SM Vertical Menu Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/sm-vertical-menu

Wordpress widget menu for show menu vertically in your site side bar.

400 active installs v1.1.0 PHP + WP 3.5.1+ Updated Nov 23, 2016
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is SM Vertical Menu Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

SM Vertical Menu has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "sm-vertical-menu" v1.1.0 plugin presents a generally positive security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals indicate responsible development practices, with no dangerous functions, no unescaped output, and all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements. The lack of file operations and external HTTP requests further mitigates common plugin vulnerabilities.

The taint analysis shows no identified flows, which is a strong indicator of secure coding. The vulnerability history also reflects a clean slate, with no recorded CVEs. This suggests that the plugin has either been developed with strong security in mind or has not been subject to extensive public scrutiny or discovery of vulnerabilities. However, the complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks across all potential entry points (even though there are none reported) could become a concern if the plugin's functionality were to expand in the future. Overall, this version appears to be robust and secure, with a strong foundation, but vigilance regarding future development and the absence of some standard WordPress security checks should be noted.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
  • 100% of outputs properly escaped
  • No dangerous functions found
  • No SQL queries without prepared statements
  • No unpatched CVEs
  • No taint analysis issues found
Vulnerabilities
None known

SM Vertical Menu Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

SM Vertical Menu Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
12
32 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

73% escaped44 total outputs
Attack Surface

SM Vertical Menu Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionwidgets_initsm_vertical_menu.php:195
actionwp_enqueue_scriptssm_vertical_menu.php:203
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssm_vertical_menu.php:205
Maintenance & Trust

SM Vertical Menu Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.8.28
Last updatedNov 23, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads17K

Community Trust

Rating74/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs400
Developer Profile

SM Vertical Menu Developer Profile

Mahabubur Rahman

10 plugins · 650 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect SM Vertical Menu

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/sm-vertical-menu/assets/css/style.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/sm-vertical-menu/assets/js/custom.js
Version Parameters
sm-vertical-menu/assets/css/style.css?ver=1.1

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
SMVerticalMenunavigationhas-sub
Data Attributes
id="sm_vertical_menu"name="sm_vertical_menu"id="sm_vertical_menu_select_menu"name="sm_vertical_menu_select_menu"id="sm_vertical_menu_menu_theme"name="sm_vertical_menu_menu_theme"+2 more
Shortcode Output
<div class='navigation green'><div class='navigation blue'><div class='navigation orenge'>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about SM Vertical Menu