REST API Featured Image Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/rest-api-featured-image

Enhance your WordPress REST API by adding a featured image URL field directly to API responses, improving performance by eliminating extra requests.

700 active installs v0.9.2 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.3.0+ Updated Aug 6, 2025
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100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is REST API Featured Image Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

REST API Featured Image 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 "rest-api-featured-image" plugin v0.9.2 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events without proper authentication or permission checks is a significant positive. Furthermore, the code employs prepared statements for all SQL queries and demonstrates a reasonable level of output escaping (74%), indicating an effort to prevent common web vulnerabilities. The presence of nonce and capability checks further strengthens its defenses. However, the analysis does not cover taint flows, leaving a potential blind spot for complex vulnerabilities. The complete lack of recorded vulnerabilities in its history is a positive indicator, suggesting either robust development practices or limited exposure/testing that has not yet revealed issues. Overall, this plugin appears to be developed with security in mind, though the limited attack surface analysis and absence of taint flow data prevent a definitive conclusion about its absolute security.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping is not fully implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

REST API Featured Image Security Vulnerabilities

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

REST API Featured Image Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
21
61 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
10
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

74% escaped82 total outputs
Attack Surface

REST API Featured Image Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 9
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssrc\Admin\AbstractAdminCore.php:116
actionadmin_initsrc\Admin\AbstractAdminCore.php:165
actioninitsrc\Admin\AbstractAdminCore.php:167
actionwp_enqueue_scriptssrc\Admin\AbstractAdminCore.php:175
actionnetwork_admin_menusrc\Admin\AbstractAdminCore.php:207
actionadmin_menusrc\Admin\AbstractAdminCore.php:209
action_admin_page_evp_post_typessrc\Plugin.php:40
action_admin_page_evp_api_featured_mediasrc\Plugin.php:45
actionrest_api_initsrc\Plugin.php:58
Maintenance & Trust

REST API Featured Image Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedAug 6, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs700
Developer Profile

REST API Featured Image Developer Profile

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15 plugins · 1K total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
91/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect REST API Featured Image

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/rest-api-featured-image/assets/css/api-featured-image.css/wp-content/plugins/rest-api-featured-image/assets/js/api-featured-image.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/rest-api-featured-image/assets/js/api-featured-image.js
Version Parameters
rest-api-featured-image/assets/css/api-featured-image.css?ver=rest-api-featured-image/assets/js/api-featured-image.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wpfms-settings-wrapperwpfms-settings-sectionwpfms-settings-fieldwpfms-post-type-selector
Data Attributes
data-wpfms-post-type-selector
JS Globals
window.APIFeaturedImageAPIFeaturedImage
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/rest-api-featured-image/v1/images/wp-json/rest-api-featured-image/v1/large
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about REST API Featured Image