Access Governance for WordPress. Control roles, users, content, admin areas, and APIs to prevent broken access controls and excessive privileges.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
709
9 issue groups
Maintainability
97
10 issue groups
I18n
91
4 issue groups
Performance
8
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 '"({$grade})"'.669
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 669
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"({$grade})"'.
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.59
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 59
- 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 protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;57
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 57
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$d, %3$s", but got "%s, %d, %s" in 'Detected high-privilege user %s (ID: %d) with caps: %s'.26
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$d, %3$s", but got "%s, %d, %s" in 'Detected high-privilege user %s (ID: %d) with caps: %s'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- 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().9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORMaintainabilityrand mt randmt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
mt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
ERRORPerformanceSuppress Filters suppress filtersSetting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.6
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.
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ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Domain5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: AAM_KEY
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "get_user()" requires WordPress 6.7.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.8.0.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query used without escaping.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude2
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger error1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
trigger_error() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$claims'.
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.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['aam_page']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['aam_page'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v7.1.2
32
Latest
- Findings
- 911
- Errors
- 849
- Warnings
- 62
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 32 | 911 | 849 | 62 | v7.1.2 | 2.0.0 |
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