Simple Payment
Limited data: Simple Payment has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 60 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Simple Payment still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 26 Oct 2026, 20 releases in the last 24 months. 26 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Simple Payment, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer idokd since Oct 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Simple Payment removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Simple Payment safe?
- 8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5.6). Not on the exploited list. 4 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Simple Payment update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.5.23. No one-star spike after it. 26 Oct 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 7 Oct 2019 to 7 Oct 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| idokd | 10 Oct 2019 to 26 Oct 2026, 142 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 9 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 20
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | 5 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 6 |
| Q4 2026 | 3 |
Last release 26 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 3 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
8 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 2.5.6).
Show 8 patched vulnerabilities
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Simple Payment <= 2.5.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 7.2 | <= 2.5.4 | 2.5.6 | n/a |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Simple Payment <= 2.5.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 6.4 | <= 2.5.4 | 2.5.6 | n/a |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Simple Payment <= 2.5.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 7.2 | <= 2.5.1 | 2.5.2 | n/a |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Simple Payment <= 2.5.2 - Missing Authorization | 5.3 | <= 2.5.2 | 2.5.3 | n/a |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Simple Payment <= 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 7.2 | <= 2.4.6 | 2.4.7 | n/a |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Simple Payment <= 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion | 8.1 | <= 2.4.6 | 2.4.7 | n/a |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Simple Payment 1.3.6 - 2.3.8 - Authentication Bypass to Admin | 9.8 | 1.3.6 to 2.3.8 | 2.3.9 | n/a |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Simple Payment <= 2.3.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting | 6.1 | <= 2.3.7 | 2.3.8 | n/a |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
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Facts
| Version | 2.5.23 |
|---|---|
| Author | Ido Kobelkowsky |
| Added | 10 Oct 2019 |
| Last updated | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 40+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | checkout, donation, membership, credit card, simple payment |
Questions
Is Simple Payment still maintained?
Yes. Last release 26 Oct 2026, 20 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Simple Payment, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer idokd since Oct 2019.
Was Simple Payment removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Simple Payment safe?
8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5.6). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Simple Payment update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.5.23. No one-star spike after it.