Make Paths Relative Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/make-paths-relative

Convert Absolute URLs to be relative in your fingertip.

2K active installs v2.1.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 2.6+ Updated Jul 22, 2025
migrationrelative-linksrelative-pathsremove-domainseo-friendly-urls
100
A · Safe
CVEs total1
Unpatched0
Last CVEAug 14, 2023
Safety Verdict

Is Make Paths Relative Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Make Paths Relative has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.

1 known CVELast CVE: Aug 14, 2023Updated 8mo ago
Risk Assessment

The make-paths-relative plugin v2.1.0 exhibits a generally positive security posture based on the static analysis. It has a remarkably small attack surface with no apparent AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, significantly limiting potential entry points for attackers. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by using prepared statements for all SQL queries and including a nonce check. However, a notable concern is the moderate output escaping rate of 56%, indicating that a significant portion of the plugin's output is not properly sanitized, which could lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is directly reflected in the output. The vulnerability history, while showing only one past medium-severity vulnerability (CSRF), suggests a pattern of past issues, even if currently patched and unpatched vulnerabilities are zero. The lack of critical or high-severity taint flows and dangerous functions is reassuring, but the unpatched history and moderate output escaping warrant careful consideration.

Key Concerns

  • Moderate output escaping rate
  • Past medium severity vulnerability (CSRF)
Vulnerabilities
1

Make Paths Relative Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2023
2023
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

Medium
1

1 total CVE

CVE-2023-27433medium · 4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Make Paths Relative <= 1.3.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via 'admin/class-make-paths-relative-admin.php'

Aug 14, 2023 Patched in 2.0.0 (333d)
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Make Paths Relative Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
8
10 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

56% escaped18 total outputs
Attack Surface

Make Paths Relative Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 10
actionadmin_initadmin\class-make-paths-relative-admin.php:28
actionadmin_menuadmin\class-make-paths-relative-admin.php:29
filteradmin_footer_textadmin\class-make-paths-relative-admin.php:126
filteradmin_footer_textadmin\class-make-paths-relative-admin.php:139
actioninitincludes\class-make-paths-relative-frontend.php:66
actionshutdownincludes\class-make-paths-relative-frontend.php:67
filterscript_loader_srcincludes\class-make-paths-relative-frontend.php:75
filterstyle_loader_srcincludes\class-make-paths-relative-frontend.php:87
filterstylesheet_directory_uriincludes\class-make-paths-relative-frontend.php:100
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-make-paths-relative.php:97
Maintenance & Trust

Make Paths Relative Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJul 22, 2025
PHP min version5.6
Downloads71K

Community Trust

Rating82/100
Number of ratings15
Active installs2K
Developer Profile

Make Paths Relative Developer Profile

Sami Ahmed Siddiqui

7 plugins · 116K total installs

74
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
966 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Make Paths Relative

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/make-paths-relative/assets/css/about-plugins.min.css/wp-content/plugins/make-paths-relative/assets/css/admin-style.min.css
Version Parameters
make-paths-relative/assets/css/about-plugins.min.css?ver=make-paths-relative/assets/css/admin-style.min.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wrapfloat
FAQ

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