Widget Contact Now Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/widget-contact-now

Add contact information quickly and easily with ready-made labels. Display gorgeous contact information on your website with simple, easy-to-use widge …

600 active installs v1.0.1 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.6+ Updated May 18, 2019
contactcontact-informationcontact-information-widgetwidget-contactwidget-contact-now
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Widget Contact Now Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Widget Contact Now has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the 'widget-contact-now' plugin version 1.0.1 exhibits a strong security posture with several positive indicators. The absence of known CVEs, coupled with a lack of recorded vulnerability types, suggests a history of secure development or a low profile in terms of discovered flaws. The code analysis further supports this, showing no dangerous functions, no raw SQL queries, no file operations, and no external HTTP requests. The clean taint analysis with zero flows and zero unsanitized paths is also a significant strength.

However, there are areas that warrant attention. The complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks across all entry points (even though the attack surface is currently reported as zero) presents a potential future risk if new entry points are introduced or if the reported attack surface is incomplete. While output escaping is generally good at 81%, the remaining 19% of unescaped outputs could still pose a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) risk if the data being output is user-controlled and not sufficiently sanitized prior to insertion into the output buffer.

In conclusion, the plugin is currently in a relatively secure state. The development team appears to be following good practices by avoiding known dangerous patterns. The main concern lies in the lack of built-in authorization checks (nonces and capabilities) for any potential future entry points, and the minor percentage of unescaped output that could be exploited under specific circumstances. Vigilance regarding output sanitization and the implementation of robust authorization checks for any future additions would further strengthen its security.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
  • Unescaped output (19%)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Widget Contact Now Security Vulnerabilities

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

Widget Contact Now Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

81% escaped106 total outputs
Attack Surface

Widget Contact Now Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionwp_enqueue_scriptswidget-contacts-now.php:26
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptswidget-contacts-now.php:27
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptswidget-contacts-now.php:44
actionadmin_footer-widgets.phpwidget-contacts-now.php:45
actionwidgets_initwidget-contacts-now.php:306
Maintenance & Trust

Widget Contact Now Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.2.24
Last updatedMay 18, 2019
PHP min version5.6
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs600
Developer Profile

Widget Contact Now Developer Profile

longvietweb

3 plugins · 630 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Widget Contact Now

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/widget-contact-now/assets/css/widget-contacts.css
Version Parameters
widget-contact-now/assets/css/widget-contacts.css?ver=widget-contact-now/js/widget-contacts.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
widget-contact-nowwidget-contact
HTML Comments
START Widget Contacts By LongVietWeb.comEND Widget Contacts By LongVietWeb.com
Data Attributes
class="contacts"id="widgets-right .widget:has(.contacts)"
JS Globals
LV_WIDGET_CONTACT_NOW_VERSIONLV_WIDGET_CONTACT_NOW_DIRLV_WIDGET_CONTACT_NOW_URI
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Widget Contact Now