Exploit Scanner vs Plugin Security Scanner

This plugin searches the files on your website, and the posts and comments tables of your database for anything suspicious. It also examines your list of active plugins for unusual filenames. It does not remove anything. That is left to the user to do. Latest MD5 hash values for Exploit Scanner: 17e2ccfc834d691bc68cc5c64f9bed89 exploit-scanner.php (1.5.2) 1d5f9d6220fe159cd44cb70a998a1cd7 hashes-4.6.php fbdf61c17f65094c8e331e1e364acf68 hashes-4.6.1.php 477d128d84802e3470cec408424a8de3 hashes-4.7.php d53210f999847fbd6f5a2ecac0ad42f2 hashes-4.7.5.php Latest SHA1 hash values for Exploit Scanner: 1decc1e47a53d1cab9e8f1ef15b31682198367ee exploit-scanner.php (1.5.2) 5cec64380a2acdc876fd22fbbbbf8c335df1ed3f hashes-4.6.php 99d9e7be23a350f3d1962d0f41e7b4e28c00841e hashes-4.6.1.php 1eeab377a1afc6d776827a063678d2461b29e71d hashes-4.7.php 8c890a6af26bb74e9d17e5d2b21d6be27764da45 hashes-4.7.5.php See the Exploit Scanner homepage for further information. Interpreting the Results It is likely that this scanner will find false positives (i.e. files which do not contain malicious code). However, it is best to err on the side of caution; if you are unsure then ask in the Support Forums, download a fresh copy of a plugin, search the Internet for similar situations, et cetera. You should be most concerned if the scanner is: making matches around unknown external links; finding base64 encoded text in modified core files or the wp-config.php file; listing extra admin accounts; or finding content in posts which you did not put there. Understanding the three different result levels: Severe: results that are often strong indicators of a hack (though they are not definitive proof) Warning: these results are more commonly found in innocent circumstances than Severe matches, but they should still be treated with caution Note: lowest priority, showing results that are very commonly used in legitimate code or notifications about events such as skipped files Help! I think I have been hacked! Follow the guides from the Codex: Codex: FAQ – My site was hacked Codex: Hardening WordPress Ensure that you change all of your WordPress related passwords (site, FTP, MySQL, etc.). A regular backup routine (either manual or plugin powered) is extremely useful; if you ever find that your site has been hacked you can easily restore your site from a clean backup and fresh set of files and, of course, use a new set of passwords. Updates Updates to the plugin will be posted here, to Holy Shmoly! and the WordPress Exploit Scanner page will always link to the newest version. Other Languages Unfortunately for people using WordPress versions for other locales some of the file hashes may be incorrect as some strings have to be hardcoded in their translated form. Here are some file hashes for WordPress in other languagues provided separately by other members of the community: Japanese – thanks to Naoko German – thanks to Robert Wetzlmayr The hash files should only be declaring an array called $filehashes and the majority of the hashes should still be the same.

This plugin determines whether any of your plugins or themes have security vulnerabilities. It does this by looking up details in the WPScan Vulnerability Database. It will run a scan once a day, and e-mail the administrator if any vulnerable plugins or themes are found. Please note: As from version 2.0.0, you will need to register on the WPScan Vulnerability Database site in order to get an API token. This token is required before any security scans can be performed. Once you have your token, it can be added to the Plugin Security Scanner settings page. You can also register a webhook for notifications. The webhook will trigger daily, even if no vulnerabilities found. The webhook is a post request, with JSON payload containing the vulnerabilities. You can enable the webhook under Settings\General tab – see the Plugin Security Scanner settings. It also adds a new menu option to the admin tools menu called “Plugin Security Scanner”. Clicking this runs a scan. If the scan finds any problems, it shows you a list of plugins or themes that have vulnerabilities, along with a description of the issue. The WPScan Vulnerability Database API, which this plugin uses, is free for non-commercial use. However, any commercial usage will require that you purchase a commercial license from WPScan. If you are using the API for your own site then you will not need a commercial license. However, if you are a hosting company and install the plugin systematically across all of your clients sites, then you will need to purchase a commercial license. If you are making heavy use of the API, it is likely that you will need to purchase a commercial license. To enquire about a commercial license, please contact [email protected] Icons made by Alessio Atzeni from www.flaticon.com is licensed by CC BY 3.0