
Advanced Tools for Gravity Forms Security & Risk Analysis
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Is Advanced Tools for Gravity Forms Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Advanced Tools for Gravity Forms has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "gf-tools" plugin v1.1.5 presents a mixed security posture. While it demonstrates strong adherence to best practices in areas like output escaping (100% proper escaping) and uses prepared statements for a high percentage of its SQL queries (86%), there are notable areas of concern. The presence of 6 unprotected AJAX handlers significantly expands the attack surface, providing potential entry points for unauthorized actions. Furthermore, the taint analysis revealed 6 high-severity flows with unsanitized paths, indicating a risk of data being processed in an unsafe manner, potentially leading to vulnerabilities like Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) or Remote Code Execution (RCE) if not properly handled by subsequent logic. The plugin's vulnerability history is currently clean, with no known CVEs, which is a positive sign. However, the combination of unprotected entry points and high-severity taint flows suggests a potential for undiscovered vulnerabilities. The use of the `unserialize` function twice is also a red flag, as it can be a source of critical security vulnerabilities if the input is not strictly controlled.
Key Concerns
- Unprotected AJAX handlers
- High severity unsanitized taint flows
- Dangerous function: unserialize used
Advanced Tools for Gravity Forms Security Vulnerabilities
Advanced Tools for Gravity Forms Release Timeline
Advanced Tools for Gravity Forms Code Analysis
Dangerous Functions Found
SQL Query Safety
Output Escaping
Data Flow Analysis
Advanced Tools for Gravity Forms Attack Surface
AJAX Handlers 13
Shortcodes 7
WordPress Hooks 115
Maintenance & Trust
Advanced Tools for Gravity Forms Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Advanced Tools for Gravity Forms Developer Profile
12 plugins · 2K total installs
How We Detect Advanced Tools for Gravity Forms
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