Comment form validation and Customization Security & Risk Analysis

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Wordpress default comment form validation using javascript and customization.

40 active installs v1.0.1 PHP 7.0+ WP 3.0.1+ Updated Aug 29, 2024
comment-formcommentscustomizationvalidation
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Comment form validation and Customization Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Comment form validation and Customization has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "comment-form-validation-and-customization" plugin, at version 1.0.1, exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any recorded CVEs and a clean vulnerability history are positive indicators. The code analysis reveals good practices such as using prepared statements for all SQL queries and the presence of nonce and capability checks. There are no identified dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests, which are significant security strengths. However, a notable concern is the output escaping. With 15 total outputs and 73% properly escaped, there remains a 27% portion (approximately 4 outputs) that are not properly escaped, representing a potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vector if user-supplied data is involved in these unescaped outputs. Taint analysis did not reveal any critical or high severity unsanitized flows, which is reassuring.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output detected
Vulnerabilities
None known

Comment form validation and Customization Security Vulnerabilities

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

Comment form validation and Customization Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

73% escaped15 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
cfv_settings_page_callback (admin\class-cv-comment-form-validation-admin.php:108)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Comment form validation and Customization Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 11
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-cv-comment-form-validation.php:142
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-cv-comment-form-validation.php:157
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-cv-comment-form-validation.php:158
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-cv-comment-form-validation.php:161
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-cv-comment-form-validation.php:175
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-cv-comment-form-validation.php:176
filterpreprocess_commentincludes\class-cv-comment-form-validation.php:182
actioncomment_flood_triggerincludes\class-cv-comment-form-validation.php:183
actioncomment_duplicate_triggerincludes\class-cv-comment-form-validation.php:184
actioncomment_form_afterincludes\class-cv-comment-form-validation.php:186
filtercomment_form_defaultsincludes\class-cv-comment-form-validation.php:189
Maintenance & Trust

Comment form validation and Customization Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.6.5
Last updatedAug 29, 2024
PHP min version7.0
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs40
Developer Profile

Comment form validation and Customization Developer Profile

Chetan Vaghela

11 plugins · 580 total installs

89
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Comment form validation and Customization

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/comment-form-validation-and-customization/css/cv-comment-form-validation-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/comment-form-validation-and-customization/js/cv-comment-form-validation-admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/comment-form-validation-and-customization/js/cv-comment-form-validation-admin.js
Version Parameters
comment-form-validation-and-customization/css/cv-comment-form-validation-admin.css?ver=comment-form-validation-and-customization/js/cv-comment-form-validation-admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wrap
Data Attributes
name="cvf-form-settings"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Comment form validation and Customization