Flexible Slide To Top Accordion Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/flexible-slide-to-top-accordion

Flexible slide to top accordion is a accordion with unlimited content scrolling in the post/post types with image gallery having lightbox.

10 active installs v0.2 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Aug 17, 2015
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Flexible Slide To Top Accordion Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Flexible Slide To Top Accordion has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "flexible-slide-to-top-accordion" v0.2 exhibits significant security concerns despite a clean vulnerability history. The static analysis reveals two AJAX handlers, both of which lack authentication checks, creating a substantial attack surface for unauthorized actions. Furthermore, all observed output operations (19 in total) are unescaped, posing a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. While the plugin demonstrates good practices by not using raw SQL and implementing one nonce check and one capability check, these positive aspects are overshadowed by the critical issues of unprotected AJAX endpoints and pervasive unescaped output. The absence of known vulnerabilities is positive but does not negate the immediate risks identified in the current code.

Key Concerns

  • AJAX handlers without authentication checks
  • All outputs unescaped (XSS risk)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Flexible Slide To Top Accordion Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Flexible Slide To Top Accordion Release Timeline

v0.2Current
v0.1
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Flexible Slide To Top Accordion Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
19
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped19 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
get_atttchment_id_accordion (functions.php:54)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
2 unprotected

Flexible Slide To Top Accordion Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected2

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_get_atttchment_id_accordionfunctions.php:52
noprivwp_ajax_get_atttchment_id_accordionfunctions.php:53
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsfunctions.php:17
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsfunctions.php:23
actionadd_meta_boxesfunctions.php:38
actionwp_footerfunctions.php:73
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsfunctions.php:84
actionadmin_menufunctions.php:90
actionadmin_initfunctions.php:95
actionsave_postindex.php:154
Maintenance & Trust

Flexible Slide To Top Accordion Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.2.39
Last updatedAug 17, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Flexible Slide To Top Accordion Developer Profile

Ravi Shakya

3 plugins · 50 total installs

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

How We Detect Flexible Slide To Top Accordion

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/flexible-slide-to-top-accordion/images/add-button.png/wp-content/plugins/flexible-slide-to-top-accordion/images/button-remove.png

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
st-accordionst-arrowst-contenttabs_posttab_nametab_contentupload_image_accordionajax_images+4 more
Data Attributes
data-lightboxdata-title
JS Globals
jQuery
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Flexible Slide To Top Accordion