Asgaros Forum is the best forum-plugin for WordPress! It comes with dozens of features in a beautiful design and stays simple and fast.
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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
345
10 issue groups
Maintainability
188
13 issue groups
I18n
31
1 issue group
Performance
8
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$activity_days_i18n'.116
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 116
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$activity_days_i18n'.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.106
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 106
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$access".101
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 101
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$access".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.45
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 45
- 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.31
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 31
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE['asgarosforum_unread_cleared'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar29
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_COOKIE['asgarosforum_unread_cleared'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['forumfile']['size'][$index]. Check that the array index exists before using it.22
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['forumfile']['size'][$index]. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.19
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 19
- 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().19
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$meta_compare} at " AND meta_value {$meta_compare} %s"14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$meta_compare} at " AND meta_value {$meta_compare} %s"
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WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude8
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 8
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "deleteData".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['asgarosforum_unread_exclude']
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $meta_sql used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$meta_sql assigned unsafely at line 156.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations rmdir3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: rmdir().
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $this->asgarosforum->tables->posts used in $wpdb->get_var()
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $meta_sql
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations mkdir2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: mkdir().
WARNINGMaintainabilityunexpected markdown file2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unexpected markdown file "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" detected in plugin root. Only specific markdown files are expected in production plugins.
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v3.4.0
31
Latest
- Findings
- 579
- Errors
- 167
- Warnings
- 412
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 31 | 579 | 167 | 412 | v3.4.0 | 2.0.0 |
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