Limit Attempts by BestWebSoft – WordPress Anti-Bot and Security Plugin for Login and Forms

Protect your WordPress website from brute force attacks by limiting the number of failed login attempts. Improve security and stop bots.

v1.3.2bestwebsoftUpdated Added 4k+ installs92% rating
24
Score
563
Errors
548
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,111 findings

I18n

474

4 issue groups

Maintainability

380

12 issue groups

Security

243

9 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'limit-attempts' but got 'bestwebsoft'.400
Category
I18n
Occurrences
400
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'limit-attempts' but got 'bestwebsoft'.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.130
Category
Security
Occurrences
130
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.99
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
99
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().85
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
85
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

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.68
Category
I18n
Occurrences
68
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bws_add_buttons".51
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
51
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bws_add_buttons".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$bstwbsftwppdtplgns_active_plugins".50
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
50
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$bstwbsftwppdtplgns_active_plugins".

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $count_query39
Category
Security
Occurrences
39
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $count_query

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema ChangeAttempting a database schema change is discouraged.28
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
28
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.27
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
27
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped18
Category
Security
Occurrences
18
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $count_query used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$count_query assigned unsafely at line 102.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['lmtttmpts_csv_file']['name']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook name11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "__CLASS__ . '_additional_import_export_options'".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
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.

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped8
Category
Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$table assigned unsafely at line 654.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain4
Category
I18n
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log debug backtrace3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "BWS_Admin_Tooltip".

External Connections

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Score History

First score snapshot

v1.3.2

24

Latest

Findings
1,111
Errors
563
Warnings
548
Check
2.0.0

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