WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-lightbox

Add a quick view popup to WooCommerce products so customers can preview product details without leaving the shop page.

1K active installs v2.2 PHP + WP 5.0+ Updated Mar 13, 2026
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99
A · Safe
CVEs total1
Unpatched0
Last CVESep 22, 2025
Safety Verdict

Is WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 99/100

WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.

1 known CVELast CVE: Sep 22, 2025Updated 21d ago
Risk Assessment

The WooCommerce Lightbox plugin, version 2.2, exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of detected dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, external HTTP requests, and a low percentage of unescaped output are positive indicators. The taint analysis showing no critical or high severity flows further suggests that user input is being handled with reasonable care. However, the plugin's vulnerability history, specifically the presence of one known CVE (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation - Cross-site Scripting) that was last patched in late 2025, raises a flag. Although currently unpatched vulnerabilities are zero, this history indicates a past susceptibility to XSS, which is a common and potentially severe attack vector.

Despite the lack of immediate exploitable flaws in the current static analysis, the historical XSS vulnerability means users should be vigilant. The plugin has a clean slate in terms of the analyzed entry points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron events), and the presence of nonce and capability checks is noted as zero, which is a significant concern, especially if any of these entry points were to be added in the future. The plugin does not appear to have any bundled libraries, which eliminates that potential risk. In conclusion, while version 2.2 demonstrates good practices in output escaping and SQL handling, the historical XSS vulnerability and the complete lack of any authorization checks on its (currently zero) entry points warrant careful consideration, suggesting a need for ongoing monitoring and potential future security enhancements.

Key Concerns

  • Past XSS vulnerability history
  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
  • Minor unescaped output detected
Vulnerabilities
1

WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2025
2025
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

Medium
1

1 total CVE

CVE-2025-57967medium · 6.4Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

WPB Quick View for WooCommerce <= 2.1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Sep 22, 2025 Patched in 2.2 (88d)
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

90% escaped21 total outputs
Attack Surface

WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionwoocommerce_after_shop_loop_iteminc\wpb_wl_hooks.php:10
actionwoocommerce_after_shop_loop_iteminc\wpb_wl_hooks.php:20
filterbody_classinc\wpb_wl_hooks.php:140
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsmain.php:30
Maintenance & Trust

WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedMar 13, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads112K

Community Trust

Rating62/100
Number of ratings32
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce Developer Profile

WPBean

25 plugins · 40K total installs

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

How We Detect WPB Quick View Popup 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/woocommerce-lightbox/assets/css/jquery.fancybox.min.css/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-lightbox/assets/css/magnific-popup.css/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-lightbox/assets/css/main.css/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-lightbox/assets/js/jquery.fancybox.min.js/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-lightbox/assets/js/jquery.magnific-popup.min.js/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-lightbox/assets/js/main.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-lightbox/assets/js/jquery.fancybox.min.js/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-lightbox/assets/js/jquery.magnific-popup.min.js/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-lightbox/assets/js/main.js
Version Parameters
woocommerce-lightbox/assets/css/jquery.fancybox.min.css?ver=woocommerce-lightbox/assets/css/magnific-popup.css?ver=woocommerce-lightbox/assets/css/main.css?ver=woocommerce-lightbox/assets/js/jquery.fancybox.min.js?ver=woocommerce-lightbox/assets/js/jquery.magnific-popup.min.js?ver=woocommerce-lightbox/assets/js/main.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wpb-wl-fancyboxwpb-wl-magnific-popupwpb-wl-main
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce