Neve Hooks Security & Risk Analysis

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Easily add your own content in Neve using the Hooks panel in customizer.

400 active installs v1.0.1 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.0+ Updated Aug 14, 2020
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Neve Hooks Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Neve Hooks 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 static analysis, the neve-hooks v1.0.1 plugin exhibits a very strong initial security posture. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the complete absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests, along with the exclusive use of prepared statements for SQL queries, indicates good development practices in these areas.

A significant concern arises from the output escaping analysis. With one total output and 0% properly escaped, any data rendered by this plugin is highly susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. This is a critical oversight as it can allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into the user interface, potentially leading to session hijacking, phishing, or defacement.

The vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs. This is a positive indicator, suggesting that the plugin has not been associated with known security flaws in the past. However, the lack of historical vulnerabilities doesn't negate the critical XSS risk identified in the static analysis. The plugin's strengths lie in its minimal attack surface and secure SQL handling, but the severe lack of output escaping presents a clear and present danger.

Key Concerns

  • All outputs are unescaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Neve Hooks Security Vulnerabilities

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

Neve Hooks Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Neve Hooks Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actioncustomize_registerincludes\neve-hooks-customizer.php:38
actionafter_setup_themeneve-hooks.php:32
actioninitneve-hooks.php:43
Maintenance & Trust

Neve Hooks Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.5.18
Last updatedAug 14, 2020
PHP min version5.6
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs400
Developer Profile

Neve Hooks Developer Profile

Themeisle

37 plugins · 2.2M total installs

76
trust score
Avg Security Score
96/100
Avg Patch Time
420 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Neve Hooks

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/neve-hooks/assets/css/frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/neve-hooks/assets/js/frontend.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/neve-hooks/assets/js/frontend.js
Version Parameters
neve-hooks/assets/css/frontend.css?ver=neve-hooks/assets/js/frontend.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Neve Hooks