Fast Aweber Security & Risk Analysis

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Easily Sync Aweber Contacts With Your WordPress Users.

10 active installs v1.1.4 PHP 7.4+ WP 4.0+ Updated Aug 9, 2023
aweberemail-automationemail-marketingmarketing-automation
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Fast Aweber Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "fast-aweber" plugin version 1.1.4 presents a mixed security posture. On the positive side, it demonstrates good practices regarding output escaping and avoids file operations, which are common sources of vulnerabilities. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history also suggests a generally stable and well-maintained codebase. However, significant concerns arise from the static analysis. The presence of the `unserialize` function, especially without any explicit capability checks or nonce checks for its invocation, is a major red flag. This function is notoriously susceptible to object injection vulnerabilities if the serialized data is controlled by an attacker. Furthermore, the single identified taint flow with an unsanitized path indicates a potential for attackers to manipulate input leading to unintended code execution or data leakage.

Key Concerns

  • Dangerous function 'unserialize' used without auth checks
  • Taint flow with unsanitized path
  • Cron events without explicit auth checks
  • External HTTP requests without explicit auth checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Fast Aweber Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Fast Aweber Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
2
Raw SQL Queries
2
4 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
9
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

unserialize$aw_options = empty( $aw_db->settings_data ) ? array() : unserialize( $aw_db->settings_data );fast-aweber.php:108
unserialize$aroptions = unserialize($pdata->aroptions);fast-aweber.php:278

SQL Query Safety

67% prepared6 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped2 total outputs
Data Flows
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows1 with unsanitized paths
<fast-aweber> (fast-aweber.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Fast Aweber Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 9
actionfast_aweber_refresh_token_eventfast-aweber.php:43
actionadmin_noticesfast-aweber.php:44
filterff_settingsfast-aweber.php:45
filterff_settings_datafast-aweber.php:46
filterFM_AR_select_options_addonsfast-aweber.php:47
filterFM_AR_options_HTML_addonsfast-aweber.php:48
actionFM_add_to_AR_addonsfast-aweber.php:49
actionprofile_updatefast-aweber.php:50
actionFF_add_to_AR_addonsfast-aweber.php:51

Scheduled Events 1

fast_aweber_refresh_token_event
Maintenance & Trust

Fast Aweber Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.3.8
Last updatedAug 9, 2023
PHP min version7.4
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Fast Aweber Developer Profile

fastflow

14 plugins · 940 total installs

70
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
432 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Fast Aweber

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Shortcode Output
<h1><strong>Aweber</strong></h1><div class="item-tab-box"><table cellspacing="10" width="100%"><tr><td width="30%">OAuth2.0:</td><td width="70%"><a type="button" href="
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Fast Aweber