reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack Security & Risk Analysis

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Adds Google reCAPTCHA v3 to Jetpack contact forms, comments, and WooCommerce registration to prevent spam, with stats and spam folder handling.

200 active installs v1.16 PHP 7.0+ WP 5.0+ Updated Mar 12, 2026
contact-formjetpackrecaptchaspamwoocommerce
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 22d ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'recaptcha-v3-for-jetpack' v1.16 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identifiable attack surface entry points, such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes, is a significant positive indicator. Furthermore, the code demonstrates robust practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and a very high percentage of properly escaped output, which mitigates common injection and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. The plugin also shows a good understanding of security by implementing capability checks.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks found
  • External HTTP requests without specific context
Vulnerabilities
None known

reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack Security Vulnerabilities

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

reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
70 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
9
File Operations
0
External Requests
3
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

95% escaped74 total outputs
Attack Surface

reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 10
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsrecaptcha-for-jetpack.php:118
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsrecaptcha-for-jetpack.php:141
actiongrunion_pre_message_sentrecaptcha-for-jetpack.php:229
filtercontact_form_messagerecaptcha-for-jetpack.php:265
filtergrunion_contact_form_success_messagerecaptcha-for-jetpack.php:283
filterpreprocess_commentrecaptcha-for-jetpack.php:366
filterwoocommerce_registration_errorsrecaptcha-for-jetpack.php:448
actionadmin_initrecaptcha-for-jetpack.php:531
actionadmin_menurecaptcha-for-jetpack.php:697
actionadmin_noticesrecaptcha-for-jetpack.php:723
Maintenance & Trust

reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedMar 12, 2026
PHP min version7.0
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs200
Developer Profile

reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack Developer Profile

Schwarttzy

3 plugins · 240 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/recaptcha-v3-for-jetpack/js/recaptcha.js/wp-content/plugins/recaptcha-v3-for-jetpack/recaptcha-for-jetpack.css
Script Paths
https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js
Version Parameters
recaptcha-v3-for-jetpack/js/recaptcha.js?ver=recaptcha-for-jetpack.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
data-sitekey
JS Globals
recaptchaforjetpackRecaptcha
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack