Gateway for Freecharge on WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

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FreeCharge woocommerce payments gateway which enables merchants to accept payments from their customers who use FreeCharge account for online/offline …

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.6+ Updated Nov 6, 2021
ecommercefreechargegatewaypaymentswoocommerce
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Gateway for Freecharge on WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Gateway for Freecharge on WooCommerce has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'arlen-woo-freecharge' plugin v1.0.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events with unprotected entry points significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code analysis shows no dangerous functions, no raw SQL queries (all using prepared statements), and no file operations, which are all positive indicators. The lack of any known historical vulnerabilities also suggests a history of relatively secure development. However, there are areas for improvement. The limited output escaping (62% properly escaped) presents a potential risk for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if the unescaped outputs are ever exposed to user input. The presence of a single external HTTP request, while not inherently dangerous, could become a point of concern if not handled with proper validation and sanitization, though no specific issues were flagged in the taint analysis. The complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks is a significant concern, especially if any of the plugin's functionalities are ever extended or if new entry points are introduced in future versions, leaving them vulnerable to unauthorized actions and CSRF attacks.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
  • Unescaped output (38%)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Gateway for Freecharge on WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

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

Gateway for Freecharge on WooCommerce Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

62% escaped13 total outputs
Attack Surface

Gateway for Freecharge on WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionplugins_loadedarlen-woo-freecharge.php:110
actionvalid-freecharge-requestarlen-woo-freecharge.php:164
actionwoocommerce_update_options_payment_gatewaysarlen-woo-freecharge.php:169
actionwoocommerce_receipt_freechargearlen-woo-freecharge.php:171
filterwoocommerce_payment_gatewaysarlen-woo-freecharge.php:506
Maintenance & Trust

Gateway for Freecharge on WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.8.13
Last updatedNov 6, 2021
PHP min version5.6
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Gateway for Freecharge on WooCommerce Developer Profile

Sai Prasad

3 plugins · 130 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Gateway for Freecharge on WooCommerce

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/arlen-woo-freecharge/css/style.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/arlen-woo-freecharge/js/arlen-woo-freecharge.js
Version Parameters
arlen-woo-freecharge/css/style.css?ver=arlen-woo-freecharge/js/arlen-woo-freecharge.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
freecharge-payment-form
Data Attributes
data-gateway-type="freecharge"
JS Globals
freecharge_params
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway for Freecharge on WooCommerce