WP-Safety

Checkout Gateway for Paddle Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/checkout-gateway-for-paddle

Integrate Paddle Checkout with WooCommerce to sell products and subscriptions using Paddle’s hosted checkout.

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.0+ WP 6.2+ Updated Mar 8, 2026
checkoutpaddlepaymentswoocommerce
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Checkout Gateway for Paddle Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 2mo ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'checkout-gateway-for-paddle' v1.0.0 exhibits a generally good security posture, demonstrating strong adherence to several best practices. Notably, all SQL queries utilize prepared statements, and a high percentage of output is properly escaped, mitigating common injection and XSS vulnerabilities. The presence of nonce and capability checks on a significant number of code paths further strengthens its defenses against unauthorized actions and access.

Key Concerns

  • Taint analysis identified 5 high severity flows
  • Use of dangerous function set_time_limit
  • File operations detected
  • External HTTP requests detected
  • Bundled libraries (Select2, Guzzle)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Checkout Gateway for Paddle Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Checkout Gateway for Paddle Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Checkout Gateway for Paddle Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
3
Raw SQL Queries
0
44 prepared
Unescaped Output
24
1257 escaped
Nonce Checks
26
Capability Checks
4
File Operations
7
External Requests
3
Bundled Libraries
2

Dangerous Functions Found

set_time_limitset_time_limit( 0 ); // phpcs:ignore Squiz.PHP.DiscouragedFunctions.Discouragedincludes/APIs/Paddle/Services/PricesService.php:448
set_time_limitset_time_limit( 0 ); // phpcs:ignore Squiz.PHP.DiscouragedFunctions.Discouragedincludes/Backgrounds/DirectBackgrounds/WebhookBackground.php:112
set_time_limitset_time_limit( 0 ); // phpcs:ignore Squiz.PHP.DiscouragedFunctions.Discouragedincludes/DBs/DBsBase/dbsList.php:18

Bundled Libraries

Select2Guzzle

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared44 total queries

Output Escaping

98% escaped1281 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
5 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

