Easy Digital Downloads – Empty Cart Security & Risk Analysis

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Easily add content to the empty cart display in Easy Digital Downloads.

90 active installs v1.0.2 PHP + WP 3.9.2+ Updated Jun 25, 2016
checkouteasy-digital-downloadsecommerceeddshopping-cart
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Easy Digital Downloads – Empty Cart Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Easy Digital Downloads – Empty Cart has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "easy-digital-downloads-empty-cart" v1.0.2 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of an attack surface, including AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, significantly reduces the potential for external exploitation. Furthermore, the analysis indicates no dangerous functions, no direct SQL queries (all are prepared), no file operations, and no external HTTP requests, all of which are positive security indicators. The lack of recorded vulnerabilities in its history also suggests a stable and well-maintained codebase.

Key Concerns

  • Lack of capability checks
  • Lack of nonce checks
  • Low output escaping coverage
Vulnerabilities
None known

Easy Digital Downloads – Empty Cart Security Vulnerabilities

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

Easy Digital Downloads – Empty Cart Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

22% escaped9 total outputs
Attack Surface

Easy Digital Downloads – Empty Cart Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionplugins_loadededd-empty-cart.php:161
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class.edd-empty-cart-activation.php:71
filteredd_empty_cart_messageincludes\functions.php:53
filteredd_settings_sections_extensionsincludes\settings.php:12
filteredd_settings_extensionsincludes\settings.php:59
Maintenance & Trust

Easy Digital Downloads – Empty Cart Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.6.30
Last updatedJun 25, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs90
Developer Profile

Easy Digital Downloads – Empty Cart Developer Profile

Sean Davis

7 plugins · 160 total installs

85
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Easy Digital Downloads – Empty Cart

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

Asset Fingerprints

Version Parameters
easy-digital-downloads-empty-cart/style.css?ver=easy-digital-downloads-empty-cart/edd-empty-cart.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Easy Digital Downloads – Empty Cart