Does Events Search For The Events Calendar have any unpatched vulnerabilities?

No. All known vulnerabilities in Events Search For The Events Calendar have been patched as of the latest data update. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest version.

Is Events Search For The Events Calendar compatible with WordPress 6.9.4?

According to WordPress.org data, Events Search For The Events Calendar 1.3.4 has been tested up to WordPress 6.9.4. Check the plugin's changelog for the latest compatibility information.

Is Events Search For The Events Calendar compatible with PHP 5.6+?

Events Search For The Events Calendar requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most modern WordPress hosts run PHP 8.1 or 8.2. If you are on an older PHP version, consider upgrading before installing this plugin.

How often is Events Search For The Events Calendar updated?

Events Search For The Events Calendar was last updated on Mar 10, 2026. Frequent updates are generally a positive security signal.

What is Events Search For The Events Calendar's security score?

Events Search For The Events Calendar has a WP-Safety security score of 100/100. This score is computed from CVE history, patch response time, developer trust signals, and plugin maintenance activity.

Events Search For The Events Calendar Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar

Adds an AJAX-based events search bar on any page via shortcode to quickly find any upcoming event created with The Events Calendar plugin.

3K active installs v1.3.4 PHP 5.6+ WP 5.0+ Updated Mar 10, 2026

ajax-searchevent-calendareventslive-searchthe-events-calendar

A · Safe

CVEs total0

Unpatched0

Last CVENever

Plugin page Download

Safety Verdict

Is Events Search For The Events Calendar Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Events Search For The Events Calendar has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 24d ago

Risk Assessment

The "events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar" plugin version 1.3.4 exhibits a generally strong security posture with several good practices in place. The plugin successfully uses prepared statements for all its SQL queries, indicating a conscious effort to prevent SQL injection vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the vast majority of its output (93%) is properly escaped, which is crucial for mitigating Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The complete absence of known CVEs and critical or high severity taint analysis results further bolsters this positive assessment, suggesting a mature and well-maintained codebase with no readily apparent exploitable flaws in its history.

Key Concerns

AJAX handlers without authentication checks
Small attack surface with unprotected entry points

Vulnerabilities

None known

Events Search For The Events Calendar Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.

Code Analysis

Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Events Search For The Events Calendar Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions

Raw SQL Queries

1 prepared

Unescaped Output

343 escaped

Nonce Checks

Capability Checks

File Operations

External Requests

Bundled Libraries

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

93% escaped369 total outputs

Data Flows

All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows

<events-addon-page> (admin\events-addon-page\events-addon-page.php:0)

Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized

Attack Surface

2 unprotected

Events Search For The Events Calendar Attack Surface

Entry Points6

Unprotected2

AJAX Handlers 5

authwp_ajax_cpfm_handle_opt_inadmin\cpfm-feedback\cpfm-feedback-notice.php:13

authwp_ajax_ect_dashboard_install_pluginadmin\events-addon-page\events-addon-page.php:57

authwp_ajax_ecsa_dismiss_noticeadmin\feedback-notice\ecsa-feedback-notice.php:13

authwp_ajax_ecsa_search_dataevents-calendar-search-addon.php:65

noprivwp_ajax_ecsa_search_dataevents-calendar-search-addon.php:66

Shortcodes 1

[events-calendar-search] events-calendar-search-addon.php:64

WordPress Hooks 19

actionadmin_initadmin\cpfm-feedback\cpfm-feedback-notice.php:11

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\cpfm-feedback\cpfm-feedback-notice.php:12

actionadmin_footeradmin\cpfm-feedback\cpfm-feedback-notice.php:15

filtercron_schedulesadmin\cpfm-feedback\cron\class-cron.php:12

actionecsa_extra_data_updateadmin\cpfm-feedback\cron\class-cron.php:13

actionadmin_menuadmin\events-addon-page\events-addon-page.php:56

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\events-addon-page\events-addon-page.php:58

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\feedback\admin-feedback-form.php:21

actionadmin_headadmin\feedback\admin-feedback-form.php:22

actionect_display_admin_noticesadmin\feedback-notice\ecsa-feedback-notice.php:12

actioninitevents-calendar-search-addon.php:60

actionplugins_loadedevents-calendar-search-addon.php:61

actionplugins_loadedevents-calendar-search-addon.php:62

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsevents-calendar-search-addon.php:63

actionadmin_print_scriptsevents-calendar-search-addon.php:67

actionadmin_noticesevents-calendar-search-addon.php:167

actioncpfm_register_noticeevents-calendar-search-addon.php:207

actioncpfm_after_opt_in_ecsaevents-calendar-search-addon.php:230

actionwidgets_initincludes\ecsa-widget.php:8

Scheduled Events 2

ecsa_extra_data_update

Maintenance & Trust

Events Search For The Events Calendar Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4

Last updatedMar 10, 2026

PHP min version5.6

Downloads77K

Community Trust

Rating94/100

Number of ratings27

Active installs3K

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Developer Profile

Events Search For The Events Calendar Developer Profile

CoolHappy

12 plugins · 210K total installs

trust score

Avg Security Score

99/100

Avg Patch Time

203 days

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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Events Search For The Events Calendar

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths

/wp-content/plugins/events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/css/ecsa-search-style.css/wp-content/plugins/events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/js/ecsa-search-script.js/wp-content/plugins/events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/css/ecsa-search-layout-medium.css/wp-content/plugins/events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/css/ecsa-search-layout-advance.css/wp-content/plugins/events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/css/ecsa-search-layout-classic.css/wp-content/plugins/events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/js/ecsa-search-jquery.min.js/wp-content/plugins/events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/js/ecsa-search-select2.full.min.js/wp-content/plugins/events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/js/ecsa-search-app.js

Script Paths

/wp-content/plugins/events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/js/ecsa-search-script.js/wp-content/plugins/events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/js/ecsa-search-app.js

Version Parameters

events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/css/ecsa-search-style.css?ver=events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/js/ecsa-search-script.js?ver=events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/css/ecsa-search-layout-medium.css?ver=events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/css/ecsa-search-layout-advance.css?ver=events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/css/ecsa-search-layout-classic.css?ver=events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/js/ecsa-search-jquery.min.js?ver=events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/js/ecsa-search-select2.full.min.js?ver=events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar/assets/js/ecsa-search-app.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes

ecsa-search-wrapecsa-search-boxecsa-search-resultsecsa-event-titleecsa-event-dateecsa-event-excerpt

HTML Comments

Data Attributes

data-placeholderdata-show-eventsdata-disable-past-eventsdata-layoutdata-content-typedata-ajax-url

JS Globals

ecsa_ajax_object

REST Endpoints

/wp-json/ecsa/v1/search

Shortcode Output

[events-calendar-search

FAQ