WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

Unsafe printing function

A printing function is outputting dynamic content without proving that the content is escaped.

critical weight

Why It Shows Up

The scan saw output through functions such as `printf`, `print`, or similar constructs where the printed values were not escaped for their context.

Why It Matters

Formatted output is still browser output. If any argument contains attacker-controlled content, the page can become vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

How to Fix

  • Escape every dynamic argument with `esc_html()`, `esc_attr()`, `esc_url()`, or `wp_kses()` as appropriate.
  • Keep translation wrappers and escaping wrappers in the correct order, such as `esc_html__( 'Text', 'text-domain' )` for translated text.
  • Avoid marking values as safe unless they are hard-coded or already strictly constrained.

Affected Plugins

RankPluginScoreErrorsWarningsInstallsAddedUpdatedTop Issue
#451Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone2446810120k+Output is not escaped
#452Slideshow Gallery LITE248964145k+Output is not escaped
#453Smart Variations Images & Swatches for WooCommerce249901,4861k+Non-prefixed global variable
#454SMS Alert – SMS & OTP for WooCommerce, Order Notifications & Abandoned Cart Recovery248321,8913k+Non-prefixed global variable
#455SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle24605455400k+Output is not escaped
#456Social Media Auto Publish241,4687136k+Unsafe printing function
#457Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe246346529k+Exception output is not escaped
#458Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform244311,01010k+Output is not escaped
#459Surbma | GDPR Proof Cookie Consent & Notice Bar248251,309500Non-prefixed global variable
#460Terms and Conditions Popup for WooCommerce246334381k+Text Domain Mismatch
#461TI WooCommerce Wishlist24467546100k+Output is not escaped
#462Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7241,54345260k+Text Domain Mismatch
#463Ultimate Maps by Supsystic241,03437410k+Non Singular String Literal Domain
#464Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin249382,935200k+Non-prefixed global variable
#465Ultimate Product Catalog245545255k+Unsafe printing function
#466Ultimate WP Mail24400546700Unsafe printing function
#467User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder246633,35350k+Non-prefixed global variable
#468Video Conferencing with Zoom241,10544010k+Unsafe printing function
#469Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin24982125k+Nonce verification recommended
#470Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics2447292730k+Non-prefixed global variable
#471PDF Ink Lite – Free PDF Watermark & Password Protection242265612k+Non-prefixed global variable
#472Disable Updates – Updates Manager, Disable Automatic Updates, Disable All Updates2452213510k+Output is not escaped
#473Widget Detector for Elementor241,0571,5671k+Non-prefixed global variable
#474Premmerce WooCommerce Customers Manager245641,327700Non-prefixed global variable
#475pensopay Payments243962461k+Output is not escaped
#476NextMove Lite – Thank You Page for WooCommerce2491685710k+Non-prefixed global variable
#477European VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce245153173k+Output is not escaped
#478WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce241,4531,618100k+SQL query is not prepared
#479WP Admin Audit241,0517811k+error log print r
#480WP-Appbox244183902k+Missing Arg Domain
#481Auto Affiliate Links243814163k+Output is not escaped
#482WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin245417531m+Unsafe printing function
#483WP Helper Premium243,9091,5171k+Text Domain Mismatch
#484WP Hotel Booking249011,5327k+Non-prefixed global variable
#485WP-Members Membership Plugin2466938250k+Output is not escaped
#486WP Notification Bell247361,591700Non-prefixed global variable
#487WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars248611,57310k+Non-prefixed global variable
#488WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content241,77739440k+Text Domain Mismatch
#489WP School Calendar241,3611,721400Non-prefixed global variable
#490WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage241,0364824k+Non Singular String Literal Domain
#491WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software242,0125,68920k+Non-prefixed global variable
#492Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress242,5812,109100k+Output is not escaped
#493WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership2478753910k+Exception output is not escaped
#494WPAdverts – Classifieds Plugin241,3084964k+Output is not escaped
#495WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher241,37858710k+Output is not escaped
#496WPGSI: Spreadsheet Integration247841,5872k+Non-prefixed global variable
#497WPSpeed – WordPress Speed, Cache & Performance Optimization (Core Web Vitals, PageSpeed 100)244821892k+Output is not escaped
#498xili-language241,501523600Output is not escaped
#499XT Variation Swatches for WooCommerce241,0331,809500Non-prefixed global variable
#500YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards244361,53410k+Non-prefixed global variable