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v2.4.9WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress PlatformUpdated Added 500k+ installs76% rating75% support resolved
24
Score
693
Errors
621
Warnings
-1
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability0
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
505
12 issue groups
Security
450
10 issue groups
I18n
263
3 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" (<span class='current-link-count'>{$current_filter['count']}</span>)"'.181
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 181
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" (<span class='current-link-count'>{$current_filter['count']}</span>)"'.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.110
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 110
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.89
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 89
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().89
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 89
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'broken-link-checker' but got 'brocken-link-checker'.89
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 89
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'broken-link-checker' but got 'brocken-link-checker'.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'.78
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 78
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "TransactionManager".75
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 75
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "TransactionManager".
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().64
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 64
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.52
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 52
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$activation_start".48
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 48
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$activation_start".
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ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection46
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 46
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function36
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 36
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "add_screen_meta_link".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized35
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 35
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$cookie_name]
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name34
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 34
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'blc-module-settings-' . $module_id".
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed31
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 31
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_COOKIE[$cookie_name] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped29
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $db_name used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$db_name assigned unsafely at line 170.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant24
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "BLC_ACTIVE".
ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url24
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- error
Sample message
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setopt20
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 20
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger error14
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
trigger_error() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$db_name} at "SELECT count(*) FROM information_schema.TABLES WHERE (TABLE_SCHEMA = '{$db_name}') AND (TABLE_NAME = '{$wpdb->prefix}blc_links')"
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $current_instance_ids
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['check_threshold']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
288
External assets
11
Incoming endpoints
1
Notable Domains
wpmudev.com96 · outbound
incsub.com78 · outbound
json-schema.org4 · outbound
git.io3 · outbound
facebook.com2 · outbound
instagram.com2 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
wordpress.org84 · platform/reference
developer.wordpress.org3 · platform/reference
w3.org3 · platform/reference
github.com2 · platform/reference
gnu.org2 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
fonts.googleapis.com6 · asset
fonts.bunny.net5 · asset
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_wpmudev_blc_multisite_notification_dismissauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
2 score snapshots
v2.4.9
24
Latest
- Findings
- 1,314
- Errors
- 693
- Warnings
- 621
- Check
- 2.0.0
v2.4.8
25
Score
- Findings
- 1,327
- Errors
- 727
- Warnings
- 600
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 24 | 1,314 | 693 | 621 | v2.4.9 | 2.0.0 |
| 25 | 1,327 | 727 | 600 | v2.4.8 | 2.0.0 |
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