Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types & Gutenberg Security

Safety Verdict

Is Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types & Gutenberg Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types & Gutenberg has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago

Risk Assessment

The "smart-search-control" v1.0.4 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture based on the static analysis. It demonstrates strong adherence to WordPress security best practices, with all identified entry points (AJAX handlers, shortcodes) appearing to have proper authentication and capability checks. The code also shows a high percentage of prepared statements for SQL queries and properly escaped output, minimizing the risk of common vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further strengthens its security profile. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history is a positive indicator of consistent secure development.

Key Concerns

Output escaping only 74% properly escaped
SQL queries only 89% using prepared statements

Vulnerabilities

None known

Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types & Gutenberg Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.

Version History

Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types & Gutenberg Release Timeline

v1.0.4Current

v1.0.3

v1.0.2

v1.0.1

v1.0.0

Code Analysis

Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types & Gutenberg Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions

0

Raw SQL Queries

1

8 prepared

Unescaped Output

41

118 escaped

Nonce Checks

11

Capability Checks

6

File Operations

0

External Requests

0

Bundled Libraries

0

SQL Query Safety

89% prepared9 total queries

Output Escaping

74% escaped159 total outputs

Data Flows · Security

All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

7 flows

smarseco_save_settings (includes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-submenu-setting.php:119)

Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized

Attack Surface

Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types & Gutenberg Attack Surface

Entry Points8

Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 6

authwp_ajax_smarseco_smart_search_control_settingincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-menu.php:41

authwp_ajax_smarseco_smart_search_control_setting_deleteincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-menu.php:42

authwp_ajax_smarseco_smart_search_control_setting_editincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-menu.php:43

authwp_ajax_smarseco_create_database_tableincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-menu.php:44

authwp_ajax_smarseco_smart_search_control_suggestionincludes\smart-search-control-shortcode.php:47

noprivwp_ajax_smarseco_smart_search_control_suggestionincludes\smart-search-control-shortcode.php:48

Shortcodes 2

[smart_search_result] includes\smart-search-control-result-shortcode.php:34

[smart_search_control] includes\smart-search-control-shortcode.php:49

WordPress Hooks 15

actioninitblocks\smarseco-block.php:29

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsblocks\smarseco-block.php:30

actionadmin_menuincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-menu.php:38

actioncurrent_screenincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-menu.php:39

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-menu.php:40

actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-menu.php:45

actionadmin_menuincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-submenu-setting.php:38

actioncurrent_screenincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-submenu-setting.php:39

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-submenu-setting.php:40

actionadmin_post_ssc_save_actionincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-submenu-setting.php:41

actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\smart-search-control-admin-submenu-setting.php:42

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\smart-search-control-result-shortcode.php:33

filterthe_contentincludes\smart-search-control-result-shortcode.php:35

actioninitincludes\smart-search-control-shortcode.php:45

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\smart-search-control-shortcode.php:46

Maintenance & Trust

Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types & Gutenberg Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4

Last updatedJan 27, 2026

PHP min version7.0

Downloads543

Community Trust

Rating100/100

Number of ratings1

Active installs0

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Developer Profile

Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types & Gutenberg Developer Profile

LDninjas

1 plugin · 0 total installs

94

trust score

Avg Security Score

100/100

Avg Patch Time

30 days

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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types & Gutenberg

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths

/wp-content/plugins/smart-search-control/assets/css/smart-search-control-block.css

Script Paths

/wp-content/plugins/smart-search-control/assets/js/smart-search-control-block.js

Version Parameters

smart-search-control/assets/css/smart-search-control-block.css?ver=smart-search-control/assets/js/smart-search-control-block.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes

smart-search-control-block__search-form

Data Attributes

data-block="smart-search-control/search-block"

JS Globals

smarsecoBlockData

FAQ

Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types & Gutenberg Security & Risk Analysis