Instant for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/instant-pay

Is a one-click purchase solution for e-commerce business who want to reduce friction in their checkout experience, reducing consumer’s decision time.

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 1.0.0+ Updated Mar 29, 2022
instant-for-woocommerceinstant-payinstant-payment-gateway
85
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Instant for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Instant for 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 'instant-pay' plugin version 1.0.0 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the plugin has no known historical vulnerabilities and no identified critical or high severity issues in the static analysis. Furthermore, all SQL queries are properly prepared, and there are no file operations or dangerous functions detected. However, there are significant concerns. The absence of nonce checks and capability checks on any entry points is a major oversight. The taint analysis reveals two flows with unsanitized paths, which, although not classified as critical or high, still represent potential risks for data manipulation or unauthorized actions if these paths are exposed. The fact that 75% of outputs are properly escaped is a positive signal, but the remaining 25% could still lead to cross-site scripting vulnerabilities if the data source is untrusted.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks on entry points
  • No capability checks on entry points
  • Taint flows with unsanitized paths
  • Unescaped output detected
Vulnerabilities
None known

Instant for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

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

Instant for WooCommerce Release Timeline

v1.0.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Instant for WooCommerce Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
3 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
2
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

75% escaped4 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
instant_pay_check_response (admin\class-instant-pay-admin.php:137)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Instant for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 10
filterwoocommerce_available_payment_gatewaysincludes\class-instant-pay-payment.php:47
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-instant-pay.php:142
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-instant-pay.php:157
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-instant-pay.php:158
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-instant-pay.php:159
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-instant-pay.php:160
actionwoocommerce_payment_gatewaysincludes\class-instant-pay.php:161
actioninitincludes\class-instant-pay.php:163
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-instant-pay.php:178
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-instant-pay.php:179
Maintenance & Trust

Instant for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.9.13
Last updatedMar 29, 2022
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Instant for WooCommerce Developer Profile

k2venture

1 plugin · 0 total installs

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

How We Detect Instant 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/instant-pay/css/instant-pay-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/instant-pay/js/instant-pay-admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/instant-pay/js/instant-pay-admin.js
Version Parameters
instant-pay-admin.css?ver=instant-pay-admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
instant_pay_wc_missing_notice
HTML Comments
<!-- This function is provided for demonstration purposes only.An instance of this class should be passed to the run() functiondefined in Instant_Pay_Loader as all of the hooks are definedin that particular class.+3 more
FAQ

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