WP-Safety

Advanced PayPal Payments for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wc-advanced-paypal-payments

This plugin is developed by an official PayPal partner and verified by PayPal, providing a secure and reliable payment solution.

70 active installs v3.2.5 PHP 7.1+ WP 5.3+ Updated Dec 11, 2024
ecommercepaymentspaypalwoocommercewoocommerce-paypal
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Advanced PayPal Payments for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Advanced PayPal Payments for WooCommerce 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 "wc-advanced-paypal-payments" plugin v3.2.5 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history suggests a commitment to security by the developers. Furthermore, the code analysis reveals good security practices, such as the exclusive use of prepared statements for SQL queries and a high percentage of properly escaped output. The limited attack surface, with no unprotected entry points identified, is also a positive indicator.

Key Concerns

  • Zero capability checks found
  • Only 84% of outputs properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Advanced PayPal Payments for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

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

Advanced PayPal Payments for WooCommerce Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
2 prepared
Unescaped Output
18
92 escaped
Nonce Checks
7
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
2
External Requests
9
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

84% escaped110 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

5 flows
wcapp_create_order_function (includes\class-wcapp-ajax.php:89)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Advanced PayPal Payments for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_wcapp_shipment_tracking_save_formincludes\class-wcapp-seller-protection.php:20

REST API Routes 1

GET/wp-json/wcapp/v1webhookincludes\class-wcapp-webhook.php:25
WordPress Hooks 30
actioninitadvanced-paypal-payments-for-woocommerce.php:34
actionplugins_loadedadvanced-paypal-payments-for-woocommerce.php:59
actionadmin_noticesadvanced-paypal-payments-for-woocommerce.php:63
filterplugin_row_metaadvanced-paypal-payments-for-woocommerce.php:87
filterscript_loader_tagadvanced-paypal-payments-for-woocommerce.php:220
actionwoocommerce_pay_order_before_submitadvanced-paypal-payments-for-woocommerce.php:281
actionwoocommerce_review_order_after_paymentadvanced-paypal-payments-for-woocommerce.php:282
actionwoocommerce_order_refundedadvanced-paypal-payments-for-woocommerce.php:437
actionwoocommerce_sections_checkoutadvanced-paypal-payments-for-woocommerce.php:580
actionwc_ajax_wcapp_validateincludes\class-wcapp-ajax.php:18
actionwc_ajax_wcapp_create_orderincludes\class-wcapp-ajax.php:19
actionwc_ajax_wcapp_create_order_for_order_payincludes\class-wcapp-ajax.php:20
actionwc_ajax_wcapp_credentialincludes\class-wcapp-ajax.php:21
actionwc_ajax_wcapp_disconnectincludes\class-wcapp-ajax.php:22
actionwc_ajax_wcapp_return_urlincludes\class-wcapp-ajax.php:23
actionwc_ajax_wcapp_captureincludes\class-wcapp-ajax.php:24
actionwc_ajax_wcapp_order_totalincludes\class-wcapp-ajax.php:25
actionwoocommerce_after_add_to_cart_formincludes\class-wcapp-cart.php:17
actionwoocommerce_proceed_to_checkoutincludes\class-wcapp-cart.php:18
actionwc_ajax_wc_wcapp_generate_cartincludes\class-wcapp-cart.php:19
actionwc_ajax_wc_wcapp_redirect_checkoutincludes\class-wcapp-cart.php:20
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-wcapp-payment-gateway.php:81
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-wcapp-payment-gateway.php:114
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-wcapp-payment-gateway.php:310
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-wcapp-payment-gateway.php:344
filterwoocommerce_payment_gatewaysincludes\class-wcapp-payment-gateway.php:381
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_totals_after_totalincludes\class-wcapp-seller-protection.php:18
actionadd_meta_boxesincludes\class-wcapp-seller-protection.php:19
actionwoocommerce_admin_order_data_after_payment_infoincludes\class-wcapp-seller-protection.php:21
actionrest_api_initincludes\class-wcapp-webhook.php:18
Maintenance & Trust

Advanced PayPal Payments for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedDec 11, 2024
PHP min version7.1
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs70
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Developer Profile

Advanced PayPal Payments for WooCommerce Developer Profile

PNX Software

2 plugins · 70 total installs

91
trust score
Avg Security Score
96/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Advanced PayPal Payments 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/wc-advanced-paypal-payments/assets/js/wcapp-cart-page.js/wp-content/plugins/wc-advanced-paypal-payments/assets/js/wcapp-checkout-page.js/wp-content/plugins/wc-advanced-paypal-payments/assets/js/wcapp-product-page.js/wp-content/plugins/wc-advanced-paypal-payments/assets/css/wcapp-admin.css
Script Paths
https://www.paypal.com/sdk/js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wcapp-checkout-containerwcapp-paypal-buttons
HTML Comments
<!-- WCAPP Payment Gateway --><!-- WCAPP Add PayPal Buttons --><!-- WCAPP Checkout Fields -->
Data Attributes
data-wcapp-settingsdata-paypal-client-iddata-paypal-intentdata-paypal-locale
JS Globals
wcapp_cart_paramswcapp_checkout_paramswcapp_product_params
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/wcapp/v1/webhook
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Advanced PayPal Payments for WooCommerce