WP-Safety

Apex Digital Toolbox Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/apex-digital-toolbox

Too many plugins installed to do basic things? Bring some common functions ones into one plugin to make life that little bit easier for developers.

100 active installs v1.5.0 PHP 7.1+ WP 3.0.1+ Updated Feb 17, 2026
administrationproductionsetupstaging
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Plugin page Download
Safety Verdict

Is Apex Digital Toolbox Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Apex Digital Toolbox has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "apex-digital-toolbox" plugin version 1.5.0 demonstrates a generally good security posture based on the static analysis. There are no known CVEs, indicating a lack of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in its history. The attack surface is remarkably small, with zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, and shortcodes, and all identified entry points appear to be protected. The presence of nonces and capability checks on the two cron events further strengthens this aspect.

Key Concerns

  • Dangerous function unserialize used
  • SQL queries not fully using prepared statements
  • Output escaping is not consistently applied
  • Unsanitized paths in taint flows
Vulnerabilities
None known

Apex Digital Toolbox Security Vulnerabilities

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

Apex Digital Toolbox Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
2
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
22
29 escaped
Nonce Checks
2
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
1
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

unserialize$value = unserialize( $value );controllers\toolboxController.php:76

SQL Query Safety

33% prepared3 total queries

Output Escaping

57% escaped51 total outputs
Data Flows
9 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

9 flows9 with unsanitized paths
redirect (controllers\toolboxHookController.php:160)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Apex Digital Toolbox Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 58
actionregenerate_all_elementor_csshooks\hook_elementor.php:54
actionwp_footerhooks\hook_gravity_forms.php:68
filtergform_field_contenthooks\hook_gravity_forms.php:98
filtergform_submit_buttonhooks\hook_gravity_forms.php:99
actiongform_field_standard_settingshooks\hook_gravity_forms.php:110
filtergform_field_containerhooks\hook_gravity_forms.php:116
actionadmin_menuhooks\hook_sitemap.php:31
actionwp_enqueue_scriptshooks\hook_speed_improvements.php:93
filterscript_loader_taghooks\hook_speed_improvements.php:97
filterstyle_loader_taghooks\hook_speed_improvements.php:98
filterwp_get_nav_menu_itemshooks\hook_woocommerce.php:156
actionwp_enqueue_scriptshooks\hook_woocommerce.php:281
actionwoocommerce_before_main_contenthooks\hook_woocommerce.php:286
actionwoocommerce_after_main_contenthooks\hook_woocommerce.php:293
actiontemplate_redirecthooks\hook_woocommerce.php:298
actionwoocommerce_single_product_summaryhooks\hook_woocommerce.php:300
actionwoocommerce_single_product_summaryhooks\hook_woocommerce.php:303
actionwoocommerce_single_product_summaryhooks\hook_woocommerce.php:305
filterwoocommerce_product_tabshooks\hook_woocommerce.php:311
filterbody_classhooks\hook_woocommerce.php:314
filterwoocommerce_cart_totals_order_total_htmlhooks\hook_woocommerce.php:327
actionwoocommerce_review_order_before_submithooks\hook_woocommerce.php:335
actionwoocommerce_review_order_after_submithooks\hook_woocommerce.php:338
filterwoocommerce_thankyou_order_received_texthooks\hook_woocommerce.php:341
actionwoocommerce_cart_totals_after_order_totalhooks\hook_woocommerce.php:346
filterpaginate_linkshooks\hook_woocommerce.php:371
filterwoocommerce_cart_shipping_method_full_labelhooks\hook_woocommerce.php:378
filterwpseo_breadcrumb_single_linkhooks\hook_woocommerce.php:386
actionpre_get_postshooks\hook_woocommerce.php:529
filterwoocommerce_account_menu_itemshooks\hook_woocommerce.php:560
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_data_after_billing_addresshooks\hook_woocommerce.php:643
actionwoocommerce_checkout_fieldshooks\hook_woocommerce.php:656
actionwoocommerce_checkout_update_order_metahooks\hook_woocommerce.php:668
actionwoocommerce_email_order_meta_fieldshooks\hook_woocommerce.php:675
actionwoocommerce_after_order_detailshooks\hook_woocommerce.php:696
actioncfw_before_thank_you_customer_informationhooks\hook_woocommerce.php:713
actionadmin_action_hooksPageSubmissionhooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:67
actionadmin_action_settingsPageSubmissionhooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:68
filterwp_new_user_notification_email_adminhooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:86
filterwp_password_change_notification_emailhooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:90
filtercomment_moderation_recipientshooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:95
actionwp_logouthooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:352
actionwp_loginhooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:353
filterwp_mail_fromhooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:394
filterwp_mail_from_namehooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:395
actionphpmailer_inithooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:396
actionadd_meta_boxes_pagehooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:424
actionsave_post_pagehooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:428
actionwphooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:429
filternav_menu_link_attributeshooks\hook_word_press_admin.php:430
filtersingle_term_titlehooks\hook_word_press_front.php:69
filterpaginate_linkshooks\hook_word_press_front.php:315
actionwp_print_styleshooks\hook_word_press_front.php:367
filterembed_oembed_htmlhooks\hook_word_press_front.php:436
filterwpseo_opengraph_imagehooks\hook_yoast.php:29
filterwpseo_schema_webpagehooks\hook_yoast.php:49
filterwpseo_schema_main_imagehooks\hook_yoast.php:67
actionelementor/widgets/registerincludes\elementor\WidgetListCategories.php:553

Scheduled Events 2

regenerate_all_elementor_css
regenerate_all_elementor_css
Maintenance & Trust

Apex Digital Toolbox Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedFeb 17, 2026
PHP min version7.1
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs100
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Developer Profile

Apex Digital Toolbox Developer Profile

nwells

2 plugins · 160 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Apex Digital Toolbox

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/apex-digital-toolbox/assets/css/apex-digital-toolbox.css/wp-content/plugins/apex-digital-toolbox/assets/js/apex-digital-toolbox.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/apex-digital-toolbox/assets/js/apex-digital-toolbox.js
Version Parameters
apex-digital-toolbox/assets/css/apex-digital-toolbox.css?ver=apex-digital-toolbox/assets/js/apex-digital-toolbox.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- Start output JS handle [jquery-core - /wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js] --><!-- End JS Handle [jquery-core] --><!-- Start output CSS handle [style-handle-1 - /wp-content/themes/your-theme/style.css] --><!-- End CSS Handle [style-handle-1] -->+2 more
JS Globals
window.apex_toolbox
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Apex Digital Toolbox