Antispam Revolution Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/spamfck

Three way antispam protection for registration and comment forms.

10 active installs v1.3 PHP + WP 3.0.4+ Updated Aug 24, 2015
commentsprotectionspam
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Antispam Revolution Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Antispam Revolution 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 "spamfck" plugin v1.3 demonstrates an overall good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of direct entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the plugin performs well in terms of output escaping, with 90% of outputs being properly handled, and it does not make external HTTP requests, reducing the risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) and server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities originating from these areas. The lack of any recorded CVEs in its history also suggests a stable and likely secure development practice for this plugin.

Key Concerns

  • SQL queries not using prepared statements
  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Antispam Revolution Security Vulnerabilities

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

Antispam Revolution Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
1
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
36 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
20
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

0% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

90% escaped40 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
antispamrevolution_register_form (antispam-revolution.php:21)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Antispam Revolution Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 9
actionregister_formantispam-revolution.php:20
filterregistration_errorsantispam-revolution.php:61
actioncomment_form_logged_in_afterantispam-revolution.php:113
actioncomment_form_after_fieldsantispam-revolution.php:114
filterpreprocess_commentantispam-revolution.php:140
actionadmin_menuantispam-revolution.php:188
actionadmin_initantispam-revolution.php:212
filterthe_contentantispam-revolution.php:286
actionadmin_initantispam-revolution.php:329
Maintenance & Trust

Antispam Revolution Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.3.34
Last updatedAug 24, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Antispam Revolution Developer Profile

Radek Mezulanik

15 plugins · 570 total installs

70
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
2856 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Antispam Revolution

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
comment-form-add-validation
Data Attributes
id="validation"name="validation"value="yes"id="web"name="web"id="message"+11 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Antispam Revolution