Sample Slider Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/sample-sliderVery basic shortcode based plugin.
Is Sample Slider Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Sample Slider has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The sample-slider v0.1 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, there are no known CVEs, no dangerous function calls, and all SQL queries utilize prepared statements, indicating good practices in these areas. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests also reduces potential attack vectors. However, the plugin has significant weaknesses in output escaping, with 100% of outputs not being properly escaped. This is a critical concern as it opens the door to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the plugin lacks nonce and capability checks, which are fundamental security mechanisms for protecting against various attacks, especially given the presence of a shortcode which represents an entry point.
Key Concerns
- All outputs are unescaped, leading to XSS risk
- Missing nonce checks on entry points
- Missing capability checks on entry points
Sample Slider Security Vulnerabilities
Sample Slider Release Timeline
Sample Slider Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Sample Slider Attack Surface
Shortcodes 1
WordPress Hooks 4
Maintenance & Trust
Sample Slider Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Sample Slider Developer Profile
1 plugin · 10 total installs
How We Detect Sample Slider
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/sample-slider/js/sample.js/wp-content/plugins/sample-slider/js/jquery.slides.min.js/wp-content/plugins/sample-slider/js/slidesjs.initialize.js/wp-content/plugins/sample-slider/css/styles.css/wp-content/plugins/sample-slider/css/slidesjs.css/wp-content/plugins/sample-slider/css/font-awesome.cssjs/sample.jsjs/jquery.slides.min.jsjs/slidesjs.initialize.jsHTML / DOM Fingerprints
sample-slidesslidesjs-previousslidesjs-nextslidesjs-navigation<!--
<form method="post" action="options.php">
<?php settings_fields( 'sample-settings-group' ); ?>
<?php do_settings_sections('sample-settings-group' ); ?>
<table class="form-table">
<tr valign="top">
<th scope="row">Name (First/Last/Both)</th>
<td><input type="text" name="name" value="<?php echo get_option('name'); ?>" /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<th scope="row">Age</th>
<td><input type="text" name="age" value="<?php echo get_option('age'); ?>" /> years</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<th scope="row">Nickname</th>
<td><input type="text" name="nickname" value="<?php echo get_option('nickname'); ?>" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
<?php submit_button(); ?>
</form> -->data-slidesjs-navigationdata-slidesjs-pagination<div class="container">
<div id="sample-slides">