Easy Smooth Scroll Links Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/scrolling-anchorsCreate anchors and add up to to 30 scrolling animation effects to links that link to page anchors. You can set scroll speed and offset value.
Is Easy Smooth Scroll Links Safe to Use in 2026?
Use With Caution
Score 64/100Easy Smooth Scroll Links has 1 unpatched vulnerability. Evaluate alternatives or apply available mitigations.
The 'scrolling-anchors' plugin v1.0 presents a mixed security posture. On one hand, it demonstrates good practices by avoiding dangerous functions, using prepared statements for all SQL queries, and having a relatively small attack surface with no unprotected entry points. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests further reduces potential avenues for attack. However, significant concerns arise from the complete lack of output escaping, meaning all 24 outputs are potentially vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Furthermore, the plugin has a known medium-severity vulnerability for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) that remains unpatched.
Key Concerns
- Unescaped output found
- Unpatched medium severity CVE
- Lack of nonce checks
- No permission callbacks on REST API routes
Easy Smooth Scroll Links Security Vulnerabilities
CVEs by Year
Severity Breakdown
1 total CVE
Easy Smooth Scroll Links <= 2.23.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Easy Smooth Scroll Links Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Easy Smooth Scroll Links Attack Surface
Shortcodes 1
WordPress Hooks 8
Maintenance & Trust
Easy Smooth Scroll Links Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Easy Smooth Scroll Links Developer Profile
1 plugin · 600 total installs
How We Detect Easy Smooth Scroll Links
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/scrolling-anchors/js/jquery.easing.1.3.js/wp-content/plugins/scrolling-anchors/anchor/plugin.min.jsHTML / DOM Fingerprints
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Registering Options Page
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