Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/guest-order-tracking-for-woocommerce

Makes it easier for unlogged users to access a WooCommerce order.

300 active installs v2.1.8 PHP + WP 4.4+ Updated Apr 4, 2026
guestordertrackingunloggedwoocommerce
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "guest-order-tracking-for-woocommerce" plugin version 2.1.7 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the analysis indicates no dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests, and all SQL queries are properly prepared, which are all positive security indicators. The lack of identified taint flows also suggests no immediate high-severity code execution or data manipulation risks from the analyzed code paths.

Despite the positive findings, a few areas warrant consideration. The presence of only two output operations with a 50% proper escaping rate is a minor concern, as unescaped output can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-controlled data is displayed without proper sanitization. Additionally, the complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks across all entry points (though there are no entry points identified) suggests that if any were to be introduced in the future, they might be overlooked. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is an excellent sign of well-maintained and secure code. However, the current lack of entry points means there's no current need for these checks, but their absence in principle could be a future oversight. Overall, the plugin appears secure against common attack vectors, with the primary minor concern being the potential for XSS due to insufficient output escaping, although the limited output points minimize this immediate risk.

Key Concerns

  • 50% of outputs are not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

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

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce Release Timeline

v2.1.8Current
v2.1.7
v2.1.6
v2.1.5
v2.1.4
v2.1.3
v2.1.2
v2.1.1
v2.1.0
v2.0.0
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

50% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionbefore_woocommerce_initguest-order-tracking-for-woocommerce.php:93
actioninitguest-order-tracking-for-woocommerce.php:96
filterwoocommerce_get_settings_pagesguest-order-tracking-for-woocommerce.php:166
actionadmin_initguest-order-tracking-for-woocommerce.php:169
actiontemplate_redirectincludes\class-alg-wc-guest-order-tracking-core.php:27
actionwp_footerincludes\class-alg-wc-guest-order-tracking-core.php:28
filterwoocommerce_get_sections_alg_wc_guest_order_trackingincludes\settings\class-alg-wc-guest-order-tracking-settings-section.php:24
actionadmin_noticesincludes\settings\class-alg-wc-guest-order-tracking-settings.php:79
Maintenance & Trust

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedApr 4, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs300
Developer Profile

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce Developer Profile

WPFactory

64 plugins · 137K total installs

77
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
94 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Guest Order Tracking 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/guest-order-tracking-for-woocommerce/assets/css/frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/guest-order-tracking-for-woocommerce/assets/js/frontend.js
Version Parameters
guest-order-tracking-for-woocommerce/assets/css/frontend.css?ver=guest-order-tracking-for-woocommerce/assets/js/frontend.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
value
JS Globals
alg_gotwc_get_urlvars
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce