
EventScout Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/eventscoutLicense: GPLv2 or later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html EventScout is a complete event management solution for WordPress.
Is EventScout Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100EventScout has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "eventscout" v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits its attack surface, and crucially, there are no unprotected entry points. The code analysis reveals sound practices, with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and the presence of nonce and capability checks, indicating an effort to implement basic security measures. However, a weakness is present in output escaping, with only 10% of outputs being properly escaped, which could lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if malicious data is injected and not neutralized before display.
Key Concerns
- Low percentage of properly escaped output
EventScout Security Vulnerabilities
EventScout Code Analysis
Output Escaping
EventScout Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 10
Maintenance & Trust
EventScout Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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EventScout Developer Profile
2 plugins · 0 total installs
How We Detect EventScout
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/event-scout/admin/css/vendor/jquery-ui.min.css/wp-content/plugins/event-scout/admin/js/date-picker.jsevent-scout-jquery-ui?ver=date-picker-js?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
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