WP Best Analytics Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-best-analytics

License: GPLv2 or later Best analytics plugin for having analytics installed on live sites and dev sites without showing up on both.

10 active installs v2.0 PHP + WP 4.3+ Updated Dec 19, 2018
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Best Analytics Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

WP Best Analytics has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of wp-best-analytics v2.0 indicates a generally strong security posture. The plugin exhibits no identifiable attack surface through AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, or cron events, and importantly, all entry points are protected. The code signals reveal a positive trend with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and no file operations or external HTTP requests, minimizing common attack vectors. However, a notable concern is the 24% of outputs that are not properly escaped, which could lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if the unescaped data is user-controlled or dynamic. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities in the history further suggests a well-maintained plugin, but it also means there's less historical data to assess resilience against specific exploit types. The lack of explicit capability checks and nonce checks, while not directly resulting in an attack surface in this version, could indicate a less robust security framework that might be vulnerable to privilege escalation or CSRF if new entry points were introduced in future versions without proper safeguards. In conclusion, while the current version appears secure due to a limited attack surface and good coding practices for SQL and file operations, the unescaped output represents a potential weakness that should be addressed.

Key Concerns

  • Output not properly escaped (24%)
  • No nonce checks present
  • No capability checks present
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Best Analytics Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP Best Analytics Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

WP Best Analytics Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
13 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

76% escaped17 total outputs
Attack Surface

WP Best Analytics Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_menuwp-best-analytics.php:17
actionadmin_initwp-best-analytics.php:22
actionwp_footerwp-best-analytics.php:199
actionwp_headwp-best-analytics.php:223
Maintenance & Trust

WP Best Analytics Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.0.25
Last updatedDec 19, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP Best Analytics Developer Profile

WP Academic

20 plugins · 1K total installs

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

How We Detect WP Best Analytics

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
name="wp_best_analytics_analytics_tracking_code_field"name="wp_best_analytics_analytics_meta_field"name="wp_best_analytics_analytics_bing_webmaster_meta_field"name="wp_best_analytics_analytics_dev_url"name="wp_best_analytics_analytics_dev_two"
JS Globals
window.dataLayergtag
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Best Analytics