Category Wise Search Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/category-wise-search

Category Wise Search Widget plugin.You have option search specific category content.

500 active installs v1.3 PHP + WP 2.9+ Updated Mar 26, 2019
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Category Wise Search Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "category-wise-search" v1.3 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture based on the static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of known CVEs and the plugin's clean vulnerability history indicate a diligent approach to security or a lack of past exploitation. Notably, all SQL queries are properly prepared, and there are no file operations or external HTTP requests, which are common sources of vulnerabilities. This suggests a solid foundation in preventing common web attack vectors.

Key Concerns

  • Use of dangerous function create_function
  • Improper output escaping (32% properly escaped)
  • Lack of nonce checks
  • Lack of capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Category Wise Search Security Vulnerabilities

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

Category Wise Search Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
26
12 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

create_functionadd_action( 'widgets_init', create_function( '', 'register_widget( "Category_Wise_Search_Widget" );'category-wise-search.php:144

Output Escaping

32% escaped38 total outputs
Attack Surface

Category Wise Search Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwidgets_initcategory-wise-search.php:144
Maintenance & Trust

Category Wise Search Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.1.22
Last updatedMar 26, 2019
PHP min version
Downloads23K

Community Trust

Rating96/100
Number of ratings6
Active installs500
Developer Profile

Category Wise Search Developer Profile

Shambhu Patnaik

7 plugins · 3K total installs

81
trust score
Avg Security Score
82/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Category Wise Search

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
widget_search
Data Attributes
id="searchform"id="s"id="searchsubmit"id="searchform_cat"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Category Wise Search