Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
70
14 issue groups
Security
42
8 issue groups
I18n
8
3 issue groups
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $last_id16
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $last_id
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WP_FAIL2BAN_ADDON_BLOCKLIST_DIR".13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WP_FAIL2BAN_ADDON_BLOCKLIST_DIR".
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORMaintainabilityNot AllowedUse of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead11
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$html'.9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$html'.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 67.6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 67.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_fail2ban_register_message".4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_fail2ban_register_message".
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error logerror_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME']. Check that the array index exists before using it.4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- 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 Arg Domain3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wpf2b-addon-blocklist' but got 'wp-fail2ban'.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP fail2ban Blocklist" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
ERRORMaintainabilityShort PHP open tag found2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Short PHP opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo WP_FAIL2BAN_ADDON_BLOCKLIST_VER ..." but found "<?= WP_FAIL2BAN_ADDON_BLOCKLIST_VER ..."
ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '(string)'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$wpf2b_addon_blocklist_fs".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() 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.
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v2.2.2
36
Latest
- Findings
- 124
- Errors
- 61
- Warnings
- 63
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 36 | 124 | 61 | 63 | v2.2.2 | 2.0.0 |
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