WP e-Commerce Product Showroom Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-e-commerce-product-showroom

Description:A categorized product list multi widget/shortcodes.Works with the WP e-commerce(tested on 3.8.6 version). You can choose the number of pro …

10 active installs v5.0.0 PHP + WP 3.2+ Updated Sep 22, 2011
commercee-commercelistproductswp-e-commerce
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP e-Commerce Product Showroom Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

WP e-Commerce Product Showroom has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis for wp-e-commerce-product-showroom v5.0.0 reveals a generally positive security posture, with no identified dangerous functions, SQL injection risks, file operations, external HTTP requests, or bundled libraries. The complete absence of known CVEs in its vulnerability history is also a strong indicator of good past security practices. However, a significant concern arises from the analysis of output escaping, where 100% of the 31 identified outputs are not properly escaped. This presents a substantial Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) risk, as any user-provided data displayed on the frontend could be exploited to execute malicious scripts. Furthermore, while the attack surface is small, the lack of explicit capability checks on the single identified shortcode is a weakness that could potentially be leveraged if the shortcode handles sensitive data or performs actions that require specific user permissions.

Key Concerns

  • Outputs not properly escaped (XSS risk)
  • Missing capability checks on shortcode
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP e-Commerce Product Showroom Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP e-Commerce Product Showroom Release Timeline

v4.0.0
v3.0.0
v2.0.0
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

WP e-Commerce Product Showroom Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
31
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped31 total outputs
Attack Surface

WP e-Commerce Product Showroom Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[wpeshow] wp_e_showrp.php:30
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwidgets_initwp_e_showrp.php:268
Maintenance & Trust

WP e-Commerce Product Showroom Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.2.1
Last updatedSep 22, 2011
PHP min version
Downloads16K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP e-Commerce Product Showroom Developer Profile

alvaron

4 plugins · 250 total installs

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

How We Detect WP e-Commerce Product Showroom

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-product-showroom/css/wpeshowrp.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-e-commerce-product-showroom/js/wpeshowrp.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-e-commerce-product-showroom/js/wpeshowrp.js
Version Parameters
wp-e-commerce-product-showroom/css/wpeshowrp.css?ver=wp-e-commerce-product-showroom/js/wpeshowrp.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
showrpdivwpeshowrp-widget
HTML Comments
<!-- Our Widget Content -->
Data Attributes
id="wpeshowrp-WidgetProdNr"name="wpeshowrp-WidgetProdNr"id="wpeshowrp-WidgetTbWid"name="wpeshowrp-WidgetTbWid"id="wpeshowrp-WidgetCatg"name="wpeshowrp-WidgetCatg"+2 more
Shortcode Output
<div class='showrpdiv'><ul><li><a href="</a><br>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP e-Commerce Product Showroom