PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Wp Contact Form 7 Spam Blocker safe?
Fastest growing Anti Spam plugin. No API calls, subscriptions, captcha or puzzle. Full GDPR complaint. For comments, contact form, login, registration
What this plugin does
- Slug:
wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker - Author: Dinesh Karki
- 400000+ active installs
- 100/100 rating (1478 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 5119339 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2020-06-16
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 1.2.10
- Last updated: 2026-09-03 5:28pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1.4
Known vulnerabilities
2 known CVEs on file for Wp Contact Form 7 Spam Blocker.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-32496 | Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 [wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker] < 1.2.10 | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | Medium 6.8 | < 1.2.10 | 1.2.10 | 2026-03-20 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 [wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker] < 1.2.10 | — | Unknown | < 1.2.10 | 1.2.10 | 0000-00-00 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-1540 | Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 < 1.2.10 - Editor+ Remote Code Execution | — | Unknown | < 1.2.10 | 1.2.10 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Wp Contact Form 7 Spam Blocker updated — 1.2.10 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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