WP Hotmail SMTP Security & Risk Analysis

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With WP Hotmail SMTP plugin you can connect Hotmail to your WordPress website for sending emails. It bypasses the normal WP mail function and sends em …

30 active installs v1.0.5 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Aug 21, 2018
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is WP Hotmail SMTP Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "wp-hotmail-smtp" v1.0.5 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, and critical taint flows is a positive indicator. The presence of a nonce check and the use of prepared statements for SQL are good security practices. However, the plugin has an external HTTP request and a significant portion of output (27%) that is not properly escaped, which could pose a risk if the data being output is user-controlled or contains sensitive information. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, suggesting a history of secure development or a lack of past discovery. While the attack surface appears minimal with no direct entry points identified, the unescaped output represents the most significant concern.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output identified
  • External HTTP request without clear context
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Hotmail SMTP Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP Hotmail SMTP Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
6
16 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

73% escaped22 total outputs
Attack Surface

WP Hotmail SMTP Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionphpmailer_initincludes\class-smtp-mailer.php:12
filterwp_mail_fromincludes\class-smtp-mailer.php:14
filterwp_mail_from_nameincludes\class-smtp-mailer.php:15
actionadmin_menuwp-hotmail-smtp.php:46
filterplugin_action_linkswp-hotmail-smtp.php:47
actionadmin_initwp-hotmail-smtp.php:53
actionadmin_noticeswp-hotmail-smtp.php:55
filterwp_mail_content_typewp-hotmail-smtp.php:135
Maintenance & Trust

WP Hotmail SMTP Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedAug 21, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs30
Developer Profile

WP Hotmail SMTP Developer Profile

inkthemes

5 plugins · 3K total installs

71
trust score
Avg Security Score
67/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Hotmail SMTP

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-hotmail-smtp/m_bolt_img.png

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
optiontable
HTML Comments
Copyright (C) 2016 InkThemesThis program is free software; you can redistribute it and/ormodify it under the terms of the GNU General Public Licenseas published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2+8 more
Data Attributes
name="mgs_action"value="Send Test"for="to"name="to"for="subject"name="subject"+3 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Hotmail SMTP