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v4.1.24AuctolloUpdated Added 1m+ installs96% rating17% support resolved
37
Score
43
Errors
79
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance96
Maintainability65

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

122 findings

Security

66

8 issue groups

Maintainability

35

12 issue groups

I18n

13

4 issue groups

Performance

4

1 issue group

WARNINGSecurityInput Not ValidatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['pluginList']. Check that the array index exists before using it.17
Category
Security
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<script>\n'.15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_POST[&#039;pluginList&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST[&#039;pluginList&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER[&#039;HTTP_HOST&#039;]12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER[&#039;HTTP_HOST&#039;]

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $taxonomy->label10
Category
I18n
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $taxonomy->label

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().8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
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.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In excludeUsing 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.4
Category
Performance
Occurrences
4
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.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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ERRORMaintainabilityGet terms Param2Found3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

The parameter "array( 'exclude' => $excludes )" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged

ERRORSecurityNot Prepared2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated Not Sanitized2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized, non-validated input variable _SERVER: &quot;://$_SERVER[HTTP_HOST]$_SERVER[REQUEST_URI]&quot;

ERRORMaintainabilityrename rename2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

rename() is discouraged. Use WP_Filesystem::move() to rename a file.

ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 1130.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityprevent path disclosure error reporting1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

error_reporting() can lead to full path disclosure.

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.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityWp count terms Param2Found1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The parameter &quot;array( &#039;hide_empty&#039; =&gt; true )&quot; at position #2 of wp_count_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 5.6.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to esc_html_e().

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
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.

WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: &#039;&lt;h4&gt;One or more plugins conflict with proper indexation of your website. Use the deactivate button below to disable the extra sitemaps:&lt;/h4&gt;\n &#039;

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Warnings
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