Simple Redirects Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/simple-redirects

Simple plugin that redirects requests to another page on your site or elsewhere on the web.

20 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Feb 22, 2021
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Simple Redirects Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "simple-redirects" plugin v1.0 exhibits a generally positive security posture, with no known historical vulnerabilities and a clean bill of health regarding dangerous functions, SQL queries, and file operations. The presence of nonce and capability checks, coupled with the absence of external HTTP requests and bundled libraries, further bolsters its security. However, a significant concern arises from the taint analysis, which reveals one flow with unsanitized paths, indicating a potential risk of path traversal or similar vulnerabilities if this flow is exposed. Furthermore, the output escaping is only at 43%, suggesting that a majority of output may be vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks if user-supplied data is not properly sanitized before display.

Key Concerns

  • Flow with unsanitized paths
  • Low output escaping percentage
Vulnerabilities
None known

Simple Redirects Security Vulnerabilities

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

Simple Redirects Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
3 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

43% escaped7 total outputs
Data Flows
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows1 with unsanitized paths
force_ssl (wp-simple-redirects.php:319)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Simple Redirects Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actioninitwp-simple-redirects.php:335
actionadmin_menuwp-simple-redirects.php:338
actionadmin_initwp-simple-redirects.php:345
Maintenance & Trust

Simple Redirects Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.5.18
Last updatedFeb 22, 2021
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Simple Redirects Developer Profile

mishalpatel

2 plugins · 220 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Simple Redirects

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
simple_redirectssimple-redirects-deletereveal-examples
Data Attributes
id="simple_redirects_form"name="simple_redirects[request][]"name="simple_redirects[destination][]"name="simple_redirects[redirection][]"id="simple-redirects-wildcard"id="simple-redirects-https"
JS Globals
jQuery
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Simple Redirects