WP contact form 7 db & Lead Manager plugin Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/cf7-lead-manager

contact form 7 db Storage & Lead Manager plugin allows you to save submission data from Contact Form 7 plugin.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated May 20, 2018
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP contact form 7 db & Lead Manager plugin Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

WP contact form 7 db & Lead Manager plugin has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The cf7-lead-manager v1.0 plugin presents a mixed security posture. While the static analysis shows no direct attack surface in terms of exposed AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events without authentication, significant concerns arise from the code's internal practices. The presence of the `unserialize` function, the complete absence of prepared statements for SQL queries, and the low rate of proper output escaping are substantial risks. Furthermore, the taint analysis indicates two high-severity flows with unsanitized paths, suggesting potential for data manipulation or injection vulnerabilities. The lack of nonce and capability checks across the board further exacerbates these risks, as it implies insufficient authorization and integrity protections. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, which is a positive indicator, but it does not negate the inherent risks identified in the current codebase. In conclusion, despite a seemingly small attack surface, the internal coding practices, particularly the handling of potentially untrusted data via `unserialize`, unescaped output, and raw SQL queries, coupled with the high-severity taint flows, create a moderate to high-risk profile for this plugin.

Key Concerns

  • Dangerous function: unserialize
  • SQL queries without prepared statements
  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
  • High severity taint flows
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP contact form 7 db & Lead Manager plugin Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

WP contact form 7 db & Lead Manager plugin Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
3
Raw SQL Queries
7
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
10
7 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
1
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

unserialize$meta_data = unserialize($lead->serialized_data);admin\tabs.php:180
unserialize$data_row['serialized_data'] = print_r(unserialize($data_row['serialized_data']), true);includes\CF7LM.class.php:226
unserializereturn unserialize($_COOKIE["CF7LM_visitor_information"]);index.php:44

SQL Query Safety

0% prepared7 total queries

Output Escaping

41% escaped17 total outputs
Data Flows
4 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

4 flows4 with unsanitized paths
CF7LM_paginate (includes\CF7LM.class.php:241)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

WP contact form 7 db & Lead Manager plugin Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_menuadmin\index.php:5
actionadmin_initadmin\index.php:13
actionadmin_menuadmin\tabs.php:6
actionadmin_initadmin\tabs.php:15
actioninitindex.php:32
actionwpcf7_before_send_mailindex.php:65
actionadmin_initindex.php:74
Maintenance & Trust

WP contact form 7 db & Lead Manager plugin Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedMay 20, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP contact form 7 db & Lead Manager plugin Developer Profile

shahzad11

2 plugins · 20 total installs

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

How We Detect WP contact form 7 db & Lead Manager plugin

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/cf7-lead-manager/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/cf7-lead-manager/js/script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/cf7-lead-manager/js/script.js
Version Parameters
cf7-lead-manager/css/style.css?ver=cf7-lead-manager/js/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
CF7LM-statsCF7LM-stats-widget
HTML Comments
setting cookies to store orinal HTTP_REFERER & LANDING PAGEthis information is retrieved later to add to databaseCreating and dropping tables for this plugin onPlugin activation and deactivation+2 more
Data Attributes
data-cf7lm-url
JS Globals
CF7LM_visitor_information
FAQ

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