Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode) Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/website-faqs

Useful and handy FAQ plugin for any WordPress website.

10 active installs v1.2 PHP + WP 3.1+ Updated Unknown
faqfaq-with-categoryfaq-with-shortcodefaqsjquery-ui
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode) Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode) has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The "website-faqs" plugin v1.2 exhibits a generally good security posture with no known vulnerabilities in its history and no critical findings in the static analysis. The absence of dangerous functions, SQL queries without prepared statements, file operations, and external HTTP requests is commendable. The plugin also correctly identifies its limited attack surface, with only one shortcode and no AJAX handlers or REST API routes, all of which appear to be protected. However, a significant concern is the complete lack of output escaping. This means that any data displayed through the plugin, if not properly sanitized by the calling context, could potentially be vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Additionally, the absence of nonce and capability checks, while currently not leading to exploitable issues due to the limited attack surface, represents a potential weakness if the plugin's functionality were to expand or if new entry points were introduced without these security measures.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping is not used
  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode) Security Vulnerabilities

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

Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode) Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode) Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[website_faq] website-faq.php:108
WordPress Hooks 2
actioninitwebsite-faq.php:47
actionwp_footerwebsite-faq.php:125
Maintenance & Trust

Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode) Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.8.13
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode) Developer Profile

Nikunj Soni

6 plugins · 3K total installs

78
trust score
Avg Security Score
98/100
Avg Patch Time
256 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode)

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/website-faqs/css/jqueryui-css.css/wp-content/plugins/website-faqs/js/jquery-ui.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/website-faqs/js/jquery-ui.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
accordion
JS Globals
jQuery
Shortcode Output
<div class="accordion"><h4></div>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode)