Category Family Tree Security & Risk Analysis

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40 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.8+ Updated Jun 23, 2014
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Category Family Tree Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Category Family Tree has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "category-family-tree" v1.0 plugin exhibits a surprisingly clean static analysis report, with no identified entry points, dangerous functions, or SQL injection vulnerabilities. The absence of external HTTP requests and file operations further contributes to a seemingly low-risk profile. However, the critical finding of 0% output escaping across 15 outputs is a significant concern. This indicates that any data rendered by the plugin is likely to be exposed to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The complete lack of capability checks and nonce checks, while not explicitly leading to vulnerabilities in this analysis, suggests a potential for privilege escalation or unauthorized actions if any unforeseen entry points were to be discovered or introduced in future versions.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping
  • No capability checks
  • No nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Category Family Tree Security Vulnerabilities

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

Category Family Tree Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Category Family Tree Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
15
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped15 total outputs
Attack Surface

Category Family Tree Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwidgets_initindex.php:144
Maintenance & Trust

Category Family Tree Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.9.40
Last updatedJun 23, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs40
Developer Profile

Category Family Tree Developer Profile

nasznjoka

1 plugin · 40 total installs

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

How We Detect Category Family Tree

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
cat-family-tree
Data Attributes
id="cat-family-tree-widget"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Category Family Tree