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Paynecta Payment Gateway for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/paynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce

Send a payment link, clients pay via M-Pesa and funds go directly to any Kenyan bank of your choice. All payments automatically reconciled.

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.0+ Updated Feb 2, 2026
kenyampesapaymentpaynectawoocommerce
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Paynecta Payment Gateway for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Paynecta Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 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 Paynecta Payment Gateway for WooCommerce plugin version 1.0.0 demonstrates several positive security practices, including the absence of known CVEs and a strong reliance on prepared statements for SQL queries. The plugin also shows a high percentage of properly escaped output and performs nonce checks on its entry points, contributing to a generally good security posture. The fact that there are no recorded vulnerabilities in its history further reinforces this impression.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks found for entry points
  • Unsanitized paths found in taint analysis
  • File operations present without clear context
  • External HTTP requests present without clear context
Vulnerabilities
None known

Paynecta Payment Gateway for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

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

Paynecta Payment Gateway for WooCommerce Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
9
53 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
2
External Requests
3
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

85% escaped62 total outputs
Data Flows
3 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

3 flows3 with unsanitized paths
paynecta_init_payment_gateway (paynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:30)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Paynecta Payment Gateway for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_paynecta_check_statuspaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:62
noprivwp_ajax_paynecta_check_statuspaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:63
WordPress Hooks 13
actionwoocommerce_rest_checkout_process_payment_with_contextclass-paynecta-blocks.php:36
actionbefore_woocommerce_initpaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:22
actionwoocommerce_loadedpaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:28
actionwoocommerce_api_paynectapaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:61
actionwppaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:64
actionadmin_menupaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:65
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_data_after_billing_addresspaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:66
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_data_after_order_detailspaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:67
actionwp_enqueue_scriptspaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:70
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptspaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:71
actionwp_enqueue_scriptspaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:789
filterwoocommerce_payment_gatewayspaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:1277
actionwoocommerce_blocks_payment_method_type_registrationpaynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce.php:1285
Maintenance & Trust

Paynecta Payment Gateway for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedFeb 2, 2026
PHP min version7.4
Downloads127

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
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Developer Profile

Paynecta Payment Gateway for WooCommerce Developer Profile

paynecta

1 plugin · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect Paynecta Payment Gateway 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/paynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce/assets/css/paynecta-checkout.css/wp-content/plugins/paynecta-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce/assets/css/paynecta-admin.css
Version Parameters
/assets/css/paynecta-checkout.css?ver=1.0.0/assets/css/paynecta-admin.css?ver=1.0.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
paynecta-payment-fieldspaynecta-checkout-container
HTML Comments
<!-- Paynecta Payment Gateway Settings --><!-- Paynecta Payment Waiting Page -->
Data Attributes
id="paynecta_phone_number"name="paynecta_phone_number"
JS Globals
PaynectaAjaxpaynecta_payment_gateway_params
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/paynecta/v1/payment-status
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Paynecta Payment Gateway for WooCommerce