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WPScan – WordPress Security Scanner

v1.17

WPScan WordPress Security Scanner - Scans your system for security vulnerabilities listed in the WPScan Vulnerability Database.

by ethicalhack3r · Website

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Rank
#2,373 24h 0 · 7d -7
Est. installs
8,794 High confidence
Total downloads
281K all time
Rating
3.8 ★ 28 reviews
Official installs
8,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

24 days ago

Last release

Version
1.17
Requires WP
6.9
Requires PHP
7.2
On WP.org since
2019

About WPScan

WPScan is a WordPress plugin by ethicalhack3r, first published on WordPress.org in 2019. It has 8,000+ active installations and 280,773 downloads in total, and ranks #2,373 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 7 places. Users rate it 3.8 out of 5 across 28 reviews. Version 1.17 was released 24 days ago, so the plugin is actively maintained. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 6.9 and PHP 7.2 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under scanner, security, vulnerability, wpscan and wpvulndb. Plugins with a similar focus include Exploit Scanner, IP Geo Block and Security Ninja.

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