Security Issues
Issue Codes
39 normalized finding codes in this category.
Output is not escaped
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped
Dynamic data is printed to the page without an escaping function for the output context.
Request data is not unslashed
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash
Input from a WordPress request superglobal is used before removing WordPress-added slashes.
Input is not sanitized
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized
Request data is used without being cleaned for the expected type or format.
Nonce verification recommended
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended
The code reads request data in a place where Plugin Check recommends a nonce check.
Input is not validated
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated
Request data is used without checking that it is allowed for the operation.
Missing nonce verification
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
A request handler uses request data without verifying that the request was intentionally created by WordPress.
Unsafe printing function
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction
A printing function is outputting dynamic content without proving that the content is escaped.
Database parameter is not escaped
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter
A value is passed into database-related code without escaping, preparation, or strict allowlisting.
wp redirect wp redirect
WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect
Plugin Check reported a security-sensitive coding pattern that needs review.
SQL query is not prepared
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared
A database query includes dynamic data without using `$wpdb->prepare()` or an equivalent safe pattern.
Interpolated SQL is not prepared
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared
Variables are interpolated into a SQL string before the query is prepared.
Exception output is not escaped
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped
An exception message or related exception value is printed without escaping.
Setting is missing a sanitization callback
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.SettingSanitization.register_settingMissing
A registered setting does not define a sanitization callback.
Unfinished Prepare
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnfinishedPrepare
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Quoted Simple Placeholder
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.QuotedSimplePlaceholder
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Plugin menu slug uses __FILE__
WordPress.Security.PluginMenuSlug.Using__FILE__
Plugin Check reported a security-sensitive coding pattern that needs review.
Replacements Wrong Number
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.ReplacementsWrongNumber
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Input is not validated or sanitized
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidatedNotSanitized
Request data is used without both cleanup and an allowability check.
Like Wildcards In Query
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.LikeWildcardsInQuery
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Heredoc Output Not Escaped
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.HeredocOutputNotEscaped
A value reaches browser output without clear escaping for the final HTML context.
Unquoted Complex Placeholder
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnquotedComplexPlaceholder
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Unnecessary Prepare
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnnecessaryPrepare
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Unsupported Identifier Placeholder
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnsupportedIdentifierPlaceholder
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Like Wildcards In Query With Placeholder
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.LikeWildcardsInQueryWithPlaceholder
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Unsupported Placeholder
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnsupportedPlaceholder
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Deprecated function: attribute_escape
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.attribute_escapeFound
The plugin uses a WordPress API, parameter, class, or value that has been deprecated.
Quoted Dynamic Placeholder Generation
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.QuotedDynamicPlaceholderGeneration
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Deprecated function: like_escape
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.like_escapeFound
The plugin uses a WordPress API, parameter, class, or value that has been deprecated.
mysql mysqli real escape string
WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysqli_real_escape_string
The plugin uses a raw MySQL extension or class instead of WordPress database APIs.
Like Without Wildcards
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.LikeWithoutWildcards
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
mysql mysql real escape string
WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysql_real_escape_string
The plugin uses a raw MySQL extension or class instead of WordPress database APIs.
Unescaped Literal
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnescapedLiteral
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Deprecated function: js_escape
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.js_escapeFound
The plugin uses a WordPress API, parameter, class, or value that has been deprecated.
Missing Replacements
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.MissingReplacements
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
curl curl escape
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_escape
The plugin uses raw cURL functions instead of the WordPress HTTP API.
curl curl unescape
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_unescape
The plugin uses raw cURL functions instead of the WordPress HTTP API.
register setting Invalid
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.SettingSanitization.register_settingInvalid
Plugin Check reported a security-sensitive coding pattern that needs review.
Quoted Identifier Placeholder
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.QuotedIdentifierPlaceholder
A SQL query is built in a way that Plugin Check cannot verify as safely prepared.
Deprecated function: sanitize_user_object
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.sanitize_user_objectFound
The plugin uses a WordPress API, parameter, class, or value that has been deprecated.
