WP Comment Notes Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-comment-notes

Add custom notes before or after the comment form.

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Sep 29, 2013
commentcomment-notescomments
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Comment Notes Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "wp-comment-notes" plugin v1.0.0 presents a generally good security posture due to the absence of known vulnerabilities, critical taint flows, and the use of prepared statements for all SQL queries. The presence of nonce and capability checks is also a positive indicator of security awareness in its development. However, a significant concern arises from the low percentage of properly escaped output (28%). This suggests a potential for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not consistently sanitized before being displayed to the user, even if the direct attack surface appears small. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history is a strong point, implying a history of secure development or a lack of targeted attacks. Overall, while the foundation is solid with secure coding practices for SQL and checks, the unescaped output represents a notable weakness that requires attention.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping rate (28%)
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Comment Notes Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

WP Comment Notes Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
13
5 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

28% escaped18 total outputs
Attack Surface

WP Comment Notes Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actionplugins_loadedwp-comment-notes.php:46
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptswp-comment-notes.php:47
actiondo_meta_boxeswp-comment-notes.php:48
actionsave_postwp-comment-notes.php:49
actionwp_enqueue_scriptswp-comment-notes.php:52
filtercomment_form_defaultswp-comment-notes.php:53
Maintenance & Trust

WP Comment Notes Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.6.1
Last updatedSep 29, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP Comment Notes Developer Profile

Andrew Norcross

18 plugins · 2K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Comment Notes

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-comment-notes/lib/css/admin.css
Version Parameters
wpcmn-admin?ver=wp-comment-notes/lib/css/admin.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wpcmn-notes-tablewpcmn-notes-titlewpcmn-notes-datawpcmn-notes-before-textwpcmn-notes-before-typewpcmn-notes-after-textwpcmn-notes-after-typewpcmn-notes-standard+2 more
Data Attributes
name="wpcmn-notes[before-text]"id="wpcmn-before"name="wpcmn-notes[before-type]"id="wpcmn-before-type"name="wpcmn-notes[after-text]"id="wpcmn-after"+6 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Comment Notes