JSON REST API Subscriptions Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/json-rest-api-subscriptions

Enable subscriptions to posts, pages, and custom post types. Users can securely subscribe via simple API routes to created/updated/deleted content.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 4.4+ Updated Unknown
api-webhooksjson-rest-apirest-apiwebhookswp-api
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is JSON REST API Subscriptions Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

JSON REST API Subscriptions has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The 'json-rest-api-subscriptions' plugin v1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly minimizes the attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices with 100% of SQL queries utilizing prepared statements and 100% of outputs being properly escaped. The lack of identified dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, and taint analysis flows all contribute to a low-risk profile from a code perspective. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, further bolstering confidence in its security. While the lack of nonce and capability checks might seem like a concern, it's mitigated by the fact that there are no entry points that would require such checks. The plugin's strength lies in its minimal functionality and lack of exposed endpoints, which inherently reduces potential vulnerabilities. However, the lack of any detected entry points (0 total, 0 unprotected) and associated checks means it's difficult to definitively assess how it would handle authenticated and unauthenticated access if it were to be expanded in the future. The current version appears secure due to its limited scope and robust internal coding standards.

Vulnerabilities
None known

JSON REST API Subscriptions Security Vulnerabilities

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

JSON REST API Subscriptions Code Analysis

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

JSON REST API Subscriptions Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionrest_api_initplugin.php:33
Maintenance & Trust

JSON REST API Subscriptions Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.8.28
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

JSON REST API Subscriptions Developer Profile

Taylor Lovett

9 plugins · 8K total installs

71
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
3845 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect JSON REST API Subscriptions

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

REST Endpoints
/wp/v2/posts/wp/v2/pages
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about JSON REST API Subscriptions