Title: Security Error
Last modified: November 16, 2019

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# Security Error

 *  Resolved [punchdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/punchdesign/)
 * (@punchdesign)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-error-13/)
 * One of our security plugins has identified a potential risk…
 *  $result = eval( $code );
 * The function eval called at line 361 column 12, which should be avoided whenever
   possible.
 * … is this a false positive?

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 *  Plugin Author [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * (@bungeshea)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-error-13/#post-12140890)
 * It’s a potential security risk because it’s a way of executing PHP code on the
   server. If the PHP code is malicious, there can be very damaging results.
 * However, the key word here is ‘potential’. Only snippets which are added to the
   site and marked as active will be executed. Just like if you edit or upload a
   plugin, there are risks when adding code to your site, and it is the responsibility
   of the site owner to ensure that only safe code is added and used.
 * Hopefully this explains things, let me know if you have any questions.
 *  Thread Starter [punchdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/punchdesign/)
 * (@punchdesign)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-error-13/#post-12159161)
 * That’s useful, thank you Shea.

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 * Last reply from: [punchdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/punchdesign/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-error-13/#post-12159161)
 * Status: resolved