Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/redirect-404-to-home-page-custom-url

This Wordpress Plugin fixes 404 Errors in Google Webmasters by Redirecting all 404 URLs to Home Page or a Custom URL.

4K active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated May 9, 2024
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
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Safety Verdict

Is Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "redirect-404-to-home-page-custom-url" v1.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any known CVEs, combined with the plugin's clean vulnerability history, suggests a commitment to secure coding practices. The static analysis further reinforces this, showing no dangerous functions, no unescaped file operations, and no external HTTP requests. Furthermore, all SQL queries utilize prepared statements, and taint analysis revealed no unsanitized paths or critical/high severity flows. The presence of nonce and capability checks, even with a small number of total entry points, is commendable. However, a potential area for concern is the output escaping. With 8 total outputs and only 38% properly escaped, there's a risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if the unescaped outputs contain user-supplied data that is later rendered in the browser without further sanitization. While the attack surface is currently zero, this could change with future updates, and the existing output escaping weakness needs attention. In conclusion, the plugin is currently secure, but the output escaping deficiency presents a risk that should be addressed to maintain this strong security standing.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL Security Vulnerabilities

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

Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
3 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

38% escaped8 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
rdtcp_custom_page (redirect-404-page.php:69)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_menuredirect-404-page.php:19
filterplugin_action_linksredirect-404-page.php:20
actiontemplate_redirectredirect-404-page.php:22
Maintenance & Trust

Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.5.8
Last updatedMay 9, 2024
PHP min version
Downloads13K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs4K
Developer Profile

Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL Developer Profile

danielbolander

1 plugin · 4K total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/redirect-404-to-home-page-custom-url/style.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
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Data Attributes
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Redirect 404 to Home Page – Custom URL