Mailto Templates Security & Risk Analysis

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Enables you to create email links that load differently depending on who visits the page, where they visit the page from, where on the site they see t …

0 active installs v1.0 PHP 7.2+ WP 5.5+ Updated Jan 30, 2021
contactemaillinkmailtotemplate
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Mailto Templates Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Mailto Templates 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 "dynamic-mailto" plugin v1.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, particularly without authentication checks, significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by exclusively using prepared statements for its SQL queries and a high percentage of properly escaped output, mitigating risks of SQL injection and cross-site scripting. The plugin also avoids external HTTP requests and dangerous functions. However, a notable concern is the complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks, which are crucial for preventing various types of attacks, especially if any entry points were to be introduced or discovered in the future. The bundled Guzzle library version v1.1 should also be reviewed for known vulnerabilities. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is positive. However, this could also indicate limited exposure or testing, and the absence of security checks means that even minor, undiscovered issues could pose a risk.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
  • Bundled outdated library (Guzzle v1.1)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Mailto Templates Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Mailto Templates Code Analysis

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

Bundled Libraries

Guzzle1.1

Output Escaping

82% escaped22 total outputs
Attack Surface

Mailto Templates Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwidgets_initdyn-mailto.php:36
actionadmin_menudyn-mailto.php:56
Maintenance & Trust

Mailto Templates Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.5.18
Last updatedJan 30, 2021
PHP min version7.2
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Mailto Templates Developer Profile

jmurrell

1 plugin · 0 total installs

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

How We Detect Mailto Templates

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/dynamic-mailto/css/docs.css/wp-content/plugins/dynamic-mailto/css/widget_form.css/wp-content/plugins/dynamic-mailto/js/form_textcomplete.js/wp-content/plugins/dynamic-mailto/includes/autosize.min.js/wp-content/plugins/dynamic-mailto/js/form_autogrow.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/dynamic-mailto/js/form_textcomplete.js/wp-content/plugins/dynamic-mailto/includes/autosize.min.js/wp-content/plugins/dynamic-mailto/js/form_autogrow.js
Version Parameters
dynamic-mailto/css/docs.css?ver=dynamic-mailto/css/widget_form.css?ver=dynamic-mailto/js/form_textcomplete.js?ver=dynamic-mailto/includes/autosize.min.js?ver=dynamic-mailto/js/form_autogrow.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
widget-dynamic-mailto-link
HTML Comments
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Data Attributes
data-template-fields
JS Globals
textcomplete_ajax_params
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Mailto Templates