Price Alerts for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/price-alerts

Let customers subscribe to price drops and boost sales by notifying interested buyers when product prices fall below their target.

10 active installs v1.1.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.4+ Updated Nov 17, 2025
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Price Alerts for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 6mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'price-alerts' v1.1.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified entry points without authentication checks, coupled with the complete use of prepared statements for all SQL queries, suggests a significant effort towards secure coding practices. The high percentage of properly escaped outputs and the presence of nonce and capability checks further reinforce this positive assessment, indicating a robust defense against common web vulnerabilities. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is an excellent indicator of its past security performance.

While the static analysis reveals no critical or high-severity issues, and the taint analysis found no unsanitized flows, a minor concern arises from the single external HTTP request. This element of the attack surface, although not explicitly shown as vulnerable in this analysis, warrants careful monitoring for potential issues in future versions or under specific configurations. The bundled Freemius v1.0 library, while not explicitly flagged as outdated in this report, is another area to keep an eye on, as outdated libraries can sometimes introduce latent vulnerabilities. Overall, the plugin appears secure, with strengths significantly outweighing its minor potential concerns.

Key Concerns

  • External HTTP requests present
  • Bundled Freemius v1.0 library
Vulnerabilities
None known

Price Alerts for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

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

Price Alerts for WooCommerce Release Timeline

v1.1.0Current
v1.0.7
v1.0.6
v1.0.5
v1.0.4
v1.0.3
v1.0.2
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Price Alerts for WooCommerce Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
35 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
323 escaped
Nonce Checks
2
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
1

Bundled Libraries

Freemius1.0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared35 total queries

Output Escaping

98% escaped330 total outputs
Attack Surface

Price Alerts for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 21
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin/admin.php:18
actionadmin_menuadmin/admin.php:19
actionbefore_woocommerce_initadmin/admin.php:21
filteradmin_footer_textadmin/admin.php:23
actionwoocommerce_after_product_object_saveadmin/product.php:13
filterwoocommerce_product_data_tabsadmin/product.php:19
actionwoocommerce_product_data_panelsadmin/product.php:20
actiondevnet_price_alerts_form_topadmin/settings.php:55
filterwoocommerce_locate_templateincludes/emails/price-drop-email.php:42
filterwoocommerce_transactional_emails_for_block_editorincludes/emails/price-drop-email.php:43
filterwoocommerce_email_editor_register_personalization_tagsincludes/emails/price-drop-email.php:44
actioninitincludes/i18n.php:10
actionwoocommerce_email_classesincludes/notifier.php:17
filtercron_schedulesincludes/queue/wp-background-process.php:86
actionrest_api_initincludes/rest-api.php:16
filteris_submenu_visibleprice-alerts.php:95
actionafter_uninstallprice-alerts.php:101
filterplugin_iconprice-alerts.php:102
actionplugins_loadedprice-alerts.php:125
actionwp_enqueue_scriptspublic/public.php:27
actionwp_enqueue_scriptspublic/public.php:28
Maintenance & Trust

Price Alerts for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedNov 17, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads778

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Price Alerts for WooCommerce Developer Profile

Devnet

8 plugins · 6K total installs

93
trust score
Avg Security Score
98/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Price Alerts 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/price-alerts/assets/build/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/price-alerts/assets/build/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/price-alerts/assets/build/admin-subscriptions.css/wp-content/plugins/price-alerts/assets/build/admin-subscriptions.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/price-alerts/assets/color-picker/wp-color-picker-alpha.min.js
Version Parameters
price-alerts/assets/build/admin.css?ver=price-alerts/assets/build/admin.js?ver=price-alerts-subscriptions/assets/build/admin-subscriptions.css?ver=price-alerts-subscriptions/assets/build/admin-subscriptions.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
devnet-pa-settingsdevnet-pa-subscriptions
Data Attributes
data-delete-noncedata-id
JS Globals
devnet_price_alerts_script_data
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/devnet-pa/v1/settings/wp-json/devnet-pa/v1/subscriptions
Shortcode Output
[price_alerts_form]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Price Alerts for WooCommerce