Apex Folders Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/apex-folders

Organize your WordPress Media Library with folders, making it easy to manage thousands of media files.

0 active installs v1.0.1 PHP 7.2+ WP 5.3+ Updated Aug 5, 2025
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Apex Folders Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 8mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "apex-folders" v1.0.1 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. All identified entry points, including AJAX handlers, are secured with authentication checks, and there are no unauthenticated REST API routes or shortcodes. The code demonstrates good practices regarding SQL queries, exclusively using prepared statements, and a high percentage of output is properly escaped. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further strengthens its security profile. The taint analysis found no unsanitized paths, indicating a lack of critical or high-severity data flow vulnerabilities.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping is not 100%
  • Small attack surface, but 1 cron event exists
Vulnerabilities
None known

Apex Folders Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Apex Folders Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
18
108 escaped
Nonce Checks
11
Capability Checks
13
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

86% escaped126 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

3 flows
handle_rebuild_unassigned (includes\class-apex-folders-admin.php:228)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Apex Folders Attack Surface

Entry Points7
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 7

authwp_ajax_apex_folders_rename_apex_folderincludes\class-ajax-handler.php:24
authwp_ajax_apex_folders_delete_apex_folderincludes\class-ajax-handler.php:25
authwp_ajax_get_folder_slugincludes\class-ajax-handler.php:26
authwp_ajax_apex_folders_add_apex_folderincludes\class-ajax-handler.php:27
authwp_ajax_apex_folders_get_folder_countsincludes\class-ajax-handler.php:28
authwp_ajax_upload-attachmentincludes\class-ajax-handler.php:29
authwp_ajax_apex_folder_move_itemsincludes\class-folder-drag-drop.php:28
WordPress Hooks 29
actioninitapex-folders.php:143
filterpre_insert_termapex-folders.php:156
actionsave_postapex-folders.php:171
actionedit_attachmentapex-folders.php:172
actioninitapex-folders.php:204
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-apex-folders-admin.php:25
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-apex-folders-admin.php:28
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-apex-folders-admin.php:29
actionadmin_initincludes\class-apex-folders-admin.php:32
actionadmin_initincludes\class-apex-folders-admin.php:35
actionadmin_initincludes\class-apex-folders-admin.php:38
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-apex-folders-admin.php:215
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-apex-folders-admin.php:243
actionadmin_initincludes\class-apex-folders-block-editor.php:26
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-apex-folders-block-editor.php:27
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-apex-folders-ui.php:25
filterattachment_fields_to_editincludes\class-apex-folders-ui.php:29
filterattachment_fields_to_saveincludes\class-apex-folders-ui.php:32
filterwp_terms_checklist_argsincludes\class-apex-folders-ui.php:35
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-apex-folders-uploads.php:25
filterwp_handle_upload_prefilterincludes\class-apex-folders-uploads.php:28
actionadd_attachmentincludes\class-apex-folders-uploads.php:31
filterplupload_initincludes\class-apex-folders-uploads.php:34
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-folder-drag-drop.php:25
actionpre_get_postsincludes\class-media-query.php:25
filterajax_query_attachments_argsincludes\class-media-query.php:28
actionset_object_termsincludes\class-media-query.php:31
actioninitincludes\class-media-query.php:34
actionapex_folders_update_counts_eventincludes\class-media-query.php:154

Scheduled Events 1

apex_folders_update_counts_event
Maintenance & Trust

Apex Folders Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedAug 5, 2025
PHP min version7.2
Downloads234

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Apex Folders Developer Profile

Nick Murray

1 plugin · 0 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 Folders

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

Asset Fingerprints

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

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
apex-folder-itemapex-folders-listapex-folder-breadcrumbs
Data Attributes
data-folder-iddata-folder-name
JS Globals
window.mediaFoldersvar apexFoldersL10n
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/apex-folders/v1/folders/wp-json/apex-folders/v1/create-folder/wp-json/apex-folders/v1/rename-folder/wp-json/apex-folders/v1/delete-folder/wp-json/apex-folders/v1/move-media-to-folder
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Apex Folders