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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
1,789
13 issue groups
Maintainability
172
11 issue groups
I18n
2
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.880
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 880
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$bg'.682
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 682
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$bg'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$active_plugins".106
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 106
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$active_plugins".
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['code'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar51
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 51
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['code'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES["foxtool_upload_file"]45
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 45
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES["foxtool_upload_file"]
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES["foxtool_upload_file"]. Check that the array index exists before using it.42
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 42
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES["foxtool_upload_file"]. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.39
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 39
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($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.20
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 20
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.17
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callbackSanitization missing for register_setting().12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
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WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "check_gd_avif_support".
ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query
ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Config type '{$type}' does not exist."'.
ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $table_name used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$table_name assigned unsafely at line 90.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $table_name at "' AND table_name = '$table_name'"
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writable2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations mkdir2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: mkdir().
ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v2.5.3
27
Latest
- Findings
- 1,989
- Errors
- 1,629
- Warnings
- 360
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 27 | 1,989 | 1,629 | 360 | v2.5.3 | 2.0.0 |
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