Product Categories Grid for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/product-categories-grid-block

Interactive category grid with product popups.

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.6+ Updated May 21, 2025
blockblockscategorygridwoocommerce
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Product Categories Grid for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Product Categories Grid for WooCommerce has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "product-categories-grid-block" v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of dangerous functions, SQL queries without prepared statements, unescaped output, file operations, and external HTTP requests are all positive indicators. The presence of a nonce check further enhances its security. However, the complete lack of capability checks on its two AJAX handlers is a significant concern, as it suggests that any user, regardless of their role, could potentially trigger these actions. While the taint analysis showed no issues and there is no known vulnerability history, the potential for privilege escalation or unauthorized actions through the unprotected AJAX endpoints remains a notable risk.

Key Concerns

  • AJAX handlers without capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Product Categories Grid for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

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

Product Categories Grid for WooCommerce Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped14 total outputs
Attack Surface

Product Categories Grid for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_pcgb_get_category_productsproduct-categories-grid-block.php:195
noprivwp_ajax_pcgb_get_category_productsproduct-categories-grid-block.php:196
WordPress Hooks 2
actioninitproduct-categories-grid-block.php:72
actionwp_loadedproduct-categories-grid-block.php:127
Maintenance & Trust

Product Categories Grid for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedMay 21, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads355

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Product Categories Grid for WooCommerce Developer Profile

Bunty

12 plugins · 250 total installs

92
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Product Categories Grid for WooCommerce

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/product-categories-grid-block/build/index.js/wp-content/plugins/product-categories-grid-block/build/style-index.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/product-categories-grid-block/build/index.js
Version Parameters
product-categories-grid-block/build/index.js?ver=product-categories-grid-block/build/style-index.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wp-block-buntywp-categories-grid
JS Globals
pcgb_ajax_nonce
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Product Categories Grid for WooCommerce