Ship Distance Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/ship-distance

Restrict WooCommerce shipping based on distance from your store location using Google Maps Distance Matrix API.

0 active installs v1.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.8+ Updated Dec 18, 2024
deliverydistancegoogle-mapsshippingwoocommerce
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Ship Distance Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "ship-distance" plugin v1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals show responsible development practices, including the exclusive use of prepared statements for SQL queries, a lack of dangerous function usage, and no file operations. The plugin also implements proper security measures like nonce checks and capability checks where relevant, and the output escaping is at a good level, with only a small percentage potentially unescaped.

The vulnerability history for this plugin is entirely clean, with no recorded CVEs of any severity. This suggests a proactive approach to security or a history of minimal exposure to known vulnerabilities, which is a positive indicator. The taint analysis also reveals no critical or high severity flows with unsanitized paths, reinforcing the idea that user input is handled with care.

While the plugin demonstrates excellent security fundamentals and a clean history, the presence of one external HTTP request is a minor point of attention. Though not explicitly flagged as a risk in the provided data, external requests can sometimes introduce unforeseen vulnerabilities or dependencies on external services. However, given the overall strong security indicators and zero vulnerabilities, the "ship-distance" plugin v1.0 can be considered to have a very good security posture.

Key Concerns

  • External HTTP request present
  • Minor percentage of unescaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Ship Distance Security Vulnerabilities

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

Ship Distance Release Timeline

v1.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Ship Distance Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
19 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

79% escaped24 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
ship_distance_settings_page (ship-distance.php:137)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Ship Distance Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionbefore_woocommerce_initship-distance.php:21
actionplugins_loadedship-distance.php:65
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsship-distance.php:71
actionadmin_menuship-distance.php:81
actionwoocommerce_after_checkout_validationship-distance.php:292
Maintenance & Trust

Ship Distance Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedDec 18, 2024
PHP min version7.4
Downloads852

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Ship Distance Developer Profile

Kaleem Ullah

1 plugin · 0 total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Ship Distance

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ship-distance/assets/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/ship-distance/assets/admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ship-distance/assets/admin.js
Version Parameters
ship-distance/assets/admin.css?ver=ship-distance/assets/admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Ship Distance