Dashboard Navigator Security & Risk Analysis

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20 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.3+ Updated Apr 24, 2025
administrationdashboardnavigationsearch
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Dashboard Navigator Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "dashnav" v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The code analysis reveals a complete absence of exploitable attack surface through AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, with all identified entry points being protected. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates excellent coding practices by using prepared statements for all SQL queries and properly escaping all output. The presence of a nonce check and a capability check further reinforces its secure design. The taint analysis shows no identified flows with unsanitized paths, indicating no immediate concerns for code injection or similar vulnerabilities. The vulnerability history is also entirely clean, with no recorded CVEs, suggesting a stable and well-maintained codebase. The plugin's strength lies in its minimal attack surface and robust implementation of core security features like prepared statements and output escaping. A potential area for consideration is the very limited functionality suggested by the zero entry points, which might indicate it's a simple utility or in early development, but this does not directly represent a security weakness.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Dashboard Navigator Security Vulnerabilities

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

Dashboard Navigator Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Dashboard Navigator Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_initdashnav.php:24
actionpersonal_optionsdashnav.php:25
actionpersonal_options_updatedashnav.php:26
actionedit_user_profile_updatedashnav.php:27
Maintenance & Trust

Dashboard Navigator Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedApr 24, 2025
PHP min version5.6
Downloads432

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Dashboard Navigator Developer Profile

OllieJones

6 plugins · 60K total installs

100
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
6 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Dashboard Navigator

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/dashnav/assets/dashnav.css/wp-content/plugins/dashnav/assets/dashnav.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/dashnav/assets/dashnav.js
Version Parameters
dashnav/assets/dashnav.css?ver=dashnav/assets/dashnav.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
id="dashnav"name="dashnav"
JS Globals
dashnav
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Dashboard Navigator