Proxy & VPN Blocker

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v3.5.9Proxy & VPN BlockerUpdated Added 1k+ installs74% rating
42
Score
10
Errors
72
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security2
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability85

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

82 findings

Security

48

6 issue groups

Maintainability

31

4 issue groups

I18n

2

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['nonce']12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_POST['nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
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().10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "current_datetime()" requires WordPress 5.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.9.0.9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "current_datetime()" requires WordPress 5.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.9.0.

WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameterUnescaped parameter $log_table used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$log_table assigned unsafely at line 19.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $log_table used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$log_table assigned unsafely at line 19.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$log_table} at "SELECT ( SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {$log_table} WHERE blocked_at >= %s ) AS total_blocks, ( SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ip_address) FROM {$log_table} WHERE blocked_at >= %s ) AS unique_ips"4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$log_table} at "SELECT ( SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {$log_table} WHERE blocked_at >= %s ) AS total_blocks, ( SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ip_address) FROM {$log_table} WHERE blocked_at >= %s ) AS unique_ips"

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirectwp_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.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
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.

WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Foundload_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.2
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.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

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.

Score History

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v3.5.9

42

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Findings
82
Errors
10
Warnings
72
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2.0.0

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