Name: WP e-Commerce Featured Products Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-e-commerce-featured-products

Adds a Widget and Shortcode to display Featured Products for WP e-Commerce Plugin.

10 active installs v1.0.1 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Unknown
e-commerceecommerceshortcodewp-e-commerce
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Name: WP e-Commerce Featured Products Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Name: WP e-Commerce Featured Products has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The "wp-e-commerce-featured-products" plugin v1.0.1 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the plugin demonstrates good practices by having no recorded vulnerabilities (CVEs) and no critical or high-severity taint flows, suggesting a generally well-maintained codebase in those areas. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests also contributes positively. However, significant concerns arise from the static analysis. The plugin fails to implement any nonce checks or capability checks, which is a major oversight for security, especially considering its single shortcode entry point. Furthermore, a very low percentage (6%) of output escaping is concerning, indicating a high likelihood of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. While there are no directly exploitable SQL injection risks due to prepared statements, the lack of input validation and output sanitization, coupled with the missing security checks on its sole entry point, presents a substantial risk.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
  • Low output escaping percentage (potential XSS)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Name: WP e-Commerce Featured Products Security Vulnerabilities

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

Name: WP e-Commerce Featured Products Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
49
3 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

6% escaped52 total outputs
Attack Surface

Name: WP e-Commerce Featured Products Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[featured_products] wp-e-commerce-featured-products.php:252
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwidgets_initwp-e-commerce-featured-products.php:126
filterplugin_row_metawp-e-commerce-featured-products.php:246
Maintenance & Trust

Name: WP e-Commerce Featured Products Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.5.2
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating20/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Name: WP e-Commerce Featured Products Developer Profile

ChrisHurst

19 plugins · 2K total installs

69
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
2044 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Name: WP e-Commerce Featured Products

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-e-commerce-featured-products/css/style.css
Version Parameters
/wp-content/plugins/wp-e-commerce-featured-products/css/style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
widget_wpsc_featured_productswpsc_product_titlewpsc-special-descriptionproduct_imageno-image
Data Attributes
id="product_image_
JS Globals
WPSC_URL
Shortcode Output
<h4><strong><a class="wpsc_product_title" href="<div class="wpsc-special-description"><img class="product_image" id="product_image_<img class="no-image" id="product_image_
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Name: WP e-Commerce Featured Products