Is Cost of Goods safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (4.2.3). As of 2026-11-04. 5 issues are on record for older versions; version 4.2.1 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Cost of Goods on the latest version (4.2.3) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Cost of Goods are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): PHP object injection (3.5.2 and older, fixed in 4.2.1); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (4.1.0 and older, fixed in 4.1.1); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (3.7.0 and older, fixed in 3.7.1); Missing authorization check (2.8.6 and older, fixed in 2.8.7); Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) (3.2.8 and older, fixed in 3.2.9). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Cost of Goods?

4.2.3, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-02). It has 9,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Cost of Goods is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Cost of Goods safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 4.2.3
Last updated: 2026-10-02
Active installs: 9,000+
Known issues on record: 5
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4

Calculate COGS & profit margins, unlock detailed insights into product profitability, and get better financial analytics with our COGS plugin — by WPFactory

What to do

Update to the latest version (4.2.3). Anything older than 4.2.1 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

5 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

high 7.2 CVE-2026-93771 · published 2026-09-30

PHP object injection in Cost of Goods (3.5.2 and older)

Affected: 3.5.2 and older
Fixed in: 4.2.1
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Shop manager PHP Object Injection in Cost of Goods for WooCommerce <= 3.5.2 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-93771 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-6962 · published 2026-05-13

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cost of Goods (4.1.0 and older)

Affected: 4.1.0 and older
Fixed in: 4.1.1 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Cost of Goods: Product Cost & Profit Calculator for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'alg_wc_cog_product_cost' and 'alg_wc_cog_product_profit' shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2026-6962 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-48240 · published 2025-05-19

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cost of Goods (3.7.0 and older)

Affected: 3.7.0 and older
Fixed in: 3.7.1
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Cost of Goods for WooCommerce cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Cost of Goods for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 3.7.0.

NVD CVE-2025-48240 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2023-23868 · published 2024-12-09

Missing authorization check in Cost of Goods (2.8.6 and older)

Affected: 2.8.6 and older
Fixed in: 2.8.7
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPFactory Cost of Goods for WooCommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Cost of Goods for WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.8.6.

NVD CVE-2023-23868 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-0821 · published 2024-02-29

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cost of Goods (3.2.8 and older)

Affected: 3.2.8 and older
Fixed in: 3.2.9 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Cost of Goods Sold (COGS): Cost & Profit Calculator for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'section' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

NVD CVE-2024-0821 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

Recent activity

2026-10-02 — latest release on wordpress.org (4.2.3).
2026-09-30 — PHP object injection disclosed (CVE-2026-93771), fixed in 4.2.1.
2026-05-13 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-6962), fixed in 4.1.1.
2025-05-19 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-48240), fixed in 3.7.1.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · PHP object injection (1) · Missing authorization (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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Is Cost of Goods safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (4.2.3)

What to do

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Known vulnerabilities

PHP object injection in Cost of Goods (3.5.2 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cost of Goods (4.1.0 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cost of Goods (3.7.0 and older)

Missing authorization check in Cost of Goods (2.8.6 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cost of Goods (3.2.8 and older)

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