
Meks Smart Author Widget Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/meks-smart-author-widgetEasily display your author/user profile info inside WordPress widget.
Is Meks Smart Author Widget Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 91/100Meks Smart Author Widget has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.
The plugin 'meks-smart-author-widget' v1.1.5 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the static analysis. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates strong adherence to secure coding practices with a high percentage of properly escaped output and 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements. The lack of dangerous function usage, file operations, external HTTP requests, and taint analysis findings are all positive indicators.
Key Concerns
- No capability checks found
- No nonce checks found
- One medium severity vulnerability in history
Meks Smart Author Widget Security Vulnerabilities
CVEs by Year
Severity Breakdown
1 total CVE
Meks Smart Author Widget <= 1.1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Meks Smart Author Widget Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Meks Smart Author Widget Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 4
Maintenance & Trust
Meks Smart Author Widget Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Meks Smart Author Widget Developer Profile
14 plugins · 117K total installs
How We Detect Meks Smart Author Widget
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/meks-smart-author-widget/css/style.cssmeks-smart-author-widget/css/style.css?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
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