SlimStat Analytics

The leading web analytics plugin for WordPress

v5.4.12VeronaLabsUpdated Added 70k+ installs96% rating0% support resolved
24
Score
1,169
Errors
737
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,906 findings

Security

1,102

12 issue groups

Maintainability

624

12 issue groups

I18n

43

1 issue group

ERRORSecurityException Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"($statusCode) for $service"'.523
Category
Security
Occurrences
523
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$a_addon".321
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
321
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"'>\n'.193
Category
Security
Occurrences
193
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"'>\n'.

ERRORSecurityNot PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $GLOBALS102
Category
Security
Occurrences
102
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_COOKIE['comment_author_' . COOKIEHASH] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar70
Category
Security
Occurrences
70
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_COOKIE['comment_author_' . COOKIEHASH] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.49
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
49
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().49
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
49
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.46
Category
Security
Occurrences
46
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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.43
Category
I18n
Occurrences
43
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.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['slimstat_tracking_code']42
Category
Security
Occurrences
42
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['slimstat_tracking_code']

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ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection38
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
38
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter35
Category
Security
Occurrences
35
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $GLOBALS['wpdb']->prefix used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$GLOBALS['wpdb']->prefix used without escaping.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp35
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
35
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "str_contains()" requires WordPress 5.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.6.0.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date33
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
33
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url27
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
27
Severity
error

Sample message

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not Prepared25
Category
Security
Occurrences
25
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$GLOBALS['wpdb']->prefix} at \t\t\tFROM {$GLOBALS['wpdb']->prefix}slim_stats\n

WARNINGSecurityMissing19
Category
Security
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
error

Sample message

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated17
Category
Security
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing Function16
Category
Security
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameter14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $events_table used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$events_table assigned unsafely at line 109.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function Found14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger error14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var export13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

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

Score History

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Findings
1,906
Errors
1,169
Warnings
737
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2.0.0

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