Floating Admin Button Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/floating-admin-button

This plugin replaces the admin bar (at the top of the frontend screen) by a sticky 'Go To Admin Screen' button

10 active installs v1.1.2 PHP + WP 2.8+ Updated Jul 10, 2021
admin-baradmin-panelbuttonfloating-admin-buttonjquery
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Floating Admin Button Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Floating Admin Button has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'floating-admin-button' plugin v1.1.2 presents a mixed security posture. On the positive side, it demonstrates good practices by not utilizing dangerous functions, performing all SQL queries using prepared statements, and having no recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs. However, significant concerns arise from its attack surface. The plugin exposes a single AJAX handler without any authentication or capability checks. While the taint analysis did not reveal critical or high severity unsanitized paths, the presence of two flows with unsanitized paths, coupled with the unprotected AJAX endpoint, creates a potential avenue for exploitation. This means an unauthenticated attacker could potentially trigger this AJAX handler and influence its execution.

Key Concerns

  • AJAX handler without auth checks
  • Flows with unsanitized paths
  • Low output escaping coverage
Vulnerabilities
None known

Floating Admin Button Security Vulnerabilities

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

Floating Admin Button Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
22
11 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

33% escaped33 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
fab_action_callback (floating-admin-button.php:282)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
1 unprotected

Floating Admin Button Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected1

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_fab_actionfloating-admin-button.php:312
WordPress Hooks 6
actioninitfloating-admin-button.php:40
actioninitfloating-admin-button.php:57
actioninitfloating-admin-button.php:60
actionwp_footerfloating-admin-button.php:75
actionadmin_menufloating-admin-button.php:80
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsfloating-admin-button.php:85
Maintenance & Trust

Floating Admin Button Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.8.13
Last updatedJul 10, 2021
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Floating Admin Button Developer Profile

cageehv

3 plugins · 130 total installs

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

How We Detect Floating Admin Button

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/floating-admin-button/css/floating-admin-button.min.css/wp-content/plugins/floating-admin-button/css/floating-admin-button.css/wp-content/plugins/floating-admin-button/js/floating-admin-button-active.min.js/wp-content/plugins/floating-admin-button/js/floating-admin-button-active.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/floating-admin-button/js/floating-admin-button-active.min.js/wp-content/plugins/floating-admin-button/js/floating-admin-button-active.js
Version Parameters
floating-admin-button/css/floating-admin-button.min.css?ver=floating-admin-button/css/floating-admin-button.css?ver=floating-admin-button/js/floating-admin-button-active.min.js?ver=floating-admin-button/js/floating-admin-button-active.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
fab-button
HTML Comments
<!-- Floating Admin Button -->
Data Attributes
data-fab-options
JS Globals
fab_options_values
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Floating Admin Button