Awesomesauce Blocks Security & Risk Analysis

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Awesomesauce blocks for your WordPress website with ultra lightweight codes and extraterrestrial design! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧

0 active installs v1.0 PHP 7.2+ WP 6.2+ Updated Jan 9, 2026
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Awesomesauce Blocks Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 2mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "awesomesauce-blocks" v1.0 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the vast majority of output is properly escaped, and there are no recorded past vulnerabilities, suggesting a commitment to secure coding practices. Taint analysis also reveals no high-severity vulnerabilities with unsanitized paths.

However, significant concerns arise from the attack surface analysis. The plugin exposes two AJAX handlers without any authentication checks. This is a critical oversight that could allow unauthenticated users to trigger potentially harmful actions. Furthermore, the presence of the `unserialize` function, while not showing immediate taint issues in this analysis, always represents a potential risk if not handled with extreme caution and proper validation. The single SQL query is also not using prepared statements, which could lead to SQL injection vulnerabilities if not carefully parameterized.

Key Concerns

  • Unprotected AJAX handlers
  • SQL query without prepared statements
  • Dangerous function: unserialize
Vulnerabilities
None known

Awesomesauce Blocks Security Vulnerabilities

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

Awesomesauce Blocks Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
1
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
133 escaped
Nonce Checks
6
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
11
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

unserialize$new1[$k] = unserialize($ser);Awesomesauce\GoogleFonts\GoogleFonts.php:134

SQL Query Safety

0% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

99% escaped134 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

4 flows
init (Awesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:59)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
2 unprotected

Awesomesauce Blocks Attack Surface

Entry Points3
Unprotected2

AJAX Handlers 2

noprivwp_ajax_awesomesauce_ratingAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:91
authwp_ajax_awesomesauce_ratingAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:96

Shortcodes 1

[awesomesauce] Awesomesauce\Frontend\Frontend.php:30
WordPress Hooks 16
actioninitAwesomesauce\Admin\Gutenberg\AwesomesauceGutenberg.php:12
actioninitAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:43
filterpost_updated_messagesAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:48
actionplugins_loadedAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:53
actionadmin_menuAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:80
filterpost_row_actionsAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:85
actionadmin_initAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:106
actionadmin_initAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:116
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:123
actionsave_postAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:229
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:306
filterget_user_option_meta-box-order_awesomesauce_blocksAwesomesauce\Awesomesauce.php:412
actionwpAwesomesauce\Frontend\Frontend.php:20
actionwpAwesomesauce\Frontend\Frontend.php:25
filtersafe_style_cssAwesomesauce\Sanitization.php:569
filterplugin_row_metaawesomesauce-blocks.php:62
Maintenance & Trust

Awesomesauce Blocks Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedJan 9, 2026
PHP min version7.2
Downloads435

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Awesomesauce Blocks Developer Profile

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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 Awesomesauce Blocks

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/awesomesauce-blocks/Awesomesauce/Frontend/Frontend.js/wp-content/plugins/awesomesauce-blocks/Awesomesauce/Sanitization.js/wp-content/plugins/awesomesauce-blocks/assets/css/frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/awesomesauce-blocks/assets/js/frontend.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/awesomesauce-blocks/Awesomesauce/Frontend/Frontend.js/wp-content/plugins/awesomesauce-blocks/Awesomesauce/Sanitization.js/wp-content/plugins/awesomesauce-blocks/assets/js/frontend.js
Version Parameters
awesomesauce-blocks/style.css?ver=awesomesauce-blocks/frontend.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
awesomesauce-blocks-wrapperawesomesauce-block-previewawesomesauce-block-settings
HTML Comments
<!-- This initiates a code, not processes it, so we don't need nonce verification --><!-- redirect from All blocks -> Add new -->
Data Attributes
data-awesomesauce-block-iddata-awesomesauce-block-typedata-awesomesauce-settings
JS Globals
AwesomesauceBlocksFrontend
Shortcode Output
[awesomesauce_block
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Awesomesauce Blocks