Customize Widgets Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/customize-widgets

Too many widgets cluttering up your wordpress install? This plugin allows you to hide unwanted widgets from the Appearance > Widgets panel, and any …

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Aug 18, 2015
admincluttercustomizehidewidgets
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Customize Widgets Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The customize-widgets plugin version 1.0 exhibits a generally good security posture due to the absence of known vulnerabilities and a clean taint analysis. The plugin also avoids common pitfalls like raw SQL queries and dangerous functions. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping, meaning any data output by the plugin is not properly sanitized. While there are no direct indications of exploitable vulnerabilities from the static analysis, this widespread lack of escaping presents a substantial risk for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks if any user-controlled data is ever processed and displayed by the plugin. The limited attack surface and capability checks are positive, but the unescaped output is a critical weakness that requires immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping
Vulnerabilities
None known

Customize Widgets Security Vulnerabilities

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

Customize Widgets Release Timeline

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

Customize Widgets Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped4 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
customize_widgets_options (customize-widgets.php:69)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Customize Widgets Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_menucustomize-widgets.php:62
actionwidgets_initcustomize-widgets.php:162
Maintenance & Trust

Customize Widgets Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.3.34
Last updatedAug 18, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Customize Widgets Developer Profile

Jess Mann

2 plugins · 20 total installs

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

How We Detect Customize Widgets

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/customize-widgets/style.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
disable_active
Data Attributes
for="disable_name="disable_
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Customize Widgets