ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress

reCaptcha for login, signup, comment forms, Ninja Forms and woocommerce.

v1.2.8weDevsUpdated Added 9k+ installs88% rating
37
Score
60
Errors
66
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo86
Performance100
Maintainability71

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

126 findings

Security

91

8 issue groups

Maintainability

25

12 issue groups

I18n

6

3 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$action'.24
Category
Security
Occurrences
24
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.19
Category
Security
Occurrences
19
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST[$option_name] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$option_name]13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST["recaptcha_challenge_field"]. Check that the array index exists before using it.7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_recaptcha_aes_encrypt".6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "woocommerce_lost_password_message".3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued ScriptScripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

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ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
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.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fsockopen1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fsockopen().

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fwrite1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().

WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: wp_get_sites1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_get_sites() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.6.0. Use get_sites() 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.

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Please register your blog through the <a href="%s">Google reCAPTCHA admin page</a> and enter the public and private key in the fields below. <a href="%s">What is this all about?</a>'.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress" is different from the name declared in plugin header "WP reCaptcha Integration".

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.

Score History

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v1.2.8

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Warnings
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