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Advanced Ajax Search For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/edd-search

Ajax Search for Easy Digital Downloads

10 active installs v1.0.6 PHP 5.6.20+ WP 5.1+ Updated Dec 3, 2025
advanced-searchajax-searcheasy-digital-downloadseddsearch
100
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Advanced Ajax Search For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Advanced Ajax Search For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 4mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "edd-search" v1.0.6 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The plugin demonstrates excellent adherence to secure coding practices, with all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements and all output being properly escaped. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests further reduces potential attack vectors. Notably, there are no known vulnerabilities (CVEs) associated with this plugin, nor any past issues recorded, suggesting a history of stable and secure development.

Key Concerns

  • Missing capability checks on AJAX handlers
  • Only one nonce check for two AJAX handlers
Vulnerabilities
None known

Advanced Ajax Search For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Security Vulnerabilities

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

Advanced Ajax Search For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped24 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows
<edd-search> (edd-search.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Advanced Ajax Search For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Attack Surface

Entry Points3
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

noprivwp_ajax_edd_search_fetch_dataedd-search.php:41
authwp_ajax_edd_search_fetch_dataedd-search.php:42

Shortcodes 1

[edd_search] edd-search.php:39
WordPress Hooks 6
actionplugins_loadededd-search.php:37
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsedd-search.php:38
actionadmin_noticesedd-search.php:44
actionenqueue_block_editor_assetsedd-search.php:46
actioninitedd-search.php:47
actionplugins_loadededd-search.php:355
Maintenance & Trust

Advanced Ajax Search For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedDec 3, 2025
PHP min version5.6.20
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
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Developer Profile

Advanced Ajax Search For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Developer Profile

Kopila Shrestha

2 plugins · 10 total installs

89
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Advanced Ajax Search For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/edd-search/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/edd-search/js/script.js/wp-content/plugins/edd-search/blocks/edd-search-block.js/wp-content/plugins/edd-search/blocks/edd-search-block.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/edd-search/js/script.js/wp-content/plugins/edd-search/blocks/edd-search-block.js
Version Parameters
edd-search/css/style.css?ver=edd-search/js/script.js?ver=edd-search/blocks/edd-search-block.js?ver=edd-search/blocks/edd-search-block.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
edd-searchedd-search-resultajaxsearch
Data Attributes
data-lengthsearch-by-tagsearch-by-categorydata-not-found
JS Globals
eddSearchLocalizedEddSearchBlockTaxonomy
Shortcode Output
<div class="edd-search"><input type="text" value="" name="ajaxsearch" class="ajaxsearch" autocomplete="off" placeholder="" data-length="" search-by-tag="" search-by-category="
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Advanced Ajax Search For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)