WP Fingerprint adds an additional layer of security to your WordPress website, working to check your plugins for signs of hack or exploit.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
40
9 issue groups
Security
24
5 issue groups
I18n
14
4 issue groups
Repo Compliance
3
3 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.14
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 14
- 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().13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $file_name at WHERE plugin = '$plugin' $file_name $sql_version"12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $file_name at WHERE plugin = '$plugin' $file_name $sql_version"
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-fingerprint' but got "wpfingerprint".9
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-fingerprint' but got "wpfingerprint".
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$bottom'.7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$bottom'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Fingerprint" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Fingerprint" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $plugin used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$plugin used without escaping.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $plugin used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$plugin used without escaping.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var dumpvar_dump() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
var_dump() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
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ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to esc_html__() 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.
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: 'WP Fingerprint is protecting your site last checked '.$last_check
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Fingerprint_Command".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$plugin_table".
ERRORMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: add_option parameter 31
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The parameter "null" at position #3 of add_option() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.3.0. Use "" instead.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.8 < 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.
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings no short description present1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.
ERRORMaintainabilitystable tag mismatch1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched Stable Tag: 2.1.3 != 2.1.2. Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v2.1.2
42
Latest
- Findings
- 81
- Errors
- 34
- Warnings
- 47
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 42 | 81 | 34 | 47 | v2.1.2 | 2.0.0 |
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