Prevent bots from creating accounts by blacklisting domains and usernames and present people with a human friendly security question.
40
Score
112
Errors
42
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability78
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
131
8 issue groups
Maintainability
20
8 issue groups
I18n
2
2 issue groups
Repo Compliance
1
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.57
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 57
- 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 '$i'.37
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 37
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$i'.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['status'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['status'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['status']10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['status']
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter value foundThe parameter value "blacklist_keys" has been deprecated since WordPress version 5.5.0. Use disallowed_keys instead.5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The parameter value "blacklist_keys" has been deprecated since WordPress version 5.5.0. Use disallowed_keys instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$key".2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$key".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
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WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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 hook name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "active_plugins".
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.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['ajdg_nobot_nonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityNo Explicit Version1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Version parameter is not explicitly set or has been set to an equivalent of "false" for wp_enqueue_script; This means that the WordPress core version will be used which is not recommended for plugin or theme development.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
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.
External Connections
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.5.1
40
Latest
- Findings
- 154
- Errors
- 112
- Warnings
- 42
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 40 | 154 | 112 | 42 | v2.5.1 | 2.0.0 |
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