ThirstyAffiliates – Affiliate Links, Link Branding, Link Tracking & Marketing Plugin

🔗 Affiliate link management & cloaker tool. Easily manage, shrink and track your affiliate links in WordPress. 🔥

v3.12.0Blair WilliamsUpdated Added 30k+ installs92% rating100% support resolved
21
Score
190
Errors
660
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo59
Performance92
Maintainability15

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

850 findings

Security

420

13 issue groups

Maintainability

367

9 issue groups

I18n

25

2 issue groups

Supply Chain

13

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_email".153
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
153
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.144
Category
Security
Occurrences
144
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "admin_head".134
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
134
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "admin_head".

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.87
Category
Security
Occurrences
87
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$active_class'.85
Category
Security
Occurrences
85
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.25
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
25
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().23
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
23
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.21
Category
Security
Occurrences
21
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: $_FILES['import']21
Category
Security
Occurrences
21
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['import']

ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.20
Category
I18n
Occurrences
20
Severity
error

Sample message

A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.

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WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash18
Category
Security
Occurrences
18
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORSecurityException Not Escaped16
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 '"{$json_res['error']['message']} ({$json_res['error']['type']})"'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

ERRORSupply Chainhidden files13
Category
Supply Chain
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

Hidden files are not permitted.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
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.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameter5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $click_ids_str used in $wpdb->query()\n$click_ids_str assigned unsafely at line 1056.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant Found5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch5
Category
I18n
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'thirstyaffiliates' but got 'thirstyaffiliates-pro'.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $extra_checks used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$extra_checks assigned unsafely at line 555.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not Prepared3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $extra_checks at $extra_checks\n

ERRORSecurityNot Prepared3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

Score History

First score snapshot

v3.12.0

21

Latest

Findings
850
Errors
190
Warnings
660
Check
2.0.0

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