Fancy Header Slider Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/fancy-heaer-slider

Image gallery with fancy transitions effects. This is a "strip curtain" effect

50 active installs v2.0 PHP + WP 2.7+ Updated Sep 4, 2013
gallery-sliderheaderimagessliderwordpress-slider
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Fancy Header Slider Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Fancy Header Slider has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "fancy-header-slider" v2.0 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history are significant strengths, suggesting the developers have a history of addressing security issues or have not introduced any major ones. The code analysis reveals no dangerous functions, no direct SQL queries, and no file operations, which are all positive indicators. Nonce and capability checks are present, and external HTTP requests are absent. However, a notable concern arises from the output escaping. With 61 total outputs and only 8% properly escaped, this indicates a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Any user-supplied data that is not properly escaped before being displayed could be exploited to inject malicious scripts.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Fancy Header Slider Security Vulnerabilities

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

Fancy Header Slider Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
56
5 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

8% escaped61 total outputs
Attack Surface

Fancy Header Slider Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[fhs_slider_display] fancy-header-slider.php:384
WordPress Hooks 6
actionadd_meta_boxesadmin\metabox-link.php:3
actionsave_postadmin\metabox-link.php:6
actioninitfancy-header-slider.php:59
actionadmin_menufancy-header-slider.php:71
actionadmin_bar_menufancy-header-slider.php:74
actionwp_print_scriptsfancy-header-slider.php:78
Maintenance & Trust

Fancy Header Slider Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.0.5
Last updatedSep 4, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads28K

Community Trust

Rating68/100
Number of ratings5
Active installs50
Developer Profile

Fancy Header Slider Developer Profile

rashmisoni

2 plugins · 60 total installs

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

How We Detect Fancy Header Slider

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fancy-heaer-slider/js/jqFancyTransitions.1.8.min.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fancy-heaer-slider/js/jqFancyTransitions.1.8.min.js
Version Parameters
fancy-heaer-slider/js/jqFancyTransitions.1.8.min.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ft-prevft-nextft-button-ft-activeft-button-slideshowHolder-activeft-title
HTML Comments
<!-- Fancy Header Gallery Script Start Here --><!-- Fancy Header Gallery Script ends here -->
Data Attributes
data-fhs-settings
JS Globals
window.fhs_settings
Shortcode Output
[fancy_header_slider]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Fancy Header Slider