States, Cities, and Places for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce

WordPress plugin that shows dropdowns for State and City Select for WooCommerce.

7K active installs v1.3.2 PHP 7.0+ WP 4.0+ Updated Feb 21, 2022
citieslocationsprovincesstateswoocommerce
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is States, Cities, and Places for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

States, Cities, and Places 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

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the "states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce" v1.3.2 plugin appears to have a strong security posture. The analysis reveals no dangerous functions, no raw SQL queries, and all output is properly escaped. Furthermore, there are no identified CVEs associated with this plugin, indicating a history of stability and responsible security practices from its developers.

While the absence of attack surface points (AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events) is a positive sign, it's important to note that the static analysis reported zero entry points. This could mean the plugin has a very limited functionality or that the analysis might not have captured all potential interaction points. The absence of nonce and capability checks, while not explicitly flagged as a risk in this specific analysis (due to zero entry points), would become a significant concern if any entry points were to be introduced or discovered in the future.

In conclusion, the plugin demonstrates excellent coding practices regarding data handling and output sanitization, and has a clean vulnerability history. The primary area to monitor would be any future additions that might expand the attack surface without the corresponding implementation of robust authentication and authorization mechanisms. However, based solely on the current data, the plugin presents a low risk.

Vulnerabilities
None known

States, Cities, and Places for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

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

States, Cities, and Places for WooCommerce Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped17 total outputs
Attack Surface

States, Cities, and Places for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionplugins_loadedstates-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.php:42
filterwoocommerce_default_address_fieldsstates-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.php:66
filterwoocommerce_statesstates-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.php:73
filterwoocommerce_billing_fieldsstates-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.php:80
filterwoocommerce_shipping_fieldsstates-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.php:81
filterwoocommerce_form_field_citystates-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.php:82
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsstates-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.php:84
Maintenance & Trust

States, Cities, and Places for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.9.13
Last updatedFeb 21, 2022
PHP min version7.0
Downloads78K

Community Trust

Rating92/100
Number of ratings29
Active installs7K
Developer Profile

States, Cities, and Places for WooCommerce Developer Profile

Kingsley Ochu

1 plugin · 7K total installs

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

How We Detect States, Cities, and Places 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/states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce/assets/css/states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.css/wp-content/plugins/states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce/assets/js/states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce/assets/js/states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.js
Version Parameters
states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce/assets/css/states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.css?ver=states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce/assets/js/states-cities-and-places-for-woocommerce.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
city_select
Data Attributes
data-placeholder
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about States, Cities, and Places for WooCommerce