FYP News Ticker – Scrolling News Banner & Announcement Bar for WordPress Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/fyp-news-ticker

Grab attention with scrolling news banners. 3 professional templates, drag-and-drop builder, scheduled announcements. No coding needed.

20 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Jan 22, 2026
announcement-barbreaking-newsnews-tickernotification-bannerscrolling-banner
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is FYP News Ticker – Scrolling News Banner & Announcement Bar for WordPress Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

FYP News Ticker – Scrolling News Banner & Announcement Bar for WordPress has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2mo ago
Risk Assessment

The fyp-news-ticker v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. While it shows strengths in avoiding dangerous functions, external HTTP requests, and boasts a clean vulnerability history, significant concerns arise from its attack surface and input validation practices. A substantial portion of its AJAX handlers lack authentication checks, creating a direct entry point for potential attackers. Furthermore, the plugin's output escaping is only properly implemented in 71% of cases, leaving room for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The absence of recorded CVEs is positive but does not negate the inherent risks present in the code's current state.

Key Concerns

  • Unprotected AJAX handlers
  • Inadequate output escaping
  • Low capability checks for entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

FYP News Ticker – Scrolling News Banner & Announcement Bar for WordPress Security Vulnerabilities

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

FYP News Ticker – Scrolling News Banner & Announcement Bar for WordPress Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
1
4 prepared
Unescaped Output
87
215 escaped
Nonce Checks
5
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
4
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

80% prepared5 total queries

Output Escaping

71% escaped302 total outputs
Attack Surface
4 unprotected

FYP News Ticker – Scrolling News Banner & Announcement Bar for WordPress Attack Surface

Entry Points5
Unprotected4

AJAX Handlers 4

authwp_ajax_fyplugins_core_download_debug_infoincludes\core\ajax.php:10
authwp_ajax_fyplugins_core_get_debug_jsonincludes\core\ajax.php:24
authwp_ajax_fyplugins_core_delete_all_transientsincludes\core\ajax.php:50
authwp_ajax_fyplugins_core_delete_all_optionsincludes\core\ajax.php:76

Shortcodes 1

[fyplugins_news_ticker] includes\class\Shortcodes.php:19
WordPress Hooks 13
actionfyplugins_core_loadedfyp-news-ticker.php:26
actionfyplugins_core_register_pluginsincludes\class\Admin.php:18
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class\Admin.php:19
actionadmin_menuincludes\class\Admin.php:36
actioninitincludes\class\PostType.php:18
actionadd_meta_boxesincludes\class\PostType.php:19
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class\Shortcodes.php:20
actioninitincludes\core\class\Core.php:41
actionadmin_menuincludes\core\class\Core.php:47
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\core\class\Core.php:48
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\core\class\Core.php:50
actionplugins_loadedincludes\core\core-loader.php:35
actionshutdownincludes\core\trait\DataManager.php:157
Maintenance & Trust

FYP News Ticker – Scrolling News Banner & Announcement Bar for WordPress Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedJan 22, 2026
PHP min version7.4
Downloads178

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs20
Developer Profile

FYP News Ticker – Scrolling News Banner & Announcement Bar for WordPress Developer Profile

François Yerg

3 plugins · 20 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect FYP News Ticker – Scrolling News Banner & Announcement Bar for WordPress

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fyp-news-ticker/assets/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/fyp-news-ticker/assets/js/admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fyp-news-ticker/assets/js/admin.js
Version Parameters
fyp-news-ticker/assets/css/admin.css?ver=fyp-news-ticker/assets/js/admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
fyplugins-core-help
Data Attributes
data-fyplugins-newsticker-bg-colordata-fyplugins-newsticker-text-colordata-fyplugins-newsticker-link-color
JS Globals
fypNewsTicker
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about FYP News Ticker – Scrolling News Banner & Announcement Bar for WordPress