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Post Affiliate Pro

The plugin integrates any WordPress with a Post Affiliate Pro account. Post Affiliate Pro is the leading affiliate tracking tool worldwide.

v1.29.5qusupportUpdated Added 500 installs92% rating0% support resolved
affiliateconversionmarketingpost affiliate protracking
24
Score
293
Errors
335
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

628 findings

Security

351

8 issue groups

Maintainability

262

17 issue groups

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.104
Category
Security
Occurrences
104
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callbackSanitization missing for register_setting().94
Category
Security
Occurrences
94
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.SettingSanitization.register_settingMissingReference
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "esc_textarea()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.80
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
80
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "esc_textarea()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.

wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wpReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Gpf".63
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
63
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$TRACKING_IP_ADDRESS".40
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
40
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound
ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Cannot add request param: Value ($name=$value) is not scalar or Gpf_Rpc_Serializable"'.40
Category
Security
Occurrences
40
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Cannot add request param: Value ($name=$value) is not scalar or Gpf_Rpc_Serializable"'.

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscapedReference
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.33
Category
Security
Occurrences
33
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$HTMLcontent'.31
Category
Security
Occurrences
31
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$HTMLcontent'.

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscapedReference
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$name]24
Category
Security
Occurrences
24
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$name]

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setoptUsing cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.23
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
23
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_setopt
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WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed21
Category
Security
Occurrences
21
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_COOKIE[$name] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_print_r
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed interface6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Interfaces declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Gpf_Data_Row".

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedInterfaceFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var export5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_var_export
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "PAP_API_VERSION".

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log debug backtrace3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_debug_backtrace
WARNINGMaintainabilityprevent path disclosure error reporting3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

error_reporting() can lead to full path disclosure.

WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.prevent_path_disclosure_error_reporting
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().

WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fclose
ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResources.NonEnqueuedScript
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log set error handler2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_set_error_handler
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger error2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_trigger_error
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl getinfo2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_getinfo

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

6 domains

Outbound calls

24

External assets

1

Incoming endpoints

2

Notable Domains

cl.cam.ac.uk16 · outbound
postaffiliatepro.com4 · outbound
qualityunit.com2 · outbound
myaccount.postaffiliatepro.com1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

fonts.googleapis.com1 · asset

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints2
wp_ajax_pap_login_redirect_ajaxauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pap_recompute_ajaxauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.29.5

24

Latest

Findings
628
Errors
293
Warnings
335
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2.0.0

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