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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
49
11 issue groups
Security
39
10 issue groups
I18n
5
2 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- 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().12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- 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 $ip at "SELECT `login_id`, `login_ip`,`login_attempts`,`attempt_time`,`locked_time` FROM `$tablename` WHERE `login_ip` = '$ip' ORDER BY `login_id` DESC LIMIT 1 "8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $ip at "SELECT `login_id`, `login_ip`,`login_attempts`,`attempt_time`,`locked_time` FROM `$tablename` WHERE `login_ip` = '$ip' ORDER BY `login_id` DESC LIMIT 1 "
ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$_SESSION["popup_flag"]'.7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$_SESSION["popup_flag"]'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $tablename used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$tablename assigned unsafely at line 126.5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $tablename used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$tablename assigned unsafely at line 126.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']. Check that the array index exists before using it.3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
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WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Limit Login Attempts" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- 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 protection2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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 escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->query()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 12.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
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.
ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v2.6.5
39
Latest
- Findings
- 93
- Errors
- 26
- Warnings
- 67
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 39 | 93 | 26 | 67 | v2.6.5 | 2.0.0 |
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