WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction
Unsafe printing function
A printing function is outputting dynamic content without proving that the content is escaped.
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.
References
Affected Plugins
| Rank | Plugin | Score | Errors | Warnings | Installs | Added | Updated | Top Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1601 | SB RSS feed plus | 37 | 172 | 24 | 1k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1602 | Scroll Back To Top | 37 | 149 | 12 | 10k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1603 | SendWP | 37 | 47 | 42 | 10k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1604 | Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything | 37 | 25 | 70 | 100k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #1605 | Site Offline Or Coming Soon Or Maintenance Mode | 37 | 127 | 138 | 30k+ | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #1606 | Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool | 37 | 84 | 19 | 800 | wp function not compatible with requires wp | ||
| #1607 | Slider Pro | 37 | 78 | 260 | 1k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #1608 | Smart Send Logistics | 37 | 92 | 81 | 400 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1609 | Social Comments | 37 | 59 | 32 | 400 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1610 | StagTools | 37 | 476 | 53 | 1k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #1611 | Super Simple Site Offline | 37 | 115 | 59 | 6k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #1612 | TelSender – Сontact form 7, Events, Wpforms, ninja forms and woocommerce to telegram bot | 37 | 48 | 40 | 6k+ | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #1613 | Time Clock – A WordPress Employee & Volunteer Time Clock Plugin | 37 | 166 | 107 | 500 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1614 | Landing Page Builder – Free Landing Page Templates | 37 | 329 | 111 | 600 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1615 | Ultimate Tag Cloud Widget | 37 | 715 | 16 | 4k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1616 | UsersWP – Social Login | 37 | 299 | 91 | 2k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #1617 | Featured Video for WordPress – VideographyWP | 37 | 287 | 93 | 1k+ | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #1618 | Views for WPForms – Display & Edit WPForms Entries on your site frontend | 37 | 80 | 64 | 1k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1619 | Innovs WPBakery Visual Composer WHMCS Elements | 37 | 154 | 24 | 2k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #1620 | Weather Atlas Widget | 37 | 630 | 111 | 8k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1621 | Módulo PagSeguro | 37 | 90 | 46 | 1k+ | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #1622 | SUMIT Payment Gateway for WooCommerce | 37 | 358 | 74 | 1k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #1623 | WP WooCommerce Mailchimp | 37 | 62 | 85 | 6k+ | Non-prefixed hook name | ||
| #1624 | WP Category Permalink | 37 | 75 | 31 | 2k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1625 | WP-Cron Control | 37 | 54 | 22 | 1k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1626 | WP Emmet | 37 | 154 | 8 | 3k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1627 | WP Export Categories & Taxonomies | 37 | 169 | 35 | 500 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1628 | WPForce Logout – WordPress User Login Logout Management Plugin | 37 | 567 | 32 | 8k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1629 | WP Flow Plus | 37 | 175 | 146 | 800 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1630 | WP PageNavi Style | 37 | 109 | 11 | 8k+ | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #1631 | Persistent Login | 37 | 338 | 108 | 6k+ | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #1632 | WP Plugin Info Card | 37 | 53 | 376 | 500 | Nonce verification recommended | ||
| #1633 | WP Post Signature | 37 | 90 | 13 | 1k+ | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #1634 | ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress | 37 | 60 | 66 | 9k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1635 | TopNewsWp – Display Tikcer News, RSS Feed Widget and Many More | 37 | 878 | 59 | 800 | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1636 | WPElemento Importer | 37 | 121 | 88 | 9k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #1637 | WPO365 | MICROSOFT 365 GRAPH MAILER | 37 | 112 | 83 | 10k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #1638 | XT Visitor Counter | 37 | 177 | 52 | 7k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1639 | Yada Wiki | 37 | 207 | 45 | 2k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #1640 | YOURLS Link Creator | 37 | 196 | 39 | 500 | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #1641 | Widget Responsive for Youtube | 37 | 240 | 7 | 7k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1642 | Zendesk Chat | 37 | 44 | 67 | 10k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1643 | Accessibility | 38 | 66 | 61 | 1k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #1644 | AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar | 38 | 381 | 26 | 20k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #1645 | ACF-VC Integrator | 38 | 190 | 91 | 3k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1646 | Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization with User Role based access & Custom menus | 38 | 56 | 46 | 3k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1647 | Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control | 38 | 94 | 37 | 3k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #1648 | Admin Management Xtended | 38 | 280 | 161 | 5k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #1649 | Admin Tools | 38 | 189 | 10 | 3k+ | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #1650 | AWCA – The Great Analytics Insights for Your eStore | 38 | 238 | 143 | 2k+ | Output is not escaped |