Power Blocks – Powerful and Feature Rich Blocks for Gutenberg Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/power-blocks

Ultimate Collection of Essential Blocks for Gutenberg Editor.

10 active installs v0.1.0 PHP 5.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Mar 14, 2020
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Power Blocks – Powerful and Feature Rich Blocks for Gutenberg Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Power Blocks – Powerful and Feature Rich Blocks for Gutenberg has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "power-blocks" v0.1.0 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes that lack authentication or permission checks, nor are there any cron events or file operations that could be exploited. The code exhibits excellent practices with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and all outputs being properly escaped. The absence of dangerous functions, external HTTP requests, and any taint flows with unsanitized paths further reinforces this positive assessment.

The vulnerability history is equally reassuring, showing zero known CVEs, both currently unpatched and historically. This lack of past vulnerabilities and the absence of any recorded common vulnerability types suggest a development team that prioritizes security or has had minimal exposure to exploit attempts. The single capability check, while present, doesn't necessarily indicate a weakness but rather a feature of the plugin's functionality.

Overall, the plugin appears to be built with security in mind. The lack of attack surface combined with strong coding practices and a clean vulnerability history presents a low-risk profile. The only potential area for improvement might be to ensure that the single capability check is robust and covers all necessary actions if the plugin were to expand its functionality in the future.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Power Blocks – Powerful and Feature Rich Blocks for Gutenberg Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Power Blocks – Powerful and Feature Rich Blocks for Gutenberg Code Analysis

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

Power Blocks – Powerful and Feature Rich Blocks for Gutenberg Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionenqueue_block_assetsincludes\Blocks.php:10
filterblock_categoriesincludes\Blocks.php:11
actionenqueue_block_editor_assetsincludes\Blocks.php:12
actionplugins_loadedpower-blocks.php:70
Maintenance & Trust

Power Blocks – Powerful and Feature Rich Blocks for Gutenberg Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.4.19
Last updatedMar 14, 2020
PHP min version5.4
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Power Blocks – Powerful and Feature Rich Blocks for Gutenberg Developer Profile

weDevs

20 plugins · 113K total installs

73
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
357 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Power Blocks – Powerful and Feature Rich Blocks for Gutenberg

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/power-blocks/dist/blocks.style.build.css/wp-content/plugins/power-blocks/dist/blocks.build.js/wp-content/plugins/power-blocks/dist/blocks.editor.build.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/power-blocks/dist/blocks.build.js
Version Parameters
power-blocks/dist/blocks.style.build.css?ver=power-blocks/dist/blocks.build.js?ver=power-blocks/dist/blocks.editor.build.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
power-blocks
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Power Blocks – Powerful and Feature Rich Blocks for Gutenberg