Plugins · wp-ecommerce-paypal · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.0.6
- Last updated
- 2026-09-23
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Known issues on record
- 5
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 5.4+
Add a PayPal Buy Now Button to your website and start selling with PayPal and Stripe today. No Coding Required. Official PayPal & Stripe Partner. — by Scott Paterson
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.0.6). Anything older than 2.0.6 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 wp-ecommerce-paypal --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-ecommerce-paypal 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.
medium 5.3 CVE-2026-90987 · published 2026-10-02
Security issue in Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button (1.8 up to (not including) 2.0.6)
- Affected
- 1.8 up to (not including) 2.0.6
- Fixed in
- 2.0.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by WPScan
Details from the advisory
The Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button WordPress plugin before 2.0.6 does not derive the payment amount on the server, taking it from a client-supplied field, so an unauthenticated attacker sets an arbitrary lower price for a purchase.
high 7.1 CVE-2026-65517 · published 2026-08-06
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button (2.0.4 and older)
- Affected
- 2.0.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.0.5
- 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 Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Easy PayPal Buy Now Button <= 2.0.4 versions.
medium 4.8 CVE-2025-47623 · published 2025-05-07
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button (2.0 and older)
- Affected
- 2.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.0.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Scott Paterson Easy PayPal Buy Now Button wp-ecommerce-paypal allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Easy PayPal Buy Now Button: from n/a through <= 2.0.
medium 4.7 CVE-2024-43236 · published 2024-08-19
Open redirect in Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button (1.9 and older)
- Affected
- 1.9 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.9.1
- 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 Patchstack
Details from the advisory
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Scott Paterson Easy PayPal Buy Now Button.This issue affects Easy PayPal Buy Now Button: from n/a through 1.9.
high 8.8 CVE-2023-51683 · published 2024-02-28
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button (1.8.1 and older)
- Affected
- 1.8.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.2
- 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
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Scott Paterson Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button.This issue affects Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button: from n/a through 1.8.1.
Recent activity
- 2026-09-23 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.0.6).
- 2026-10-02 — Security issue disclosed (CVE-2026-90987), fixed in 2.0.6.
- 2026-08-06 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-65517), fixed in 2.0.5.
- 2025-05-07 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-47623), fixed in 2.0.1.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Scott Paterson (5 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · Open redirect (1) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ecommerce-paypal (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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