Simple Maintenance Redirect Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/simple-maintenance-redirect

Easily redirect visitors to a maintenance mode page or external URL while keeping access for logged-in administrators.

90 active installs v1.1.2 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.9+ Updated Oct 30, 2025
coming-soonconstructionmaintenance-moderedirectstaging
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Simple Maintenance Redirect Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 5mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "simple-maintenance-redirect" plugin v1.1.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any detected dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, external HTTP requests, or unsanitized taint flows is a significant positive indicator. All output is properly escaped, and there are no known vulnerabilities or CVEs associated with this plugin, which suggests a history of secure development and maintenance. The total absence of entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, coupled with zero unprotected entry points, further solidifies its minimal attack surface.

However, the analysis also highlights a complete lack of explicit security checks like nonce checks and capability checks across all code signals. While there are no entry points to exploit in this version, this absence of fundamental security mechanisms indicates a potential weakness if the plugin were to evolve or introduce new features that create such entry points in the future. It suggests a reliance on the current minimal attack surface rather than robust, built-in security practices. The plugin's strength lies in its simplicity and lack of features that would typically introduce vulnerabilities, but this also means it hasn't had to implement more advanced security countermeasures.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Simple Maintenance Redirect Security Vulnerabilities

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

Simple Maintenance Redirect Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped35 total outputs
Attack Surface

Simple Maintenance Redirect Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 13
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsinc\admin-bar.php:51
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsinc\admin-bar.php:52
actiontemplate_redirectinc\maintenance-page.php:51
actionwpinc\maintenance-page.php:54
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsinc\maintenance-page.php:88
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsinc\maintenance-page.php:114
filterbody_classinc\maintenance-page.php:188
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsinc\maintenance-page.php:194
filterplugin_row_metainc\plugin-page.php:39
actioninitinc\settings.php:22
actionadmin_initinc\settings.php:48
actionadmin_initsimple-maintenance-redirect.php:66
actionadmin_noticessimple-maintenance-redirect.php:69
Maintenance & Trust

Simple Maintenance Redirect Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedOct 30, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads778

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs90
Developer Profile

Simple Maintenance Redirect Developer Profile

PluginRx

12 plugins · 2K total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
10 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Simple Maintenance Redirect

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/simple-maintenance-redirect/css/admin-bar.css/wp-content/plugins/simple-maintenance-redirect/js/redirect-fallback.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/simple-maintenance-redirect/js/redirect-fallback.js
Version Parameters
simple-maintenance-redirect/css/admin-bar.css?ver=simple-maintenance-redirect/js/redirect-fallback.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
name="smredirect-url"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Simple Maintenance Redirect