WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect

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Plugin Check reported a security-sensitive coding pattern that needs review.

critical weight

Why It Shows Up

The finding came from a security-focused WordPress coding standard or Plugin Check rule.

Why It Matters

Security findings often involve trust boundaries: request input, browser output, redirects, database access, capabilities, or filesystem behavior.

How to Fix

  • Identify the untrusted value or privileged action involved.
  • Add validation, sanitization, escaping, nonce checks, capability checks, or prepared SQL as appropriate.
  • Rerun Plugin Check after the code path is fixed.

Affected Plugins

RankPluginScoreErrorsWarningsInstallsAddedUpdatedTop Issue
#1401FV Clone Screen Options891631k+wp function not compatible with requires wp
#1402Superb Table (SEO Optimized Tables With Schema)8944122k+wp function not compatible with requires wp
#1403Animated Floating Chat Button90142k+Nonce verification recommended
#1404ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics90427280k+Non-prefixed global variable
#1405LH Force Lowercase URLs90432k+Input is not validated or sanitized
#1406Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons91152k+Non-prefixed function
#1407Menu Cart for WooCommerce921021680k+Text Domain Mismatch
#1408WP Quick Post Duplicator923103k+trademarked term
#1409EasyMega931226k+Non-prefixed hook name
#1410WP Menu Cart9311157k+Non-prefixed hook name
#1411404 Redirection94427k+Missing direct file access protection
#1412404 to Home94611k+wp function not compatible with requires wp
#1413WC Minimum Order Amount94763k+Text Domain Mismatch
#1414Disable Comments942410k+trademarked term
#1415ContentProtector – password protect your page, post or text95132k+Non-prefixed class
#1416Functionality95621k+date date
#1417Redirect 404 Error Page to Homepage95126k+outdated tested upto header
#1418WP Remove Category Base95148k+trademarked term
#1419Customer Reviews Collector for WooCommerce96515k+Missing direct file access protection
#1420WP Post Page Clone96580k+trademarked term