Relay Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/relay

A bridge between your WordPress site’s internals and your monitoring tools.

80 active installs v1.5.1 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.6+ Updated Sep 18, 2025
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Relay Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 8mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "relay" plugin v1.5.1 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified attack surface, dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, or external HTTP requests is commendable. The presence of a nonce check further indicates a commitment to basic security practices. Taint analysis revealing zero flows with unsanitized paths further reinforces the impression of secure coding. The plugin's vulnerability history also shows zero recorded CVEs, suggesting a stable and well-maintained codebase. However, the complete lack of capability checks on any entry points, even though there are no entry points detected in this analysis, could be a potential area for concern if functionality were to be added in the future without proper authorization controls. Overall, the plugin appears to be very secure with a focus on preventing common web vulnerabilities. The limited scope of the static analysis (e.g., zero flows analyzed) means that the absence of vulnerabilities might be due to the plugin's simplicity rather than an exhaustive audit. While the current state is excellent, future development should prioritize implementing capability checks for any added functionality.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Relay Security Vulnerabilities

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

Relay Release Timeline

v1.5.1Current
v1.5.0
v1.4.0
v1.3.1
v1.3.0
v1.2.0
v1.1.0
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Relay Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Relay Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionrest_api_initincludes\relay-api.php:104
actionadmin_initincludes\relay-settings.php:100
actionnetwork_admin_edit_relay_save_settingsincludes\relay-settings.php:134
Maintenance & Trust

Relay Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedSep 18, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs80
Developer Profile

Relay Developer Profile

Verdant Studio

4 plugins · 530 total installs

93
trust score
Avg Security Score
98/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Relay

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
relay_api_key
REST Endpoints
/relay/v1/core
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Relay