PHP Browser Detection is a WordPress plugin used to detect a user's browser. Please report any bugs on the support forums.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
71
19 issue groups
Security
38
6 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "get_browser_name".18
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "get_browser_name".
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found 'browser_supports_cookies'.16
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found 'browser_supports_cookies'.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fwriteFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().
ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Bad datetime format from {$this->remoteVerUrl}"'.9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Bad datetime format from {$this->remoteVerUrl}"'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$cache_version".6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$cache_version".
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "php_browser_detection_autoupdate".4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "php_browser_detection_autoupdate".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['test-id']4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['test-id']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['test-id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['test-id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fcloseFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code found3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setopt3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().
ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
print_r() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations touch2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: touch().
ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The use of function ini_set() is discouraged
ERRORMaintainabilitytimezone change date default timezone set1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using date_default_timezone_set() and similar isn't allowed, instead use WP internal timezone support.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "PBD_DIR_PATH".
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl close1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl exec1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl init1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
22
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
Platform / Reference Domains
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v3.1.8
28
Latest
- Findings
- 117
- Errors
- 68
- Warnings
- 49
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 28 | 117 | 68 | 49 | v3.1.8 | 2.0.0 |
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