AZ Advanced Custom Scrollbar Security & Risk Analysis

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Simple, lightweight and customizable modern custom scrollbar, which allows you to replace the existing scrollbar of your website by an awesome custom …

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 4.4+ WP 4.0+ Updated Jul 2, 2020
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is AZ Advanced Custom Scrollbar Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

AZ Advanced Custom Scrollbar has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "az-advanced-custom-scrollbar" plugin v1.0.0 presents a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It exhibits an absence of common attack vectors like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, resulting in a zero total and unprotected attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and avoiding dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests. The vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, indicating a lack of previously discovered security flaws.

However, a significant concern arises from the low percentage of properly escaped output (59%). This suggests a substantial portion of data displayed to users might be vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, especially if user-supplied data is directly rendered without adequate sanitization. The lack of nonces and capability checks on potential entry points, although currently zero, could become a risk if new features are added that introduce such points without proper security considerations. While the current version is clean, the output escaping issue is a tangible risk that needs immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • Insufficient output escaping
  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

AZ Advanced Custom Scrollbar Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

AZ Advanced Custom Scrollbar Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

AZ Advanced Custom Scrollbar Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
17
24 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

59% escaped41 total outputs
Attack Surface

AZ Advanced Custom Scrollbar Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\class.settings-api.php:20
actionadmin_initadmin\plugin-options.php:14
actionadmin_menuadmin\plugin-options.php:15
actioninitplugin-main.php:34
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsplugin-main.php:46
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsplugin-main.php:54
actionwp_headplugin-main.php:107
filterplugin_action_links_az-advanced-custom-scrollbar-wordpress/plugin-main.phpplugin-main.php:112
Maintenance & Trust

AZ Advanced Custom Scrollbar Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.4.19
Last updatedJul 2, 2020
PHP min version4.4
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

AZ Advanced Custom Scrollbar Developer Profile

Lean Plugins

8 plugins · 3K total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
91/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect AZ Advanced Custom Scrollbar

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/az-advanced-custom-scrollbar/assets/js/jquery.nicescroll.min.js/wp-content/plugins/az-advanced-custom-scrollbar/assets/css/admin.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/az-advanced-custom-scrollbar/assets/js/jquery.nicescroll.min.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
jQuery
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about AZ Advanced Custom Scrollbar