PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Call Now Button safe?
The click-to-call button for WordPress since 2013. Add a call button in under a minute. No code, mobile and desktop, with click tracking.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
call-now-button - Author: Jerry Rietveld
- 200000+ active installs
- 96/100 rating (102 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 7170593 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2012-09-30
call buttonclick to callcontact buttonfloating buttonwhatsapp
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.0.2
- Last updated: 2026-09-08 12:33pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
5 known CVEs on file for Call Now Button. Reported between 2022 and 2025.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-11632 | Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress [call-now-button] < 1.5.5 | Missing Authorization | Medium 4.3 | < 1.5.5 | 1.5.5 | 2025-10-29 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2025-11587 | Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress [call-now-button] < 1.5.4 | Missing Authorization | Medium 4.3 | < 1.5.4 | 1.5.4 | 2025-10-28 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2025-24738 | Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress [call-now-button] < 1.4.14 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | Medium 4.3 | < 1.4.14 | 1.4.14 | 2025-01-24 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-2908 | Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress [call-now-button] < 1.4.7 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 4.3 | < 1.4.7 | 1.4.7 | 2024-04-05 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2022-1455 | Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress [call-now-button] < 1.1.2 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.1 | < 1.1.2 | 1.1.2 | 2022-04-25 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Call Now Button updated — 2.0.2 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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