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23
Score
1,202
Errors
239
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo85
Performance100
Maintainability0
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
I18n
707
5 issue groups
Security
474
7 issue groups
Maintainability
212
13 issue groups
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.679
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 679
- 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.
ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$activity'.381
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 381
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$activity'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error logerror_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.73
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 73
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_title']'.47
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 47
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_title']'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$con->prefix( 'after_pre_options_store' )".29
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$con->prefix( 'after_pre_options_store' )".
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $dbCon22
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $dbCon
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global symbolThe "shield/2fa" prefix is not a valid namespace/function/class/variable/constant prefix in PHP.21
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 21
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "shield/2fa" prefix is not a valid namespace/function/class/variable/constant prefix in PHP.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var dumpvar_dump() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.19
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
var_dump() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "login_body_class".14
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "login_body_class".
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $cfg->properties[ 'name' ]14
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $cfg->properties[ 'name' ]
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WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var export13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
var_export() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
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;
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$table assigned unsafely at line 15.
WARNINGSecurityReplacements Wrong Number7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Incorrect number of replacements passed to $wpdb->prepare(). Found 1 replacement parameters, expected 0.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$table} at "DELETE FROM `{$table}`\n
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Plural5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $plural parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $tabKey === 'plugins' ? '%s plugins need review.' : '%s themes need review.'
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Single5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $single parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $tabKey === 'plugins' ? '%s plugin needs review.' : '%s theme needs review.'
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$oICWP_Wpsf".
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writable4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
ERRORI18nMissing Singular Placeholder4
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing singular placeholder, needed for some languages. See https://codex.wordpress.org/I18n_for_WordPress_Developers#Plurals
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Offloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
152
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
3
Notable Domains
clk.shldscrty.com63 · outbound
help.getshieldsecurity.com10 · outbound
cdn.jsdelivr.net7 · outbound
stackoverflow.com5 · outbound
getshieldsecurity.com3 · outbound
api.aptoweb.com2 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
github.com11 · platform/reference
wordpress.org7 · platform/reference
ps.w.org3 · platform/reference
w3.org3 · platform/reference
developer.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
make.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints2
wp_ajax_edit-theme-plugin-fileauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_icwp_DismissAdminNoticeauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
2 score snapshots
v22.2.2
23
Latest
- Findings
- 1,441
- Errors
- 1,202
- Warnings
- 239
- Check
- 2.1.0
v22.1.3
23
Score
- Findings
- 1,320
- Errors
- 1,118
- Warnings
- 202
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 23 | 1,441 | 1,202 | 239 | v22.2.2 | 2.1.0 |
| 23 | 1,320 | 1,118 | 202 | v22.1.3 | 2.0.0 |
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