Contact Form Monster Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-monster

Contact form plugin is a simple contact form builder tool, which allows the user to create and edit different contact forms.

200 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 3.8+ Updated Jan 22, 2021
contact-formscontact-usform-builderform-makertags-contact-form
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Contact Form Monster Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Contact Form Monster has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "contact-form-monster" v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a concerning security posture due to its significant attack surface being entirely unprotected. All six AJAX handlers lack authentication checks, presenting a clear risk of unauthorized access or manipulation of plugin functionality. While the plugin demonstrates good practices in its database interactions by exclusively using prepared statements, and has no recorded vulnerability history, this does not negate the immediate risks posed by the unprotected AJAX endpoints. The presence of unsanitized paths in taint analysis, although not classified as critical or high, further highlights potential areas for code injection or information disclosure. The limited number of code signals analyzed and the low percentage of properly escaped outputs also suggest that there may be other undiscovered vulnerabilities. Overall, while the plugin shows some positive signs like secure SQL queries and no prior CVEs, the unprotected AJAX handlers are a critical weakness that requires immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • Unprotected AJAX handlers
  • Unsanitized paths in taint analysis
  • Low percentage of properly escaped outputs
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Contact Form Monster Security Vulnerabilities

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

Contact Form Monster Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
14 prepared
Unescaped Output
26
24 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared14 total queries

Output Escaping

48% escaped50 total outputs
Data Flows
3 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

4 flows3 with unsanitized paths
YcfShapeElementsList (files\YcfAjax.php:113)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
6 unprotected

Contact Form Monster Attack Surface

Entry Points6
Unprotected6

AJAX Handlers 6

authwp_ajax_delete_contact_formfiles\YcfAjax.php:11
authwp_ajax_shape-form-elementfiles\YcfAjax.php:12
authwp_ajax_change-element-datafiles\YcfAjax.php:13
authwp_ajax_remove_element_from_listfiles\YcfAjax.php:14
authwp_ajax_contactFormfiles\YcfSendEmail.php:15
noprivwp_ajax_contactFormfiles\YcfSendEmail.php:16
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_menuclasses\ContactForm.php:82
actionwp_headclasses\ContactForm.php:83
actionwp_headclasses\ContactForm.php:84
actionadmin_post_update_dataclasses\ContactForm.php:87
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsfiles\YcfActions.php:6
actionadmin_post_ycf_save_datafiles\YCFContactFormAdminPost.php:11
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsjs\ycfJavascript.php:5
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsjs\ycfJavascript.php:6
Maintenance & Trust

Contact Form Monster Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.6.17
Last updatedJan 22, 2021
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs200
Developer Profile

Contact Form Monster Developer Profile

devfelixmoira

6 plugins · 2K total installs

82
trust score
Avg Security Score
83/100
Avg Patch Time
8 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Contact Form Monster

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-monster/css/form/theme1.css/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-monster/css/form/ycfFormStyle.css/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-monster/js/ycfValidate.js/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-monster/js/ycfForm.js/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-monster/js/bootstrap.min.js/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-monster/js/ycfBackend.js/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-monster/css/bootstrap.css/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-monster/css/ycfAdmin.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-monster/js/ycfForm.js/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-monster/js/ycfValidate.js/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-monster/js/bootstrap.min.js/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-monster/js/ycfBackend.js
Version Parameters
contact-form-monster/css/form/theme1.css?ver=contact-form-monster/css/form/ycfFormStyle.css?ver=contact-form-monster/js/ycfValidate.js?ver=contact-form-monster/js/ycfForm.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ycf-form-
JS Globals
YcfFormData
Shortcode Output
[ycf_form
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Contact Form Monster