
Anchor Block Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/anchor-blockAnchor Block let you generate internal link to any section of your Gutenberg pages.
Is Anchor Block Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Anchor Block has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "anchor-block" v0.1 plugin presents an exceptionally low risk profile based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The static analysis reveals no identified attack surface points such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. Crucially, there are no detected dangerous functions, no direct SQL queries (all are prepared), and all output is properly escaped. File operations and external HTTP requests are also absent, and there are no indications of missing nonce or capability checks. The absence of any vulnerability history, including CVEs or common vulnerability types, further reinforces this positive assessment. This plugin appears to follow excellent security practices by design, or its functionality is so minimal that it inherently avoids common WordPress plugin vulnerabilities. The lack of any detected taint flows also suggests that user-supplied data is not being processed in a way that could lead to exploits. Overall, the plugin exhibits a strong security posture with no apparent weaknesses in the analyzed areas.
Anchor Block Security Vulnerabilities
Anchor Block Code Analysis
Anchor Block Attack Surface
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Maintenance & Trust
Anchor Block Maintenance & Trust
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Anchor Block Developer Profile
24 plugins · 64K total installs
How We Detect Anchor Block
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/anchor-block/public/anchor-block.css/wp-content/plugins/anchor-block/admin/block.css/wp-content/plugins/anchor-block/public/anchor-block.js/wp-content/plugins/anchor-block/admin/block.js/wp-content/plugins/anchor-block/public/anchor-block.js/wp-content/plugins/anchor-block/admin/block.jsHTML / DOM Fingerprints
anchor-block-admin-stylesanchor-block-public-styles