FMTC Pods Security & Risk Analysis

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FMTC Pods are fully-automated blocks of monetized content that can be placed anywhere on your site.

10 active installs v1.5.2 PHP 5.3+ WP 3.0.1+ Updated Sep 20, 2018
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is FMTC Pods Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The fmtc-pods v1.5.2 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The code demonstrates good development practices with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and all identified output being properly escaped. Furthermore, the absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and the presence of nonce and capability checks are positive indicators. The low attack surface, with only one shortcode and no unprotected entry points, further contributes to its security.

The plugin's vulnerability history is entirely clean, with no known CVEs recorded. This, combined with the absence of critical or high-severity taint flows, suggests a well-maintained codebase with minimal known security weaknesses. The single external HTTP request is a minor point of attention, but without further context on its purpose and data handling, it's difficult to assign a definitive risk. Overall, fmtc-pods v1.5.2 appears to be a secure plugin, benefiting from careful coding and a lack of past vulnerabilities.

Vulnerabilities
None known

FMTC Pods Security Vulnerabilities

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

FMTC Pods Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped10 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
add_fmtc_pod_popup_content (fmtcpods.php:181)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

FMTC Pods Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[fmtcpod] fmtcpods.php:144
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_menufmtcpods.php:46
actioninitfmtcpods.php:56
actionmedia_buttons_contextfmtcpods.php:154
actionadmin_footer-post.phpfmtcpods.php:158
actionadmin_footer-post-new.phpfmtcpods.php:159
actionadmin_head-post.phpfmtcpods.php:160
actionadmin_head-post-new.phpfmtcpods.php:161
Maintenance & Trust

FMTC Pods Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedSep 20, 2018
PHP min version5.3
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

FMTC Pods Developer Profile

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2 plugins · 1K total installs

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

How We Detect FMTC Pods

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fmtc-pods/scripts/fmtcpod-shortcode.js/wp-content/plugins/fmtc-pods/scripts/add-fmtc-pod-popup-content.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fmtc-pods/scripts/fmtcpod-shortcode.js/wp-content/plugins/fmtc-pods/scripts/add-fmtc-pod-popup-content.js
Version Parameters
fmtc-pods/scripts/fmtcpod-shortcode.js?ver=fmtc-pods/scripts/add-fmtc-pod-popup-content.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
fmtciframe
Data Attributes
data-pod-id
JS Globals
fmtcpod_
Shortcode Output
<iframe id="fmtcpod_data-pod-id="src="about:blank"class="fmtciframe"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about FMTC Pods