Secure your WordPress site with easy and effective basic authentication. Restrict access, monitor attempts, and enhance security.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
29
6 issue groups
Maintainability
11
5 issue groups
I18n
2
1 issue group
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION']10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$content_file".5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$content_file".
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'.5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'.
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callbackSanitization missing for register_setting().4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to esc_html__() 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.2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to esc_html__() 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.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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().1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
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WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Easy Basic Authentication – Add basic auth to site or admin area" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Easy Basic Authentication".
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
4
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
2
Notable Domains
Platform / Reference Domains
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints2
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v4.0.0
46
Latest
- Findings
- 42
- Errors
- 14
- Warnings
- 28
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 46 | 42 | 14 | 28 | v4.0.0 | 2.0.0 |
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