WPC Added To Cart Notification for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/woo-added-to-cart-notification

WPC Added To Cart Notification will open a popup to notify the customer immediately after adding a product to the cart.

3K active installs v3.1.9 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Mar 16, 2026
add-to-cartnotificationpopupwoocommercewpc
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WPC Added To Cart Notification for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

WPC Added To Cart Notification for WooCommerce has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2mo ago
Risk Assessment

This plugin exhibits a generally good security posture, with a significant emphasis on input validation and sanitization. The absence of known vulnerabilities, coupled with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and a high percentage of properly escaped outputs, are strong indicators of secure development practices. The plugin also demonstrates diligence in implementing nonce and capability checks for its AJAX endpoints, which are the primary entry points identified.

However, the presence of the `unserialize` function, even if not directly exploited in the analyzed flows, warrants caution. If user-supplied data is ever passed to `unserialize` without strict validation, it could lead to remote code execution vulnerabilities. While no taint flows with unsanitized paths were found, and the vulnerability history is clean, the potential for misuse of `unserialize` remains a theoretical risk that could be mitigated by avoiding its use or ensuring extremely robust sanitization of any data processed by it.

Overall, the plugin appears to be well-maintained and secure based on the provided data. The strengths in input handling and authentication checks significantly outweigh the minor concern regarding `unserialize`. The clean vulnerability history suggests a commitment to security by the developers. However, the `unserialize` function represents a single point of potential concern that could be addressed through code refactoring or more rigorous input validation if user-controlled data is ever involved.

Key Concerns

  • Use of unserialize function
Vulnerabilities
None known

WPC Added To Cart Notification for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

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

WPC Added To Cart Notification for WooCommerce Release Timeline

v3.1.9Current
v3.1.8
v3.1.7
v3.1.6
v3.1.5
v3.1.4
v3.1.3
v3.1.2
v3.1.1
v3.1.0
v3.0.9
v3.0.8
v3.0.7
v3.0.6
v3.0.5
v3.0.4
v3.0.3
v3.0.2
v3.0.1
v3.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

WPC Added To Cart Notification for WooCommerce Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
3
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
20
163 escaped
Nonce Checks
7
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
3
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

unserialize$plugins = unserialize( $response['body'] );includes\dashboard\wpc-dashboard.php:101
unserialize$plugins = unserialize( $response['body'] );includes\dashboard\wpc-dashboard.php:179
unserialize$plugins = unserialize( $response['body'] );includes\kit\wpc-kit.php:98

Output Escaping

89% escaped183 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

3 flows
ajax_export (includes\dashboard\wpc-dashboard.php:215)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

WPC Added To Cart Notification for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points5
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 5

authwp_ajax_wpc_get_pluginsincludes\dashboard\wpc-dashboard.php:9
authwp_ajax_wpc_get_suggestionincludes\dashboard\wpc-dashboard.php:10
authwp_ajax_wpc_exportincludes\dashboard\wpc-dashboard.php:11
authwp_ajax_wpc_importincludes\dashboard\wpc-dashboard.php:12
authwp_ajax_wpc_get_essential_kitincludes\kit\wpc-kit.php:22
WordPress Hooks 20
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\dashboard\wpc-dashboard.php:7
actionadmin_menuincludes\dashboard\wpc-dashboard.php:8
actionbefore_woocommerce_initincludes\hpos.php:7
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\kit\wpc-kit.php:20
actionadmin_menuincludes\kit\wpc-kit.php:21
actionadmin_initincludes\log\wpc-log.php:6
actionplugins_loadedwpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:39
actionadmin_noticeswpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:43
actioninitwpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:67
actionadmin_initwpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:70
filterpre_update_optionwpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:71
actionadmin_menuwpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:72
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptswpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:75
actionwp_enqueue_scriptswpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:78
filterplugin_action_linkswpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:81
filterplugin_row_metawpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:82
actionwoocommerce_add_to_cartwpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:85
filterwoocommerce_add_to_cart_fragmentswpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:88
actionwp_footerwpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:91
filterwpcsm_locationswpc-added-to-cart-notification.php:94
Maintenance & Trust

WPC Added To Cart Notification for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedMar 16, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads176K

Community Trust

Rating98/100
Number of ratings9
Active installs3K
Developer Profile

WPC Added To Cart Notification for WooCommerce Developer Profile

WPClever

73 plugins · 441K total installs

87
trust score
Avg Security Score
99/100
Avg Patch Time
76 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WPC Added To Cart Notification 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/woo-added-to-cart-notification/assets/css/wooac-frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/woo-added-to-cart-notification/assets/js/wooac-frontend.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/woo-added-to-cart-notification/assets/js/wooac-frontend.js
Version Parameters
woo-added-to-cart-notification/assets/css/wooac-frontend.css?ver=woo-added-to-cart-notification/assets/js/wooac-frontend.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wooac-popup-wrapwooac-popup-closewooac-popup-content
Data Attributes
data-wooac-iddata-wooac-nonce
JS Globals
wooac_frontend_params
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WPC Added To Cart Notification for WooCommerce