Force Password Change

Require users to change their password on first login.

v0.6Simon BlackbournUpdated Added 500 installs80% rating
73
Score
4
Errors
10
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security54
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability96

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

14 findings

Security

10

5 issue groups

Maintainability

2

2 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['pass1']2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['pass1']

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['pass1'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST['pass1'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'.1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirectwp_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.1
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 5.5 < 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.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 5.5 < 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.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tagsOne or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

ERRORMaintainabilitytrunk stable tagIncorrect Stable Tag. It's recommended not to use "Stable Tag: trunk". Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Incorrect Stable Tag. It's recommended not to use "Stable Tag: trunk". Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

4 domains

Outbound calls

6

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

twitter.com1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

github.com3 · platform/reference
opensource.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Score History

First score snapshot

v0.6

73

Latest

Findings
14
Errors
4
Warnings
10
Check
2.0.0

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