Quick Shop Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/quick-shop

Quick and easy shopping cart with PayPal and email checkout. No bloat, no custom post types — just define products as text and sell.

10 active installs v2.3.1 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.0+ Updated Unknown
cartcheckoute-commercepaypalshop
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Quick Shop Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Quick Shop has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The "quick-shop" v3.0.0 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified critical or high severity taint flows, dangerous functions, or file operations, which are positive indicators. The plugin effectively utilizes prepared statements for its single SQL query, and a high percentage of output (82%) is properly escaped, mitigating common web vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates good security practices by including nonce checks and capability checks, and it has a clean vulnerability history with no known CVEs.

However, a minor concern arises from the 18% of outputs that are not properly escaped. While not explicitly a vulnerability without a corresponding taint flow, this represents a potential weakness that could be exploited if certain data inputs were to bypass existing sanitization. The limited attack surface is well-protected with no unprotected entry points, but the presence of a shortcode, even without immediate security flaws, means it's an entry point that should always be monitored for future updates.

In conclusion, "quick-shop" v3.0.0 appears to be a secure plugin with a commendable lack of critical vulnerabilities and a history of responsible development. The main area for potential improvement lies in ensuring 100% output escaping. The plugin's strengths significantly outweigh its weaknesses, making it a relatively safe choice.

Key Concerns

  • Outputs not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Quick Shop Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Quick Shop Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
28
128 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

82% escaped156 total outputs
Attack Surface

Quick Shop Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[quickshop] quickshop.php:43
WordPress Hooks 7
actioninitquickshop.php:37
actionwidgets_initquickshop.php:38
actionadmin_menuquickshop.php:39
actionadmin_initquickshop.php:40
filterthe_contentquickshop.php:41
filterallowed_optionsquickshop.php:42
actionadmin_menuupdater.php:14
Maintenance & Trust

Quick Shop Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version7.4
Downloads126K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Quick Shop Developer Profile

zackdesign

3 plugins · 270 total installs

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

How We Detect Quick Shop

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/quick-shop/css/quickshop-frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/quick-shop/css/quickshop-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/quick-shop/js/quickshop-frontend.js/wp-content/plugins/quick-shop/js/quickshop-admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/quick-shop/js/quickshop-frontend.js/wp-content/plugins/quick-shop/js/quickshop-admin.js
Version Parameters
quick-shop/css/quickshop-frontend.css?ver=quick-shop/css/quickshop-admin.css?ver=quick-shop/js/quickshop-frontend.js?ver=quick-shop/js/quickshop-admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
quickshop-cart-widgetquickshop-productsquickshop-checkout-formquickshop-add-to-cart
HTML Comments
<!-- QuickShop Cart Widget --><!-- QuickShop Product Listing --><!-- QuickShop Checkout Form -->
Data Attributes
data-product-iddata-product-pricedata-quantity
JS Globals
window.quickShopFrontend
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/quickshop/v1/add-to-cart/wp-json/quickshop/v1/update-cart/wp-json/quickshop/v1/checkout
Shortcode Output
[quickshop][quickshop product=[quickshop cart]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Quick Shop