Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
147
14 issue groups
Security
72
8 issue groups
I18n
3
2 issue groups
Supply Chain
1
1 issue group
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$define".54
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 54
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$define".
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<dt>{$matches[1]}</dt>\n"'.45
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 45
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<dt>{$matches[1]}</dt>\n"'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WP_FAIL2BAN_ACTIVATING".28
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 28
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WP_FAIL2BAN_ACTIVATING".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "help-entry::{$id}.paras".19
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "help-entry::{$id}.paras".
ERRORMaintainabilityNot AllowedUse of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$fs".8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$fs".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_ENV['WP_FAIL2BAN_HTTP_HOST']7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_ENV['WP_FAIL2BAN_HTTP_HOST']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error logerror_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
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WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$define'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP fail2ban - Advanced Security" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
ERRORI18nNo Empty Strings2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text text string should have translatable content. Found: ''
WARNINGMaintainabilityupgrade notice limit2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The upgrade notice for "2.2.0" exceeds the limit of 300 characters.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_timezone_string".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$define".
ERRORSecurityHeredoc Output Not Escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found interpolation in unescaped heredoc.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<span>[<i>WPf2b</i>] Last 5 Messages</span>'
ERRORSupply ChainHidden files included1
- Category
- Supply Chain
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Hidden files are not permitted.
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v5.4.1
32
Latest
- Findings
- 228
- Errors
- 75
- Warnings
- 153
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 32 | 228 | 75 | 153 | v5.4.1 | 2.0.0 |
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