reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/recaptcha-for-mw-wp-form

You can use "reCAPTCHA V3" with MW WP FORM.

30K active installs v1.1.7 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated May 9, 2024
formmailmw-wp-formrecaptcha
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The security posture of the "recaptcha-for-mw-wp-form" plugin version 1.1.7 appears to be relatively good, with no known vulnerabilities or critical code signals detected. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history are positive indicators. The code analysis shows a limited attack surface, with no exposed AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that are not properly protected. Furthermore, all SQL queries are performed using prepared statements, and there are no file operations or dangerous functions identified, which are excellent security practices. The presence of a nonce check and an external HTTP request are noted, but their impact is unclear without further context. However, a significant concern is the low percentage (46%) of properly escaped outputs. This suggests a potential risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not adequately sanitized before being displayed to users. While the taint analysis reported no issues, this could be due to the limited scope of the analysis or the specific data flows within the plugin. The overall security is strengthened by the lack of historical vulnerabilities and a protected attack surface, but the output escaping deficiency requires attention.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping is not consistently applied
Vulnerabilities
None known

reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form Release Timeline

v1.1.7Current
v1.1.6
v1.1.5
v1.1.4
v1.1.3
v1.1.2
v1.1.1
v1.1.0
v1.0.2
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
6 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

46% escaped13 total outputs
Attack Surface

reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionadmin_menucontrollers\AdminController.php:14
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscontrollers\EnqueueController.php:12
filtermwform_validation_rulescontrollers\ValidationController.php:12
actionplugins_loadedrecaptcha-for-mw-wp-form.php:39
actionplugins_loadedrecaptcha-for-mw-wp-form.php:40
Maintenance & Trust

reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.5.8
Last updatedMay 9, 2024
PHP min version
Downloads124K

Community Trust

Rating74/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs30K
Developer Profile

reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form Developer Profile

Masahiro NAKASHIMA

10 plugins · 54K total installs

85
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/recaptcha-for-mw-wp-form/assets/js/script.js/wp-content/plugins/recaptcha-for-mw-wp-form/assets/css/style.css
Script Paths
https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js
Version Parameters
recaptcha-for-mw-wp-form/assets/js/script.js?ver=recaptcha-for-mw-wp-form/assets/css/style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
grecaptcha
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form