Just Animate – For Classic Editor Security & Risk Analysis

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Just Animate - Easily animate text or images in the WordPress classic editor.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.7+ Updated Dec 6, 2020
animateanimationblock-animationsimple-animationstext-animation
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Just Animate – For Classic Editor Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Just Animate – For Classic Editor has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis, "just-animate" v1.0 presents a generally strong security posture with no identified critical or high-severity vulnerabilities in the code. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events, dangerous functions, and raw SQL queries significantly limits the potential attack surface. The use of prepared statements for all SQL queries is a commendable practice. The plugin also implements capability checks, which is a positive sign for access control.

However, a notable concern arises from the output escaping results, where 100% of outputs are not properly escaped. This could lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is directly outputted to the browser without sanitization. While taint analysis shows no flows, this is likely due to the limited attack surface analyzed and doesn't negate the risk from unescaped output. The lack of vulnerability history for this plugin is also positive, suggesting a history of secure development, but it doesn't excuse the identified output escaping issue.

In conclusion, "just-animate" v1.0 demonstrates good secure coding practices by minimizing entry points and avoiding common pitfalls like raw SQL. The primary and most significant weakness identified is the complete lack of output escaping, which represents a tangible risk of XSS. While the attack surface is minimal and there are no known past vulnerabilities, this single flaw requires immediate attention to ensure user data is protected.

Key Concerns

  • All outputs are unescaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Just Animate – For Classic Editor Security Vulnerabilities

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

Just Animate – For Classic Editor Release Timeline

v1.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Just Animate – For Classic Editor Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Just Animate – For Classic Editor Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_headjust-animate.php:23
filtermce_external_pluginsjust-animate.php:29
filtermce_buttonsjust-animate.php:30
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsjust-animate.php:43
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsjust-animate.php:49
actioninitjust-animate.php:56
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsjust-animate.php:64
actionadmin_noticesjust-animate.php:91
Maintenance & Trust

Just Animate – For Classic Editor Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.5.18
Last updatedDec 6, 2020
PHP min version5.6
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Just Animate – For Classic Editor Developer Profile

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1 plugin · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect Just Animate – For Classic Editor

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/just-animate/js/animate.js/wp-content/plugins/just-animate/css/admin-style.css/wp-content/plugins/just-animate/css/editor-style.css/wp-content/plugins/just-animate/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/just-animate/js/onscroll.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/just-animate/js/animate.js/wp-content/plugins/just-animate/js/onscroll.js
Version Parameters
just-animate/js/animate.js?ver=just-animate/css/admin-style.css?ver=just-animate/css/editor-style.css?ver=just-animate/css/style.css?ver=just-animate/js/onscroll.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Just Animate – For Classic Editor