WP-Safety

AT News Scroller Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/at-news-scroller

A simple plugin to pull latest post from certain category as News ticker.

80 active installs v0.4 PHP + WP 3.7+ Updated Sep 15, 2021
latest-post-scrollernewsscrollticker
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is AT News Scroller Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

AT News Scroller has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'at-news-scroller' plugin v0.4 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any known vulnerabilities (CVEs) and a clean vulnerability history are strong indicators of responsible development. The code also demonstrates good practices like 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and a significant number of capability checks. However, there are areas for improvement. The relatively low percentage of properly escaped output (70%) suggests a potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not consistently sanitized before being displayed. While the attack surface is small and currently appears to be protected, a higher output escaping rate would further mitigate risks.

Key Concerns

  • Potentially unescaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

AT News Scroller Security Vulnerabilities

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

AT News Scroller Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
68
160 escaped
Nonce Checks
8
Capability Checks
18
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

70% escaped228 total outputs
Attack Surface

AT News Scroller Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 2

[at-scroll-code] includes\functions.php:48
[at-scroll-code] trunk\includes\functions.php:48
WordPress Hooks 48
actionat_ticker_codeincludes\functions.php:32
actionwp_headincludes\functions.php:41
actioninitincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:275
actionadmin_menuincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:422
actionadmin_headincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:423
filterinstall_plugin_complete_actionsincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:426
filterupdate_plugin_complete_actionsincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:427
actionadmin_noticesincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:430
actionadmin_initincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:431
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:432
actionload-plugins.phpincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:435
actionswitch_themeincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:439
actionswitch_themeincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:442
actionadmin_initincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:447
actionswitch_themeincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:452
filterupgrader_source_selectionincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:797
actionplugins_loadedincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:1913
filtertgmpa_table_data_itemsincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:2037
filterupgrader_source_selectionincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:2764
actionadmin_initincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:2924
actionupgrader_process_completeincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:3019
filterupgrader_post_installincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:3076
filterupgrader_post_installincludes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:3218
actiontgmpa_registerincludes\tgm\tgm-init.php:36
actionat_ticker_codetrunk\includes\functions.php:32
actionwp_headtrunk\includes\functions.php:41
actioninittrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:275
actionadmin_menutrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:422
actionadmin_headtrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:423
filterinstall_plugin_complete_actionstrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:426
filterupdate_plugin_complete_actionstrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:427
actionadmin_noticestrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:430
actionadmin_inittrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:431
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptstrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:432
actionload-plugins.phptrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:435
actionswitch_themetrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:439
actionswitch_themetrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:442
actionadmin_inittrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:447
actionswitch_themetrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:452
filterupgrader_source_selectiontrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:797
actionplugins_loadedtrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:1913
filtertgmpa_table_data_itemstrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:2037
filterupgrader_source_selectiontrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:2764
actionadmin_inittrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:2924
actionupgrader_process_completetrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:3019
filterupgrader_post_installtrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:3076
filterupgrader_post_installtrunk\includes\tgm\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php:3218
actiontgmpa_registertrunk\includes\tgm\tgm-init.php:36
Maintenance & Trust

AT News Scroller Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.8.13
Last updatedSep 15, 2021
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs80
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Developer Profile

AT News Scroller Developer Profile

Abhash Tech

1 plugin · 80 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect AT News Scroller

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/at-news-scroller/css/styles.css/wp-content/plugins/at-news-scroller/js/jquery.news-ticker.min.js/wp-content/plugins/at-news-scroller/js/main.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/at-news-scroller/js/jquery.news-ticker.min.js/wp-content/plugins/at-news-scroller/js/main.js
Version Parameters
at-news-scroller/css/styles.css?ver=at-news-scroller/js/jquery.news-ticker.min.js?ver=at-news-scroller/js/main.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
at-news-scroller
Data Attributes
data-delaydata-news-speeddata-pause-on-hover
JS Globals
jQuery.fn.newsTicker
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about AT News Scroller