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34
Score
79
Errors
393
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability50
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
260
13 issue groups
Maintainability
194
9 issue groups
I18n
10
3 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$all_types".134
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 134
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$all_types".
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $database_table at "SELECT * FROM `$database_table`$where_statement$order_statement $limit_statement"56
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 56
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $database_table at "SELECT * FROM `$database_table`$where_statement$order_statement $limit_statement"
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $log_table used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$log_table assigned unsafely at line 198.47
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 47
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $log_table used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$log_table assigned unsafely at line 198.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.46
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 46
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$time'.33
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 33
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$time'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.25
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['zerospam_rescue'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar24
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['zerospam_rescue'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().18
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $count_query12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $count_query
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
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WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['blocked_end_date']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['json']
WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<p>When using .htaccess & due to <a href="%s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">character limit restrictions</a>, <strong>no more than 170 blocked IP addresses recommended</strong>.</p>'
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment4
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 4
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Found call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $count_query used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$count_query assigned unsafely at line 282.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Zero Spam for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DONOTCACHEPAGE".
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v5.5.8
34
Latest
- Findings
- 472
- Errors
- 79
- Warnings
- 393
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 34 | 472 | 79 | 393 | v5.5.8 | 2.0.0 |
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