MSN Partner Hub WordPress plugin is developed by Microsoft. It helps WordPress content creators to share content to MSN directly from their sites.
54
Score
21
Errors
25
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security29
Repo91
Performance96
Maintainability73
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
32
12 issue groups
Security
11
7 issue groups
Repo Compliance
2
2 issue groups
Performance
1
1 issue group
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$msn_id'.5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$msn_id'.
ERRORMaintainabilityShort PHP open tag foundShort PHP opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo ! ..." but found "<?= ! ..."4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Short PHP opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo ! ..." but found "<?= ! ..."
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- 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().4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta queryDetected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp".2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp".
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $msn_id used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$msn_id used without escaping.1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $msn_id used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$msn_id used without escaping.
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WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $msn_id at "SELECT * FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE meta_key='msn_id' AND meta_value='$msn_id'"
ERRORSecurityLike Wildcards In Query1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
SQL wildcards for a LIKE query should be passed in through a replacement parameter. Found: LIKE '{%}'.
WARNINGSecurityUnnecessary Prepare1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
It is not necessary to prepare a query which doesn't use variable replacement.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$task".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
ERRORPerformanceSuppress Filters suppress filters1
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.9 < 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 no short description present1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin slug includes a restricted term. Your plugin slug - "microsoft-start" - contains the restricted term "microsoft" and cannot be used to begin your plugin slug. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "microsoft" elsewhere in your plugin slug, such as "... for microsoft".
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
38
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
25
Notable Domains
msn.com5 · outbound
git.io4 · outbound
helpcenter.microsoftstart.com4 · outbound
assets.msn.com3 · outbound
int.msn.com3 · outbound
int1.msn.com3 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
/wp-json/microsoft/v1/publish-settingsREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/microsoft/v1/batch-submit-postsREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/microsoft/v1/batch-submit-progressREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/microsoft/v1/clear-batch-submit-progressREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/microsoft/v1/delete-tokenREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/microsoft/v1/dismiss-msph-notificationREST
register_rest_route
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.9
54
Latest
- Findings
- 46
- Errors
- 21
- Warnings
- 25
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 54 | 46 | 21 | 25 | v2.9 | 2.0.0 |
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