Freecharge PG for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/freecharge-pay-woo

Integrate Freecharge Payment Gateway into your WooCommerce store for secure and seamless transactions via Credit/Debit cards or Internet Banking.

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.0+ WP 4.7+ Updated Aug 22, 2024
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Freecharge PG for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'freecharge-pay-woo' plugin v1.0.0 presents a significant security risk due to its unprotected entry points. All three identified REST API routes lack permission callbacks, meaning any authenticated user could potentially access and manipulate these endpoints. This wide-open attack surface is concerning, especially given the presence of two high-severity taint flows with unsanitized paths, indicating a real possibility of code injection or unauthorized data access. The plugin also shows a complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks across its entire attack surface. While the plugin uses prepared statements for all SQL queries and a high percentage of output is properly escaped, these positive aspects are overshadowed by the critical lack of access control on its entry points and the identified taint issues. The absence of any recorded vulnerability history could suggest a lack of prior scrutiny or simply a recent introduction, but it does not negate the immediate risks identified in the static analysis.

Key Concerns

  • REST API routes without permission callbacks
  • High severity taint flows with unsanitized paths
  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Freecharge PG for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Freecharge PG for WooCommerce Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
8 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
101 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
3
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared8 total queries

Output Escaping

96% escaped105 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
fcpgz_woocommerce_freecharge_init (index.php:37)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
3 unprotected

Freecharge PG for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points3
Unprotected3

REST API Routes 3

POST/wp-json/wp-freecharge/v1order/statusindex.php:145
POST/wp-json/wp-freecharge/v1payment/updateindex.php:159
POST/wp-json/wp-freecharge/v1refund/updateindex.php:168
WordPress Hooks 15
actionadmin_menuindex.php:33
actionplugins_loadedindex.php:34
filterplugin_row_metaindex.php:74
filterwoocommerce_is_rest_api_requestindex.php:142
actionrest_api_initindex.php:181
actionwoocommerce_receipt_freechargeindex.php:219
actionwoocommerce_update_options_payment_gatewaysindex.php:224
actioninitindex.php:239
filtermanage_edit-shop_order_columnsindex.php:1014
filtermanage_woocommerce_page_wc-orders_columnsindex.php:1016
actionmanage_shop_order_posts_custom_columnindex.php:1027
actionmanage_woocommerce_page_wc-orders_custom_columnindex.php:1029
actioninitindex.php:1083
filterwc_order_statusesindex.php:1122
filterwoocommerce_payment_gatewaysindex.php:1142
Maintenance & Trust

Freecharge PG for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.6.5
Last updatedAug 22, 2024
PHP min version7.0
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Freecharge PG for WooCommerce Developer Profile

freechargepayments

1 plugin · 0 total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Freecharge PG for WooCommerce

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/freecharge-pay-woo/signature.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- Plugin Details and Legal Information --><!-- @global string $wp_version The WordPress version string. --><!-- Gateway class -->
Data Attributes
data-plugin-name="Freecharge"data-plugin-version="1.0.0"data-plugin-author="Freecharge"
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/wp-freecharge/v1/order/status/wp-json/wp-freecharge/v1/payment/update/wp-json/wp-freecharge/v1/refund/update
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Freecharge PG for WooCommerce