ACF Post-2-Post Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/post-2-post-for-acf

Automatic Two Way (Bidirectional) Relationships with ACF

3K active installs v1.7.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Jul 9, 2025
acfbidirectional-relationship
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is ACF Post-2-Post Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

ACF Post-2-Post has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 8mo ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the "post-2-post-for-acf" plugin version 1.7.0 exhibits an exceptionally strong security posture. The code analysis reveals a complete absence of identifiable attack vectors such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that are exposed to users. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates excellent coding practices by employing prepared statements for all SQL queries and properly escaping all outputs. There are no detected dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, or any taint flows, indicating a lack of potential for code injection or manipulation through user-supplied data.

The plugin's vulnerability history is equally impressive, with zero recorded CVEs, meaning no known vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed or patched. This lack of historical issues, combined with the current clean static analysis, suggests a mature and well-maintained codebase. The absence of direct capability checks or nonce checks on entry points is a notable observation, but given the complete lack of entry points in the first place, this does not translate into a direct security risk in this specific version. The plugin's strengths lie in its minimal attack surface and its adherence to secure coding practices for any potential, albeit absent, interactions.

In conclusion, version 1.7.0 of the "post-2-post-for-acf" plugin appears to be highly secure. The absence of any entry points or vulnerabilities, coupled with the strict adherence to secure coding principles like prepared statements and output escaping, makes it a very low-risk component. While the absence of explicit authorization checks on theoretical entry points could be a concern in other plugins, here it is mitigated by the fact that no such entry points exist. This plugin, based on this data, is exceptionally robust.

Vulnerabilities
None known

ACF Post-2-Post Security Vulnerabilities

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

ACF Post-2-Post Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

ACF Post-2-Post Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionafter_setup_themeacf-post2post.php:26
actionadmin_initacf-post2post.php:31
actionadmin_initacf-post2post.php:36
filteracf/update_value/type=relationshipacf-post2post.php:39
filteracf/update_value/type=post_objectacf-post2post.php:40
Maintenance & Trust

ACF Post-2-Post Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedJul 9, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads68K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings39
Active installs3K
Developer Profile

ACF Post-2-Post Developer Profile

John Huebner

1 plugin · 3K total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect ACF Post-2-Post

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
acf-post-2-post
HTML Comments
<!-- ACF Post-2-Post --><!-- End ACF Post-2-Post --><!-- ACF Post-2-Post --
Data Attributes
data-acf-post-2-post-field-namedata-acf-post-2-post-post-iddata-acf-post-2-post-field-key
JS Globals
acf_post_2_post
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about ACF Post-2-Post