Is Simple Shopping Cart safe?

No known vulnerability affects the current version (5.3.3). 15 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Oct 19, 2026.

Checked 4 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 5.3.3.

How it’s looked after

Last release: Oct 13, 2026 (4 weeks ago)
Releases in the last year: 11
Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4
Support resolved: 2 of 2 threads in two months
Active installs: 10K+

15 known vulnerabilities

3 high
8 medium
1 low
3 not rated

None affects the current version.

Disclosed each year

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Every known vulnerability in Simple Shopping Cart

Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.

medium
Unauthenticated Payment Bypass
Fixed in 5.3.3 · CVE-2026-104641 · Oct 19, 2026 · Wordfence
low
Authenticated (Contributor+) Payment Bypass
Fixed in 5.3.3 · CVE-2026-104642 · Oct 19, 2026 · Wordfence
Cross-site Scripting
Fixed in 5.2.6 · CVE-2026-104119 · Oct 4, 2026 · CVE
high
Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference
Fixed in 5.3.0 · CVE-2026-48868 · Jun 2, 2026 · Wordfence
Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wpsc_display_product' Shortcode
Fixed in 5.2.5 · CVE-2026-0552 · Apr 3, 2026 · Wordfence
medium
Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Fixed in 5.1.4 · CVE-2025-3890 · Apr 30, 2025 · Wordfence
medium
Insecure Direct Object Reference via 'quantity'
Fixed in 5.1.4 · CVE-2025-3889 · Apr 30, 2025 · Wordfence
medium
Insecure Direct Object Reference
Fixed in 5.1.4 · CVE-2025-3874 · Apr 30, 2025 · Wordfence
high
Unauthenticated Information Exposure via file_url Parameter
Fixed in 5.1.3 · CVE-2025-3529 · Apr 22, 2025 · Wordfence
high
Unauthenticated Product Price Manipulation
Fixed in 5.1.3 · CVE-2025-3530 · Apr 22, 2025 · Wordfence
medium
Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 5.0.8 · CVE-2024-12622 · Dec 23, 2024 · Wordfence
medium
Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 4.7.2 · CVE-2023-6497 · Jan 26, 2024 · Wordfence
medium
Information Disclosure
Fixed in 4.6.4 · CVE-2023-1431 · Mar 16, 2023 · Wordfence
medium
Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Fixed in 4.6.2 · CVE-2022-4672 · Dec 27, 2022 · Wordfence
Cross-Site Request Forgery
Fixed in 3.6 · CVE-2013-2705 · Mar 26, 2013 · Wordfence

Questions about Simple Shopping Cart’s security

Is Simple Shopping Cart safe to use?

No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep Simple Shopping Cart updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.

Does Simple Shopping Cart have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 15 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Simple Shopping Cart up to date.

Is Simple Shopping Cart still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 4 weeks ago. Its authors resolved 2 of the 2 support threads opened in the last two months.

Is Simple Shopping Cart compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

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Vulnerability data from WPVulnerability (CC0), which gathers records from CVE, Wordfence, Patchstack and WPScan. A clean record isn’t a guarantee: keep every plugin updated.