Advanced Videobox Security & Risk Analysis

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With this plugin you can add videos to your sidebar (or any other widgetized area of your site). Just copy and paste code of the video into the Advanc …

10 active installs v1.0.2 PHP + WP 1.5+ Updated Unknown
embedvideovideoboxxhtml-validyoutube
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Advanced Videobox Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The "advanced-videobox" v1.0.2 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the static analysis indicates a small attack surface with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. Furthermore, there are no recorded vulnerabilities (CVEs) for this plugin, suggesting a history of good security practices by its developers or a lack of targeted exploitation. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests is also a good sign. However, a significant concern arises from the static analysis revealing that 100% of its outputs are not properly escaped. This presents a substantial risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, where malicious scripts could be injected into the website through the plugin's output. The presence of an outdated bundled library, jQuery v1.3.2, also introduces potential security weaknesses. While the plugin lacks readily apparent entry points for immediate exploitation and has a clean vulnerability history, the unescaped output and outdated library are critical areas that require immediate attention to mitigate risk.

Key Concerns

  • Outputs are not properly escaped
  • Bundled outdated library (jQuery v1.3.2)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Advanced Videobox Security Vulnerabilities

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

Advanced Videobox Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
45
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
1

Bundled Libraries

jQuery1.3.2

Output Escaping

0% escaped45 total outputs
Attack Surface

Advanced Videobox Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwp_headadvanced-videobox.php:32
actionwidgets_initadvanced-videobox.php:40
Maintenance & Trust

Advanced Videobox Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.0.5
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads7K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Advanced Videobox Developer Profile

wptom

3 plugins · 140 total installs

87
trust score
Avg Security Score
90/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Advanced Videobox

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-videobox/style.css/wp-content/plugins/advanced-videobox/js/jquery-1.3.2.min.js/wp-content/plugins/advanced-videobox/js/jquery.idtabs.min.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-videobox/js/jquery-1.3.2.min.js/wp-content/plugins/advanced-videobox/js/jquery.idtabs.min.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
av_class
HTML Comments
<!-- Number of videos --><!-- Widget Title: Text Input --><!-- Number of videos: Text Input -->
Data Attributes
id="av_class-widget"id="advanced-videobox"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Advanced Videobox