
ScrollTick Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/scrolltickThis is the simple way to create scrolling text in your website.
Is ScrollTick Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100ScrollTick has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "scrolltick" v1.0 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. While it demonstrates good practices such as using prepared statements for all SQL queries and having a clean vulnerability history with no recorded CVEs, significant concerns arise from its static analysis. The plugin exposes a substantial attack surface with 3 out of 4 entry points lacking authentication checks, making them vulnerable to unauthorized access and potential exploitation. The presence of a dangerous `unserialize` function without evident sanitization or checks further heightens this risk. The low percentage of properly escaped output also indicates a potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. While the lack of reported vulnerabilities is a positive sign, it could also be attributed to limited prior analysis or the fact that the plugin is relatively new or less widely used. The current analysis reveals weaknesses that, if exploited, could lead to serious security breaches.
Key Concerns
- AJAX handlers without auth checks
- Dangerous function 'unserialize' used
- Low percentage of properly escaped output
- AJAX handlers without nonce checks
- Capability checks are missing
ScrollTick Security Vulnerabilities
ScrollTick Code Analysis
Dangerous Functions Found
Bundled Libraries
Output Escaping
ScrollTick Attack Surface
AJAX Handlers 3
Shortcodes 1
WordPress Hooks 37
Maintenance & Trust
ScrollTick Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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ScrollTick Developer Profile
1 plugin · 40 total installs
How We Detect ScrollTick
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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