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Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search

Blazing fast, typo-tolerant, AJAX-powered search for WordPress and WooCommerce. Built for conversions and optimized for massive product catalogs.

200 active installs v1.1.9 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Aug 20, 2025
ajax-searchfuzzy-searchlive-searchsearch-by-skuwoocommerce-search
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Plugin page Download
Safety Verdict

Is Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "fast-fuzzy-search" plugin v1.1.9 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin demonstrates good practices by ensuring all identified entry points, including AJAX handlers and shortcodes, are protected with appropriate authentication and permission checks. The absence of dangerous functions, external HTTP requests, and taint flows with unsanitized paths further bolsters its security. The high percentage of properly escaped output and the exclusive use of prepared statements for SQL queries are significant strengths, mitigating common risks like cross-site scripting and SQL injection.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search Security Vulnerabilities

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

Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
2 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
319 escaped
Nonce Checks
4
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
2
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

98% escaped324 total outputs
Attack Surface

Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search Attack Surface

Entry Points6
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 5

authwp_ajax_fast_fuzzy_search_get_posts_listfast-fuzzy-search.php:343
noprivwp_ajax_fast_fuzzy_search_get_posts_listfast-fuzzy-search.php:344
authwp_ajax_fast_fuzzy_search_delete_posts_search_indexfast-fuzzy-search.php:593
authwp_ajax_fast_fuzzy_search_save_custom_optionsfast-fuzzy-search.php:888
authwp_ajax_fast_fuzzy_search_get_initial_optionsfast-fuzzy-search.php:969

Shortcodes 1

[fast_fuzzy_search] fast-fuzzy-search.php:1157
WordPress Hooks 16
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsfast-fuzzy-search.php:46
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsfast-fuzzy-search.php:67
actionadmin_noticesfast-fuzzy-search.php:86
actioninitfast-fuzzy-search.php:100
actionadmin_menufast-fuzzy-search.php:263
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsfast-fuzzy-search.php:306
filterscript_loader_tagfast-fuzzy-search.php:341
actionwp_body_openfast-fuzzy-search.php:609
actionsave_postfast-fuzzy-search.php:849
actiontrash_postfast-fuzzy-search.php:850
actionuntrash_postfast-fuzzy-search.php:851
actiondelete_postfast-fuzzy-search.php:852
actiontransition_post_statusfast-fuzzy-search.php:855
actionupdate_option_permalink_structurefast-fuzzy-search.php:874
actionadmin_menuincludes\settings-framework.php:9
actionadmin_initincludes\settings-framework.php:13
Maintenance & Trust

Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedAug 20, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs200
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Developer Profile

Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search Developer Profile

Khizar Hasan

5 plugins · 530 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
View full developer profile
Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/alpine-focus.min.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/alpine-collapse.min.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/alpine-intersect.min.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/alpine-persist.min.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/alpine-csp.min.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/uFuzzy.iife.min.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/main.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/css/style.output.css+3 more
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/alpine-focus.min.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/alpine-collapse.min.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/alpine-intersect.min.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/alpine-persist.min.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/alpine-csp.min.js/wp-content/plugins/fast-fuzzy-search/js/uFuzzy.iife.min.js+3 more
Version Parameters
fast-fuzzy-search/js/main.js?ver=fast-fuzzy-search/css/style.output.css?ver=fast-fuzzy-search/js/admin.js?ver=fast-fuzzy-search/css/admin.output.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
fast-fuzzy-search-resultsffs-suggestionsffs-suggestionffs-suggestion-highlight
HTML Comments
<!-- FAST FUZZY SEARCH -->
Data Attributes
data-ffs-search-triggerdata-ffs-search-inputdata-ffs-search-results-container
JS Globals
FastFuzzySearch
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search