Affected Plugins
| Rank | Plugin | Score | Errors | Warnings | Installs | Added | Updated | Top Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4651 | GD bbPress Tools | 43 | 15 | 61 | 1k+ | Input is not sanitized | ||
| #4652 | Good Old Twitter Feed Widget | 43 | 110 | 10 | 400 | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #4653 | Per User Prompt for Google Authenticator | 43 | 8 | 52 | 400 | Nonce verification recommended | ||
| #4654 | Event Tracking for Gravity Forms | 43 | 34 | 25 | 20k+ | rand mt rand | ||
| #4655 | Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder | 43 | 9 | 273 | 4k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #4656 | Insert Blocks Before or After Posts Content | 43 | 42 | 15 | 1k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4657 | jQuery UI Widgets | 43 | 131 | 5 | 1k+ | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #4658 | Linker – URL shortener & track outbound link clicks | 43 | 17 | 17 | 2k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4659 | Live Copy Paste for Elementor – Cross Domain Copy Paste & Page Duplicator | 43 | 12 | 32 | 7k+ | Request data is not unslashed | ||
| #4660 | Make Tables Responsive | 43 | 31 | 102 | 6k+ | Input is not validated | ||
| #4661 | MembershipWorks Login Connector | 43 | 28 | 81 | 800 | Request data is not unslashed | ||
| #4662 | Lightbox | 43 | 29 | 10 | 700 | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #4663 | Opal Woo Custom Product Variation | 43 | 1 | 116 | 400 | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #4664 | Page Transition | 43 | 39 | 30 | 800 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4665 | PE Panels | 43 | 181 | 4 | 500 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4666 | Pods Gravity Forms Add-On | 43 | 79 | 1k+ | Missing nonce verification | |||
| #4667 | Post Carousel Slider for Elementor | 43 | 133 | 23 | 3k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #4668 | Post title marquee scroll | 43 | 43 | 25 | 1k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4669 | Pro Categories Widget | 43 | 59 | 9 | 800 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4670 | Purchase Orders for WooCommerce | 43 | 117 | 74 | 1k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #4671 | Qodax Checkout Manager – Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce | 43 | 17 | 27 | 400 | Interpolated SQL is not prepared | ||
| #4672 | reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form | 43 | 37 | 14 | 30k+ | Non Singular String Literal Domain | ||
| #4673 | Redirect List | 43 | 34 | 22 | 1k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4674 | Reoon Email Verifier | 43 | 22 | 38 | 600 | Missing nonce verification | ||
| #4675 | Rut Chileno con Validación para WooCommerce | 43 | 35 | 16 | 1k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #4676 | Simple Revisions Delete | 43 | 16 | 26 | 10k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4677 | Simple Shipping Labels for WooCommerce | 43 | 78 | 12 | 1k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4678 | Sinbyte Indexer | 43 | 61 | 19 | 2k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #4679 | Smart App Banner | 43 | 47 | 49 | 600 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4680 | Snazzy Maps | 43 | 9 | 62 | 30k+ | Request data is not unslashed | ||
| #4681 | SQL Chart Builder | 43 | 12 | 39 | 600 | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #4682 | SSO for Entra ID | 43 | 65 | 18 | 600 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4683 | Team Builder Member Showcase | 43 | 14 | 127 | 1k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #4684 | Term Management Tools | 43 | 9 | 26 | 10k+ | Non-prefixed hook name | ||
| #4685 | Terms Order WP – Categories And Taxonomies Order Plugin | 43 | 12 | 47 | 900 | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #4686 | Theme Switcha – Easily Switch Themes for Development and Testing | 43 | 42 | 53 | 7k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4687 | Theme Test Drive | 43 | 39 | 16 | 7k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4688 | Uber reCaptcha | 43 | 129 | 45 | 1k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #4689 | Ultimate Member Widgets for Elementor – Login Form, Register Form & User Directory | 43 | 15 | 102 | 400 | Non-prefixed namespace | ||
| #4690 | UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce | 43 | 42 | 28 | 20k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4691 | User role based shipping methods | 43 | 53 | 7 | 400 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4692 | User Role Editor | 43 | 117 | 145 | 700k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4693 | User Session Control | 43 | 31 | 21 | 700 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4694 | utm.codes | 43 | 34 | 33 | 400 | Missing nonce verification | ||
| #4695 | VA Simple Expires | 43 | 25 | 31 | 800 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #4696 | Sovrn | 43 | 9 | 29 | 1k+ | Input is not sanitized | ||
| #4697 | Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce | 43 | 162 | 154 | 90k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #4698 | WP Extra File Types | 43 | 11 | 26 | 40k+ | Request data is not unslashed | ||
| #4699 | WP Hotel Booking Stripe Payment | 43 | 34 | 29 | 400 | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #4700 | WP Hotel Booking WPML Support | 43 | 10 | 52 | 400 | Direct Query |
