Webfish Dropdown Menu Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/webfish-dropdown-menu

If you want a simple dropdown menu on your site and have no knowledge of coding, this is the plugin for you.

70 active installs v0.9.15 PHP + WP 3.0.0+ Updated Mar 17, 2012
cssdropdowndropdown-menumenuwebfish
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Webfish Dropdown Menu Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'webfish-dropdown-menu' plugin v0.9.15 exhibits a generally positive security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, particularly those lacking authorization checks, suggests a minimal attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals indicate good practices in SQL query handling, with all queries using prepared statements, and a lack of dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests. The taint analysis showing zero unsanitized paths further reinforces this. However, a significant concern arises from the extremely low rate of properly escaped output (3%). This indicates a high likelihood of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, as user-controlled data may be directly rendered to the page without proper sanitization. The plugin also lacks nonce and capability checks, which are crucial for preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and unauthorized actions. The vulnerability history shows no recorded CVEs, which is a positive sign, but this should not be solely relied upon given the other identified weaknesses.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping percentage
  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Webfish Dropdown Menu Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Webfish Dropdown Menu Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 6, 2026

Webfish Dropdown Menu Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
30
1 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

3% escaped31 total outputs
Attack Surface

Webfish Dropdown Menu Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actionadmin_menuadmin.php:30
actionadmin_initadmin.php:31
actionwp_nav_menuwebfish-dropdown-menu.php:62
filterwp_nav_menu_argswebfish-dropdown-menu.php:82
actionwp_headwebfish-dropdown-menu.php:187
actionwp_enqueue_scriptswebfish-dropdown-menu.php:198
Maintenance & Trust

Webfish Dropdown Menu Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.1.4
Last updatedMar 17, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads22K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs70
Developer Profile

Webfish Dropdown Menu Developer Profile

Tobias Nyholm

5 plugins · 310 total installs

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

How We Detect Webfish Dropdown Menu

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/webfish-dropdown-menu/menuStyle.css/wp-content/plugins/webfish-dropdown-menu/menuStyleVertical.css
Version Parameters
webfish-dropdown-menu/menuStyle.css?ver=webfish-dropdown-menu/menuStyleVertical.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
DropDownMenusub-menuchildren
Data Attributes
data-wdd-settings
Shortcode Output
<div id="DropDownMenuNav"> <ul class="DropDownMenu"> <!-- DropDownMenu -->
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Webfish Dropdown Menu