Adds an Image CAPTCHA to Contact Form 7 and WPForms, GDPR ready, perfect WPForms or Contact Form 7 Spam Protection Image CAPTCHA, adds a honeypot
39
Score
28
Errors
45
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability76
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
40
10 issue groups
Maintainability
30
10 issue groups
I18n
2
2 issue groups
Repo Compliance
1
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 'apply_shortcodes'.10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found 'apply_shortcodes'.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "add_shortcode_cf7ic".8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "add_shortcode_cf7ic".
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['kc_captcha']5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['kc_captcha']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['kc_captcha'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['kc_captcha'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found ai1ic_table_name_dup3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found ai1ic_table_name_dup
ERRORMaintainabilityrand randrand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
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ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter ai1ic_table_name_dup() . ' WHERE ai1ic_key="%s"' used in $wpdb->get_row()
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR)" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
ERRORSecurityQuoted Simple Placeholder1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Simple placeholders should not be quoted in the query string in $wpdb->prepare(). Found: "%s".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$wpforms_status".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" 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.
ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'contact-form-7-image-captcha' but got 'contact-form-7'.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR)" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Image CAPTCHA".
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.9 < 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.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "apply_shortcodes()" requires WordPress 5.4.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.7.0.
External Connections
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v3.3.28
39
Latest
- Findings
- 73
- Errors
- 28
- Warnings
- 45
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 39 | 73 | 28 | 45 | v3.3.28 | 2.0.0 |
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