Message Notification for Contact Form 7 Security & Risk Analysis

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Get a notification on WhatsApp instantly when someone submits the Contact Form 7(CF7). Database & Email not needed. 100% Free. No pro version.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.6+ Updated May 17, 2022
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Message Notification for Contact Form 7 Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Message Notification for Contact Form 7 has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'message-notification-for-contact-form-7' v1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, unsanitized paths in taint analysis, and the exclusive use of prepared statements for all SQL queries are significant strengths. Furthermore, the complete proper escaping of all output and the absence of file operations or external HTTP requests mitigate common attack vectors. The plugin also demonstrates good practices by including a nonce check, which helps prevent cross-site request forgery. However, the complete lack of capability checks on any entry points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron) is a notable concern. While the attack surface is reported as zero in terms of exposed handlers and routes, if any were present, they would be entirely unprotected. The history of zero known CVEs is positive, suggesting a history of secure development, but the lack of capability checks leaves potential vulnerabilities unaddressed should new entry points be introduced or become active.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Message Notification for Contact Form 7 Security Vulnerabilities

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

Message Notification for Contact Form 7 Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared4 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped82 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
<message-notification-for-contact-form-7-admin-display> (admin\partials\message-notification-for-contact-form-7-admin-display.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Message Notification for Contact Form 7 Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-message-notification-for-contact-form-7.php:144
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-message-notification-for-contact-form-7.php:159
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-message-notification-for-contact-form-7.php:160
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-message-notification-for-contact-form-7.php:162
actionwhatso_user_credentialsincludes\class-message-notification-for-contact-form-7.php:164
filteradmin_footer_textincludes\class-message-notification-for-contact-form-7.php:165
filterwpcf7_before_send_mailincludes\class-message-notification-for-contact-form-7.php:386
Maintenance & Trust

Message Notification for Contact Form 7 Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.9.13
Last updatedMay 17, 2022
PHP min version5.6
Downloads944

Community Trust

Rating20/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Message Notification for Contact Form 7 Developer Profile

WhatsOn

2 plugins · 110 total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Message Notification for Contact Form 7

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/message-notification-for-contact-form-7/admin/css/message-notification-for-contact-form-7-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/message-notification-for-contact-form-7/admin/css/bootstrap.min.css/wp-content/plugins/message-notification-for-contact-form-7/admin/js/message-notification-for-contact-form-7-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/message-notification-for-contact-form-7/admin/js/bootstrap.min.js/wp-content/plugins/message-notification-for-contact-form-7/admin/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/message-notification-for-contact-form-7/admin/js/message-notification-for-contact-form-7-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/message-notification-for-contact-form-7/admin/js/bootstrap.min.js/wp-content/plugins/message-notification-for-contact-form-7/admin/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js
Version Parameters
message-notification-for-contact-form-7-admin.css?ver=bootstrap.min.css?ver=message-notification-for-contact-form-7-admin.js?ver=bootstrap.min.js?ver=bootstrap.bundle.min.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Message Notification for Contact Form 7