FEP Contact Form Security & Risk Analysis

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FEP Contact Form is a secure contact form to your WordPress site.This can be used with Front End PM or without.

10 active installs v3.2 PHP + WP 2.8+ Updated Apr 23, 2015
contact-formemailmailsecure-contact-formsimple-contact-form
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is FEP Contact Form Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The fep-contact-form plugin version 3.2 shows a generally good security posture, with strong adherence to modern WordPress security practices. The absence of known CVEs and a focus on prepared statements for SQL queries are positive indicators. However, the static analysis reveals potential areas of concern that warrant attention. A significant percentage of output escaping is not properly handled, which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is displayed without proper sanitization. Furthermore, the taint analysis indicates four high-severity flows with unsanitized paths, suggesting that data entering the plugin might not be sufficiently validated before being used in potentially sensitive operations. While the attack surface appears well-protected with no direct unprotected entry points, the presence of unsanitized data flows is a critical risk that needs to be addressed. The lack of historical vulnerabilities is a strength, but it doesn't negate the immediate risks identified in the current analysis.

Key Concerns

  • High severity unsanitized taint flows
  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

FEP Contact Form Security Vulnerabilities

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

FEP Contact Form Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
3
62 prepared
Unescaped Output
39
45 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
22
File Operations
3
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

95% prepared65 total queries

Output Escaping

54% escaped84 total outputs
Data Flows
4 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

17 flows4 with unsanitized paths
department_settings_action (admin\fepcf-admin-class.php:97)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

FEP Contact Form Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 2

[fep-contact-form-admin] fepcf-display-class.php:22
[fep-contact-form] fepcf-main-class.php:20
WordPress Hooks 44
actionadmin_menuadmin\fepcf-admin-class.php:19
filterplugin_action_linksadmin\fepcf-admin-class.php:20
actionwp_loadedadmin\fepcf-admin-class.php:282
actionafter_setup_themefep-contact-form.php:37
actionplugins_loadedfep-contact-form.php:38
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsfep-contact-form.php:39
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsfep-contact-form.php:40
actionfepcf_admin_setting_formfepcf-attachment-class.php:19
actionfepcf_action_admin_setting_before_savefepcf-attachment-class.php:20
actionfepcf_display_after_contentfepcf-attachment-class.php:21
actionfepcf_switch_downloadfepcf-attachment-class.php:22
actionfepcf_message_before_deletefepcf-attachment-class.php:23
actionfepcf_message_form_after_contentfepcf-attachment-class.php:26
actionfepcf_action_message_before_sendfepcf-attachment-class.php:27
actionfepcf_action_message_after_sendfepcf-attachment-class.php:28
filterupload_dirfepcf-attachment-class.php:107
actionwp_loadedfepcf-attachment-class.php:231
actionwp_loadedfepcf-display-class.php:467
actionwp_loadedfepcf-main-class.php:436
actionfepcf_menu_buttonfepcf-menu-class.php:19
actionfepcf_menu_buttonfepcf-menu-class.php:21
actionfepcf_menu_buttonfepcf-menu-class.php:22
actionwp_loadedfepcf-menu-class.php:55
actionfepcf_menu_buttonfepcf-send-email-class.php:19
actionfepcf_switch_newemailfepcf-send-email-class.php:20
actionfepcf_action_message_after_sendfepcf-send-email-class.php:21
actionwp_loadedfepcf-send-email-class.php:191
actionfep_menu_buttonfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:20
actionfep_switch_mycontactmgsfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:21
actionfep_menu_buttonfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:22
actionfep_switch_newemailfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:23
actionfep_menu_buttonfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:25
actionfep_menu_buttonfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:26
actionfep_switch_contactmgsfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:27
actionfep_switch_spamfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:28
actionfep_switch_emptyspamfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:29
actionfep_switch_notspamfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:30
actionfep_switch_deletefront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:31
actionfep_switch_viewcontactfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:32
actionwp_loadedfront-end-pm\fepcf-if-fep.php:258
filterfepcf_filter_display_messagefunctions.php:353
filterfepcf_filter_display_messagefunctions.php:359
filterfepcf_filter_display_titlefunctions.php:365
actiontemplate_redirectfunctions.php:367
Maintenance & Trust

FEP Contact Form Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.2.39
Last updatedApr 23, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

FEP Contact Form Developer Profile

Shamim Hasan

6 plugins · 5K total installs

78
trust score
Avg Security Score
86/100
Avg Patch Time
77 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect FEP 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/fep-contact-form/fepcf-script.js/wp-content/plugins/fep-contact-form/fepcf-admin-script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fep-contact-form/fepcf-script.js/wp-content/plugins/fep-contact-form/fepcf-admin-script.js
Version Parameters
fep-contact-form/fepcf-script.js?ver=fep-contact-form/fepcf-admin-script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
fepcf-options-table
Data Attributes
data-fepcf-nonce
JS Globals
fepcf_create_nonce
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about FEP Contact Form