced Shortcode Manager Developer Profile

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Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Shortcodes – Advanced Shortcode Manager

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-shortcodes/assets/css/admin.css
Version Parameters
advanced-shortcodes/assets/css/admin.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ascodes-settings
Data Attributes
data-ascodes-settings
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Shortcodes – Advanced Shortcode Manager