Nearby Locations Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/nearby-locationsAdd the ability to add locations to a map, based on category, in relation to a single location.
Is Nearby Locations Safe to Use in 2026?
Use With Caution
Score 63/100Nearby Locations has 1 unpatched vulnerability. Evaluate alternatives or apply available mitigations.
The 'nearby-locations' plugin v1.1.1 exhibits several concerning security practices, significantly outweighing its positive aspects. While it has no file operations or external HTTP requests, and a high percentage of output is escaped, these are overshadowed by critical vulnerabilities identified in static and taint analysis. The plugin lacks any capability or nonce checks on its entry points, making it highly susceptible to unauthorized actions. A large portion of its SQL queries are not prepared, creating a significant risk of SQL injection, especially given the history of SQL injection vulnerabilities in this plugin. The presence of unsanitized paths in taint analysis, coupled with multiple unprotected AJAX handlers, points to a high likelihood of exploitation.
Key Concerns
- Unpatched CVE detected
- Unprotected AJAX handlers
- SQL queries not using prepared statements
- High severity taint flows
- Flows with unsanitized paths
- Missing nonce checks
- Missing capability checks
Nearby Locations Security Vulnerabilities
CVEs by Year
Severity Breakdown
1 total CVE
Nearby Locations <= 1.1.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection
Nearby Locations Code Analysis
SQL Query Safety
Output Escaping
Data Flow Analysis
Nearby Locations Attack Surface
AJAX Handlers 2
Shortcodes 1
WordPress Hooks 7
Maintenance & Trust
Nearby Locations Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Nearby Locations Developer Profile
1 plugin · 10 total installs
How We Detect Nearby Locations
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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