Contact Information Widget Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/contact-information-widget

Easily add a Contact Information Widget to your widgetable sidebar. With this plugin you can add a contact information.

3K active installs v1.5.0 PHP + WP 3.5.0+ Updated Apr 13, 2024
contact-information-widgetcontact-me-widgetcontact-us-widgetcontact-us-widget-plugin
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Contact Information Widget Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Contact Information Widget 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 'contact-information-widget' plugin version 1.5.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the static analysis. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events, and file operations significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the adherence to prepared statements for all SQL queries and the lack of recorded vulnerabilities in its history are positive indicators of good development practices. The plugin also shows no evidence of dangerous function usage or external HTTP requests, further contributing to its safety.

However, a notable concern arises from the output escaping, where only 34% of the outputs are properly escaped. This suggests a potential for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not handled carefully before being displayed to users. The lack of nonce checks and capability checks on the identified entry points (though there are none in this case) is also a point to monitor in future versions or if the attack surface expands. The current analysis indicates a low immediate risk, but the insufficient output escaping warrants attention for a more robust security profile.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Contact Information Widget Security Vulnerabilities

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

Contact Information Widget Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
19
10 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

34% escaped29 total outputs
Attack Surface

Contact Information Widget Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscontact-information.php:22
actionwidgets_initcontact-information.php:161
Maintenance & Trust

Contact Information Widget Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.5.8
Last updatedApr 13, 2024
PHP min version
Downloads43K

Community Trust

Rating86/100
Number of ratings7
Active installs3K
Developer Profile

Contact Information Widget Developer Profile

Shital Marakana

1 plugin · 3K total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Contact Information Widget

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/contact-information-widget/fonts/font-awesome.css/wp-content/plugins/contact-information-widget/style.css
Version Parameters
contact-information-widget/fonts/font-awesome.css?ver=contact-information-widget/style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ciw_contactinformationciw_addressciw_address_contentciw_company_nameciw_contact_addressciw_phoneciw_contact_phoneciw_email+1 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Contact Information Widget