Contact Form 7 Response Colorbox Popup Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-response-colorbox-popup

You want the Contact Form 7 response message when you push submit in a popup colorbox window? This small plugin does just that.

200 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Dec 19, 2014
colorboxcontact-form-7popupresponse-message
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Contact Form 7 Response Colorbox Popup Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Contact Form 7 Response Colorbox Popup 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 plugin "contact-form-7-response-colorbox-popup" v1.0 exhibits a strong overall security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL queries executed without prepared statements, file operations, or external HTTP requests is a positive indicator. Furthermore, the zero-count for known CVEs and the lack of recorded common vulnerability types suggest a well-maintained and secure codebase to date. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping. With one total output and 0% properly escaped, this presents a direct risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if any user-supplied data is directly rendered on the page without proper sanitization. While the attack surface appears minimal with no AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, the unchecked output is a critical vulnerability that needs immediate attention. The plugin's strengths lie in its secure handling of database operations and its clean vulnerability history, but the unescaped output is a glaring weakness that could be easily exploited.

Key Concerns

  • Output not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Contact Form 7 Response Colorbox Popup Security Vulnerabilities

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

Contact Form 7 Response Colorbox Popup Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Contact Form 7 Response Colorbox Popup Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwp_footercolorboxcf7response.php:67
Maintenance & Trust

Contact Form 7 Response Colorbox Popup Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedDec 19, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads21K

Community Trust

Rating60/100
Number of ratings8
Active installs200
Developer Profile

Contact Form 7 Response Colorbox Popup Developer Profile

dudaster

2 plugins · 100K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Contact Form 7 Response Colorbox Popup

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7-response-colorbox-popup/colorboxcf7response.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
alertsuccescboxLoadedContent
Shortcode Output
<script> jQuery(".wpcf7-submit").click(function(event) { jQuery( document ).ajaxComplete(function() { myclass=jQuery(".wpcf7-response-output").hasClass("wpcf7-validation-errors") ? "alert" : "succes"; //alert (myclass); jQuery.colorbox({ className: myclass, opacity:"0.05", width:"350px", height:"200px", html:jQuery(".wpcf7-response-output").html() }); jQuery(".wpcf7-response-output").css( "display", "none" ); }); }); </script> <style> .alert, .succes { font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3em; } .alert #cboxLoadedContent, .succes #cboxLoadedContent{ display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; } .alert{ color: red; } .succes{ color: green; } </style>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Contact Form 7 Response Colorbox Popup