Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL Security & Risk Analysis

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Get or show parameters from the URL directly within the Contact Form 7 plugin

900 active installs v0.9.7 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Mar 2, 2015
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of "contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url" v0.9.7 reveals a positive security posture with several good practices observed. Notably, the plugin demonstrates a commitment to secure coding by using prepared statements for all SQL queries and ensuring all output is properly escaped, which significantly mitigates common web vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting. The absence of direct file operations, external HTTP requests, and dangerous function usage further strengthens its security. The plugin also presents a minimal attack surface, with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that are exposed without proper authentication or permission checks. This indicates a well-contained and thoughtfully designed plugin.

Furthermore, the plugin's vulnerability history is exceptionally clean, with no recorded CVEs, critical or high severity vulnerabilities, or any historical issues. This lack of past vulnerabilities suggests a proactive approach to security by the developers or that the plugin's functionality is inherently less prone to complex exploit chains. The absence of any taint analysis findings further reinforces the current assessment of low risk. In conclusion, based on the provided data, this plugin appears to be secure. The developers have implemented fundamental security best practices, and there is no evidence of exploitable weaknesses. While the lack of explicit capability checks on entry points might be a theoretical concern in extremely complex scenarios, the overall lack of attack surface and the absence of historical issues make this a very low-risk plugin.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL Security Vulnerabilities

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

Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwpcf7_initgetparam.php:28
Maintenance & Trust

Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedMar 2, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads15K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings7
Active installs900
Developer Profile

Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL Developer Profile

Chad Huntley

1 plugin · 900 total installs

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

How We Detect Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Shortcode Output
<input type="hidden" name="" value="
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL