Is Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (5.19). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 5.19 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce on the latest version (5.19) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): SQL injection (5.18 and older, fixed in 5.19); Missing authorization check (4.12 and older). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce?

5.19, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-09-16). It has 4,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update woo-product-category-discount). 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 · woo-product-category-discount · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 5.19
Last updated: 2026-09-16
Active installs: 4,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.0.8

Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce allows administrator to add and remove discount to products based on Category. — by Vidish

What to do

Update to the latest version (5.19). Anything older than 5.19 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 woo-product-category-discount --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update woo-product-category-discount updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 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 7.6 CVE-2026-96828 · published 2026-09-30

SQL injection in Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce (5.18 and older)

Affected: 5.18 and older
Fixed in: 5.19
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Administrator SQL Injection in Category Discount Woocommerce <= 5.18 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-96828 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2024-0617 · published 2024-01-25

Missing authorization check in Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce (4.12 and older)

Affected: 4.12 and older
Fixed in: unknown
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Category Discount Woocommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the wpcd_save_discount() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.12. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify product category discounts that could lead to loss of revenue.

NVD CVE-2024-0617 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

Recent activity

2026-09-16 — latest release on wordpress.org (5.19).
2026-09-30 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2026-96828), fixed in 5.19.
2024-01-25 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2024-0617), fix version not stated.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: SQL injection (1) · Missing authorization (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/woo-product-category-discount (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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