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Form plugin flagged for malware and injection risk

Owners fear the form plugin is a security hole, citing server hacks through form input and malware warnings.

Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.

4 public reports · first reported 26 November 2023 · last reported 8 July 2024

Idea report · $9 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Some site owners say Contact Form 7 is a security risk, citing hacks where attackers gained server access through form input and antivirus tools flagging the plugin with malware warnings.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

In the idea report

  • The full summary.
  • The products the 4 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.