Simple Shopping Cart: known security problems
15 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 15 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 5.3.3 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 5.3.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.3.2
- Fixed in
- 5.3.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 5.3.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-104641
- Report title
- Simple Shopping Cart <= 5.3.2 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- From 5.1.3 up to and including 5.3.2
- Fixed in
- 5.3.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 5.3.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-104642
- Report title
- Simple Shopping Cart 5.1.3 - 5.3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Payment Bypass
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 5.2.5)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.2.5
- Fixed in
- 5.2.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 5.2.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-104119
- Report title
- Simple Shopping Cart <= 5.2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 5.2.9)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.2.9
- Fixed in
- 5.3.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 5.3.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-48868
- Report title
- Simple Shopping Cart <= 5.2.9 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 5.2.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.2.4
- Fixed in
- 5.2.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 5.2.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-0552
- Report title
- Simple Shopping Cart <= 5.2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wpsc_display_product' Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 5.1.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.1.3
- Fixed in
- 5.1.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 5.1.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-3890
- Report title
- WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (up to and including 5.1.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.1.3
- Fixed in
- 5.1.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 5.1.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-3889
- Report title
- WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference via 'quantity'
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (up to and including 5.1.3) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.1.3
- Fixed in
- 5.1.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 5.1.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-3874
- Report title
- WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 5.1.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.1.2
- Fixed in
- 5.1.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 5.1.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-3530
- Report title
- WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.2 - Unauthenticated Product Price Manipulation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 5.1.2) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.1.2
- Fixed in
- 5.1.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 5.1.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-3529
- Report title
- WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.2 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via file_url Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 5.0.7)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.0.7
- Fixed in
- 5.0.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 5.0.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-12622
- Report title
- WordPress Simple Shopping Cart <= 5.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.7.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.7.1
- Fixed in
- 4.7.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 4.7.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-6497
- Report title
- WordPress Simple Shopping Cart <= 4.7.1 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (from 4.6.3 up to and including 4.6.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- From 4.6.3 up to and including 4.6.3
- Fixed in
- 4.6.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 4.6.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-1431
- Report title
- WP Simple Shopping Cart <= 4.6.3 - Information Disclosure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.6.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.6.1
- Fixed in
- 4.6.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 4.6.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-4672
- Report title
- WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 4.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 3.6
- Fixed in
- 3.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Shopping Cart to version 3.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2013-2705
- Report title
- WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart < 3.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
We collect these reports from public security sources and rewrite them in plain words. Each problem shows its sources and the date we first saw it. This page never says whether your own site is affected: only a check of your site’s versions can tell.
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