IP Ban

Simple IP Ban is a lightweight ip / user agent ban plugin.

v1.3.0Sandor KovacsUpdated Added 2k+ installs80% rating
41
Score
29
Errors
39
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo83
Performance100
Maintainability92

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

68 findings

Security

47

6 issue groups

I18n

12

1 issue group

Maintainability

6

4 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 issue groups

WARNINGSecurityInput Not ValidatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['ip_list']. Check that the array index exists before using it.13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['ip_list']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_POST['_wpprotect'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().12
Category
I18n
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['_wpprotect']8
Category
Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function FoundFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "register_simple_ip_ban_submenu_page".3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "register_simple_ip_ban_submenu_page".

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$ip_list'.3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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.1
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_register_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_register_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin namePlugin name "IP Ban" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Simple IP Ban".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "IP Ban" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Simple IP Ban".

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ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

ERRORRepo Complianceno license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 4.7 < 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.

ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

Score History

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v1.3.0

41

Latest

Findings
68
Errors
29
Warnings
39
Check
2.0.0

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