Alex Easiest Contact Form Security & Risk Analysis

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This plugin allows you to add a contact form from any page in your website and has an option to use recaptcha anti-spam, just a note, this plugin does …

10 active installs v10.0 PHP + WP 3.5.1+ Updated May 7, 2013
commentscontactformmulti
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Alex Easiest Contact Form Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "easiest-contact-form" plugin v10.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history is highly encouraging. The plugin demonstrates good practices by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries and performing capability checks, indicating an awareness of common WordPress security pitfalls.

However, the static analysis does reveal a potential area of concern: one flow with unsanitized paths in the taint analysis. While no critical or high severity issues were flagged, this specific flow could potentially lead to vulnerabilities if it involves user-supplied input that is not properly validated or sanitized before being used in file operations. The presence of file operations without further details on their context is also something to note, especially in conjunction with the unsanitized path flow.

Overall, this plugin appears to be developed with security in mind, evidenced by its lack of historical vulnerabilities and good handling of SQL and output escaping for the most part. The main point of caution lies in the single identified unsanitized path flow, which warrants further investigation to understand its potential impact. It is important to confirm the context of this flow and ensure it is adequately secured to maintain the plugin's current robust security standing.

Key Concerns

  • Flow with unsanitized paths
  • One file operation detected
  • Lack of nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Alex Easiest Contact Form Security Vulnerabilities

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

Alex Easiest Contact Form Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
8 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
1
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

80% escaped10 total outputs
Data Flows
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows1 with unsanitized paths
alex_contact_form_shortcode_function (easiest-contact-form.php:22)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Alex Easiest Contact Form Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[alex-contact-form] easiest-contact-form.php:73
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_headeasiest-contact-form.php:17
actionadmin_menueasiest-contact-form.php:86
Maintenance & Trust

Alex Easiest Contact Form Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.5.2
Last updatedMay 7, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Alex Easiest Contact Form Developer Profile

Anthony

6 plugins · 80 total installs

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

How We Detect Alex Easiest Contact Form

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/easiest-contact-form/recaptchalib.php
Script Paths
http://mrstats.strangebutfunny.net/statsscript.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
Begin Alex! Contact FormEnd Alex! Contact Form
Data Attributes
name="your_name"name="your_email"name="your_message"
Shortcode Output
<form method="post"><label for="your_name">Your Name:</label><input type="text" name="your_name" /><label for="your_email">Your Email:</label>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Alex Easiest Contact Form