Signature Field With Contact Form 7 Security & Risk Analysis

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Add a fully customizable digital signature pad to any Contact Form 7 form. Capture handwritten e-signatures, save them as PNG images, and include them …

300 active installs v1.0 PHP 7.0+ WP 5.5+ Updated Jun 29, 2026
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Signature Field With Contact Form 7 Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'signature-field-with-contact-form-7' v1.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code shows diligent use of prepared statements for all SQL queries and a high percentage of properly escaped output, mitigating risks of SQL injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The lack of external HTTP requests and the absence of critical taint flows further bolster its security. The vulnerability history also indicates a clean record, with no known CVEs, suggesting a commitment to secure development practices.

However, a notable concern arises from the complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks across all entry points. While the current entry points are zero, this absence represents a significant potential vulnerability if new functionalities are added in the future without implementing proper authorization and security tokens. The presence of file operations without explicit mention of sanitization or validation could also pose a risk, depending on the nature of these operations. Overall, the plugin is currently very secure due to its limited functionality and good coding practices, but the lack of built-in authorization mechanisms represents a latent risk for future expansion.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Signature Field With Contact Form 7 Security Vulnerabilities

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

Signature Field With Contact Form 7 Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Signature Field With Contact Form 7 Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
7 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
10
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

88% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Signature Field With Contact Form 7 Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionwpcf7_admin_initincludes\admin.php:2
actionwpcf7_initincludes\frontend.php:2
filterwpcf7_validate_digital_signincludes\frontend.php:67
filterwpcf7_validate_digital_sign*includes\frontend.php:68
filterwpcf7_posted_dataincludes\frontend.php:95
actionwpcf7_enqueue_scriptssignature-field-with-contact-form-7.php:18
actionadmin_initsignature-field-with-contact-form-7.php:27
actionadmin_noticessignature-field-with-contact-form-7.php:39
Maintenance & Trust

Signature Field With Contact Form 7 Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested7.0.2
Last updatedJun 29, 2026
PHP min version7.0
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating60/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs300
Alternatives

Signature Field With Contact Form 7 Alternatives

No alternatives data available yet.

Developer Profile

Signature Field With Contact Form 7 Developer Profile

howdytheme

20 plugins · 5K total installs

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

How We Detect Signature Field With 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/signature-field-with-contact-form-7/public/js/signature-pad.min.js/wp-content/plugins/signature-field-with-contact-form-7/public/js/design.js/wp-content/plugins/signature-field-with-contact-form-7/public/css/signature-pad.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/signature-field-with-contact-form-7/public/js/signature-pad.min.js/wp-content/plugins/signature-field-with-contact-form-7/public/js/design.js
Version Parameters
signature-field-with-contact-form-7/public/js/design.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
pad_backcolorpad_pencolorpad_widthpad_heightpen_widthclear_textmail-tag-tip
Data Attributes
data-tag-part="basetype"data-tag-part="type-suffix"data-tag-part="name"data-tag-part="option"data-tag-option="id:"data-tag-option="class:"+7 more
Shortcode Output
<header class="description-box"> <h3>digital_sign form tag generator</h3> <p>Generate a form-tag for a signature field.</p> </header> <div class="control-box"> <fieldset> <legend> Field type </legend> <input type="hidden" data-tag-part="basetype" value="digital_sign" > <label> <input type="checkbox" data-tag-part="type-suffix" value="*">This is a required field.</label> </fieldset> <fieldset> <legend>Name</legend> <input type="text" data-tag-part="name" pattern="[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_\-]*"> </fieldset> <fieldset > <legend>Id</legend> <input type="text" data-tag-part="option" data-tag-option="id:" value="">
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Signature Field With Contact Form 7