5 flows5 with unsanitized paths
get_row (includes/DBs/DBsBase/DB.php:278)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Checkout Gateway for Paddle Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 72
actionplugins_loadedcheckout-gateway-for-paddle.php:192
filtercron_schedulesincludes/Backgrounds/Base/BackgroundProcess.php:19
filterwoocommerce_payment_gatewaysincludes/Gateways/Base/GatewayBase.php:143
actionwoocommerce_sections_checkoutincludes/Gateways/Base/GatewayBase.php:145
actioninitincludes/Gateways/Base/GatewayBase.php:146
actionwp_headincludes/Gateways/Paddle/PaddleFrontend.php:115
actionwp_footerincludes/Gateways/Paddle/PaddleFrontend.php:116
actionwoocommerce_after_checkout_billing_formincludes/Gateways/Paddle/PaddleFrontend.php:117
actionwoocommerce_before_settings_checkoutincludes/Gateways/Paddle/PaddleGateway.php:93
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes/Gateways/Paddle/PaddleGateway.php:95
actionbefore_woocommerce_initincludes/Gateways/Paddle/PaddleGateway.php:97
actioninitincludes/MetaBoxes/MetaBoxesBase/MetaBox.php:113
actionadd_meta_boxesincludes/MetaBoxes/MetaBoxesBase/MetaBox.php:114
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes/MetaBoxes/MetaBoxesBase/MetaBox.php:117
filterwoocommerce_product_data_tabsincludes/PaddleCPT.php:134
actionwoocommerce_product_data_panelsincludes/PaddleCPT.php:135
actionwoocommerce_product_after_variable_attributesincludes/PaddleCPT.php:136
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes/PaddleCPT.php:137
filterwoocommerce_order_item_get_formatted_meta_dataincludes/PaddleOrder.php:77
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_data_after_shipping_addressincludes/PaddleOrder.php:78
actionwoocommerce_create_refundincludes/PaddleOrder.php:79
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_items_after_line_itemsincludes/PaddleOrder.php:80
actionwoocommerce_thankyouincludes/PaddleOrder.php:81
actionwoocommerce_thankyou_order_received_textincludes/PaddleOrder.php:82
actionwoocommerce_new_order_itemincludes/PaddleOrder.php:85
filterwoocommerce_order_amount_item_subtotalincludes/PaddleOrder.php:88
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_item_headersincludes/PaddleOrder.php:91
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_item_valuesincludes/PaddleOrder.php:92
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_item_headersincludes/PaddleOrder.php:95
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_item_valuesincludes/PaddleOrder.php:96
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_totals_after_taxincludes/PaddleOrder.php:99
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_totals_after_totalincludes/PaddleOrder.php:101
filterwoocommerce_order_get_subtotalincludes/PaddleOrder.php:104
filterwoocommerce_get_order_item_totalsincludes/PaddleOrder.php:107
filterwoocommerce_order_subtotal_to_displayincludes/PaddleOrder.php:110
filterwoocommerce_admin_order_buyer_nameincludes/PaddleOrder.php:113
actionwoocommerce_order_item_add_action_buttonsincludes/PaddleOrder.php:115
actionwoocommerce_order_item_add_action_buttonsincludes/PaddleOrder.php:116
filterwoocommerce_admin_order_should_render_refundsincludes/PaddleOrder.php:119
filterwc_tax_enabledincludes/PaddleOrder.php:120
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_totals_after_taxincludes/PaddleOrder.php:121
actionwoocommerce_order_details_before_order_tableincludes/PaddleOrder.php:124
filterwc_tax_enabledincludes/PaddleOrder.php:125
actionwoocommerce_after_order_detailsincludes/PaddleOrder.php:126
actionwoocommerce_email_before_order_tableincludes/PaddleOrder.php:129
filterwc_tax_enabledincludes/PaddleOrder.php:130
actionwoocommerce_email_after_order_tableincludes/PaddleOrder.php:131
filterwc_tax_enabledincludes/PaddleOrder.php:135
filterwoocommerce_email_subject_new_orderincludes/PaddleOrder.php:139
filterwoocommerce_email_heading_new_orderincludes/PaddleOrder.php:140
filterwoocommerce_analytics_update_order_stats_dataincludes/PaddleWooAnalytics.php:62
filterwoocommerce_order_needs_paymentincludes/PaddleWooCheckout.php:68
filterwoocommerce_available_payment_gatewaysincludes/PaddleWooCheckout.php:69
actionwoocommerce_checkout_processincludes/PaddleWooCheckout.php:71
actionwoocommerce_checkout_update_user_metaincludes/PaddleWooCheckout.php:73
actionwoocommerce_after_checkout_formincludes/PaddleWooCheckout.php:74
actionwoocommerce_pay_order_after_submitincludes/PaddleWooCheckout.php:75
filterwoocommerce_checkout_fieldsincludes/PaddleWooCheckout.php:78
actionwoocommerce_coupon_optionsincludes/PaddleWooDiscount.php:79
filterwoocommerce_settings_tabs_arrayincludes/Pages/PagesBase/AdminPage.php:219
actioninitincludes/Pages/PagesBase/AdminPage.php:294
actionadmin_menuincludes/Pages/PagesBase/AdminPage.php:295
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes/Pages/PagesBase/AdminPage.php:296
actionadmin_initincludes/Plugin.php:62
actionadmin_initincludes/Plugin.php:63
actionwoocommerce_save_product_variationincludes/Settings/SettingsBase/Settings.php:198
actionwp_loadedincludes/Settings/SettingsBase/Settings.php:202
actioninitincludes/Settings/SettingsBase/Settings.php:217
filterwp_kses_allowed_htmlincludes/Settings/SettingsFields/FieldBase.php:362
actioninitincludes/Shortcodes/ShortcodesBase/Shortcode.php:110
actioninitincludes/Webhooks/Base/WebhooksBase.php:107
actionparse_requestincludes/Webhooks/Base/WebhooksBase.php:108
Maintenance & Trust

Checkout Gateway for Paddle Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedMar 8, 2026
PHP min version7.0
Downloads209

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
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Developer Profile

Checkout Gateway for Paddle Developer Profile

GrandPlugins

21 plugins · 9K total installs

74
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
160 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Checkout Gateway for Paddle

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/checkout-gateway-for-paddle/assets/dist/css/front/style-head.min.css/wp-content/plugins/checkout-gateway-for-paddle/assets/dist/js/front/paddle-checkout.min.js/wp-content/plugins/checkout-gateway-for-paddle/assets/dist/js/front/paddle-pay-action.min.js/wp-content/plugins/checkout-gateway-for-paddle/assets/dist/js/front/paddle-single.min.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/checkout-gateway-for-paddle/vendor/autoload.php
Version Parameters
checkout-gateway-for-paddle/assets/dist/css/front/style-head.min.css?ver=checkout-gateway-for-paddle/assets/dist/js/front/paddle-checkout.min.js?ver=checkout-gateway-for-paddle/assets/dist/js/front/paddle-pay-action.min.js?ver=checkout-gateway-for-paddle/assets/dist/js/front/paddle-single.min.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
gpls-wplesktgpls-general
Data Attributes
data-plugin-prefix="gpls-wpleskt"data-prefix="gpls-wpleskt"
JS Globals
paddle_checkout_for_woocommerce_localize_data
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Checkout Gateway for Paddle