BSK Forms Blacklist

Checks field content and block submitting base on your keywords. Blocking IP, Country is only supported in the Pro version.

v4.2bannerskyUpdated Added 1k+ installs86% rating
35
Score
831
Errors
550
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo79
Performance97
Maintainability66

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,381 findings

Security

1,171

12 issue groups

Maintainability

114

6 issue groups

I18n

91

3 issue groups

Performance

2

1 issue group

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"'>$name</option>"'.605
Category
Security
Occurrences
605
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"'>$name</option>"'.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET[&#039;bsk-gfblcv-action&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar146
Category
Security
Occurrences
146
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET[&#039;bsk-gfblcv-action&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'bsk-gravityforms-blacklist' but got "bsk-gfbl".88
Category
I18n
Occurrences
88
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'bsk-gravityforms-blacklist' but got "bsk-gfbl".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[&#039;bsk-gfblcv-action&#039;]82
Category
Security
Occurrences
82
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[&#039;bsk-gfblcv-action&#039;]

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.75
Category
Security
Occurrences
75
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.66
Category
Security
Occurrences
66
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $items_sql65
Category
Security
Occurrences
65
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $items_sql

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET[&#039;generated_count&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.58
Category
Security
Occurrences
58
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET[&#039;generated_count&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.51
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
51
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().49
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
49
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

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ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped39
Category
Security
Occurrences
39
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $items_sql used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$items_sql assigned unsafely at line 86.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $items_table used in $wpdb-&gt;get_var()\n$items_table assigned unsafely at line 167.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb-&gt;prepare(); found interpolated variable $table_entries at &quot;DROP TABLE IF EXISTS $table_entries&quot;

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the &quot;allowed_redirect_hosts&quot; filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude2
Category
Performance
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $list_name

ERRORSupply ChainCompressed files included1
Category
Supply Chain
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Compressed files are not permitted.

ERRORRepo Complianceno license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.8 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

17 domains

Outbound calls

42

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

2

Notable Domains

bannersky.com24 · outbound
formidableforms.com2 · outbound
members.ip-api.com2 · outbound
api.ip2location.com1 · outbound
api.ipinfodb.com1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

gnu.org1 · platform/reference
w3.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints2
wp_ajax_bsk_gfblcv_ip_list_test_APIauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_bsk_gfblcv_wpforms_get_list_by_typeauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

First score snapshot

v4.2

35

Latest

Findings
1,381
Errors
831
Warnings
550
Check
2.0.0

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