DMCA Protection Badge

The DMCA Protection plugin for WordPress lets you install protection badges on your site in order to deter content thieves and protect your content

v2.2.0NewClarityUpdated Added 1k+ installs64% rating
20
Score
4,425
Errors
217
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo69
Performance100
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

4,642 findings

Security

4,390

7 issue groups

Maintainability

125

14 issue groups

I18n

89

4 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<br> $error_path"'.4,234
Category
Security
Occurrences
4,234
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.59
Category
Security
Occurrences
59
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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.36
Category
I18n
Occurrences
36
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.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.34
Category
Security
Occurrences
34
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityNot AllowedUse of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead32
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
32
Severity
error

Sample message

Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'dmca-badge' but got 'imperative'.28
Category
I18n
Occurrences
28
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'dmca-badge' but got 'imperative'.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET[&#039;checked&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar26
Category
Security
Occurrences
26
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET[&#039;checked&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[&#039;checked&#039;]22
Category
Security
Occurrences
22
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$s", but got "%d, %s" in 'Please enter a value greater than or equal to %d for "%s."'.17
Category
I18n
Occurrences
17
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$s", but got "%d, %s" in 'Please enter a value greater than or equal to %d for "%s."'.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;body&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;$badge_selection&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger error11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

trigger_error() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain8
Category
I18n
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;libraries_loaded&quot;.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl errno6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl error6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
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 date4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl close4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl exec4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl init4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setopt array4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

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