Softaculous

Softaculous provides a single-login centralized panel where you can manage tons of your WordPress websites efficiently, unitedly as well as singularly …

v2.2.7SoftaculousUpdated 2025-08-06Added Apr 10, 202410k+ installs0% rating
23
Score
116
Errors
49
Warnings
+0
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo88
Performance100
Maintainability0

Top Issues by Category

maintainability84
1file system operations freadWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_freadERROR252file system operations fcloseWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fcloseERROR93Non Prefixed Variable FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFoundWARNING84file system operations fopenWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fopenERROR75unlink unlinkWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.unlink_unlinkERROR76file system operations fwriteWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fwriteERROR57file system operations fputsWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fputsERROR48date dateWordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_dateERROR39file system operations chmodWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_chmodERROR310file system operations rmdirWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_rmdirERROR311mysql mysqli connectWordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysqli_connectERROR212mysql mysqli fetch field directWordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysqli_fetch_field_directERROR213Direct QueryWordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQueryWARNING114No CachingWordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCachingWARNING115mysql mysql affected rowsWordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysql_affected_rowsERROR116mysql mysql closeWordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysql_closeERROR117mysql mysql connectWordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysql_connectERROR118mysql mysql errnoWordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysql_errnoERROR1
security38

Issues Details

165 issues found in latest scan

ERROR25
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fread

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fread().

WARNING15
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_GET[$name] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERROR9
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fclose

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().

WARNING8
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_a_ips".

ERROR7
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fopen

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().

ERROR7
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.unlink_unlink

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

WARNING6
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fwrite

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR4
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fputs

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fputs().

ERROR3
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_chmod

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: chmod().

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_rmdir

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: rmdir().

ERROR2
WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysqli_connect

Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_connect.

ERROR2
WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysqli_fetch_field_direct

Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_fetch_field_direct.

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['post_content']

ERROR1
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 27.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

ERROR1
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

ERROR1
WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysql_affected_rows

Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysql_affected_rows.

ERROR1
WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysql_close

Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysql_close.

ERROR1
WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysql_connect

Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysql_connect.

ERROR1
WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions.mysql_mysql_errno

Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysql_errno.

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Findings

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Errors

116

Warnings

49

Score History

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v2.2.7 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

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165
Errors
116
Warnings
49
Plugin Check
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Model
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