Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-subscribe-for-food-cook-theme

This makes easy, the setup of a website's newsletter subscription widget and modal popup. Best used in food and cook recipe theme or woothemes.

10 active installs v1.40 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Sep 16, 2015
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe 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 "mailchimp-subscribe-for-food-cook-theme" v1.40 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the absence of known CVEs, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, all SQL queries are properly prepared, and there are no file operations or external HTTP requests, which are strong indicators of good secure coding practices in these areas. However, the presence of the `create_function` call is a significant concern as it is deprecated and can lead to arbitrary code execution if user-supplied data is passed to it without proper sanitization. The relatively low percentage of properly escaped output (32%) also presents a potential risk for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, especially since there are no explicit capability checks or nonce checks on any entry points, though the current attack surface is zero.

Key Concerns

  • Use of deprecated and potentially dangerous function `create_function`
  • Low percentage of properly escaped output (32%)
  • Absence of nonce checks on entry points
  • Absence of capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe Security Vulnerabilities

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

Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
43
20 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

create_functionadd_action('widgets_init', create_function('', 'return register_widget("GFB_MailChimp_Subscribe");')gfb_subscribe.php:256

Output Escaping

32% escaped63 total outputs
Attack Surface

Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsgfb_subscribe.php:29
actionwidgets_initgfb_subscribe.php:256
Maintenance & Trust

Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.2.39
Last updatedSep 16, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe Developer Profile

kengimel

3 plugins · 30 total installs

87
trust score
Avg Security Score
90/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mailchimp-subscribe-for-food-cook-theme/includes/assets/css/gfb_subscribe.css/wp-content/plugins/mailchimp-subscribe-for-food-cook-theme/includes/assets/javascript/gfb_subscribe.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mailchimp-subscribe-for-food-cook-theme/includes/assets/javascript/gfb_subscribe.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
gfb_subscribe
Data Attributes
id="gfb_subscribe_form"data-gfb-mc-formdata-gfb-mc-list-iddata-gfb-mc-email-fielddata-gfb-mc-button-iddata-gfb-mc-submit-button+14 more
JS Globals
gfb_subscribe
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe