PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Disable REST API safe?
Disable the use of the REST API on your website to site users. Now with User Role support!
What this plugin does
- Slug:
disable-json-api - Author: Dave McHale
- 80000+ active installs
- 96/100 rating (38 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 780432 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2014-10-03
adminapiJSONrestrest-api
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 1.8
- Last updated: 2023-09-14 12:26am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.3.10
- Requires PHP: 5.6+
⚠ Disable REST API hasn't been updated in over 1082 days. An unmaintained plugin doesn't receive new security fixes, which is itself a security risk even without a known CVE.
Known vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities are recorded in our database for Disable REST API. This does not mean the plugin is audited or guaranteed safe — only that no CVE or vulnerability report is on file.
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