Esteban

Aipatch Security Scanner is a modular security audit engine built for site owners, developers, and AI-powered agents who need deep visibility into WordPress security posture — without the bloat of all-in-one security suites.
<h4>Why Aipatch Security Scanner?</h4>
Most WordPress security plugins are either too simple to be useful or too heavy to be practical. Aipatch takes a different approach:
<ul>
<li>Audit-first architecture. Every check is a standalone, testable module that returns structured findings with severity, confidence, evidence, and fingerprints.</li>
<li>Built for automation. 23 MCP abilities expose the full audit, scanning, and remediation surface to external AI agents — making Aipatch the first WordPress security plugin designed for agentic workflows.</li>
<li>Zero external dependencies. Everything runs locally. No accounts, no cloud services, no API keys required.</li>
<li>Reversible by design. Every automated remediation stores rollback data so you can undo any change with one click.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Core Capabilities</h4>
36-Point Security Audit
Aipatch runs 36 automated checks across 8 categories — core, plugins, themes, users, configuration, server, access control, and malware surface:
<ul>
<li>Outdated WordPress core, plugins, and themes</li>
<li>Default admin username, excessive admin accounts, inactive admin users, user ID 1 exposure</li>
<li>XML-RPC, file editor, debug mode, debug log, REST API exposure, directory listing</li>
<li>PHP version, HTTPS, file permissions, security headers (X-Frame-Options, CSP, etc.)</li>
<li>Database prefix, sensitive files, PHP execution in uploads, auto-update configuration</li>
<li>Salt key strength, cron health, cookie security flags, CORS, application passwords</li>
<li>Exposed backup files, phpinfo files, uploads directory indexing, default login URL</li>
<li>Database credential security, file installation permissions</li>
</ul>
Every finding includes a severity (critical / high / medium / low / info), confidence score, human-readable explanation, and actionable recommendation.
Weighted Security Score (0–100)
A logarithmic scoring engine computes an overall security score and per-area breakdown across six risk dimensions: software, access control, configuration, infrastructure, malware surface, and vulnerability exposure. Severity weights and confidence multipliers ensure the score reflects actual risk, not just issue count.
Multi-Layer Malware File Scanner
A three-layer file scanner (content 55%, context 25%, integrity 20%) with 27 detection signatures, Shannon entropy analysis, and malware family classification detects:
<ul>
<li>Code execution patterns: eval(), assert(), create_function(), preg_replace /e</li>
<li>System command functions: shell_exec, exec, passthru, backtick operators</li>
<li>Obfuscation techniques: base64 encoding, hex encoding, str_rot13, gzinflate chains, chr() concatenation, variable variables, suspiciously long lines</li>
<li>Network/exfiltration: cURL execution, fsockopen, remote file_get_contents</li>
<li>Known backdoor signatures: c99, r57, WSO, b374k, weevely, FilesMan</li>
<li>WordPress-specific threats: unauthorized admin creation, critical option injection, security function removal</li>
</ul>
Scanning runs in batches via an async job system with configurable batch sizes — safe for shared hosting.
Files are classified into 11 malware families (web shell, obfuscated loader, dropper, persistence backdoor, cloaked PHP, code injector, and more) with confidence scores and remediation hints.
WordPress Core Integrity Verification
Verifies every core file against official checksums from api.wordpress.org. Detects modified core files (checksum mismatch), missing core files, and unexpected files planted in wp-admin/ or wp-includes/. Core tampering findings are automatically escalated to critical severity with zero false-positive likelihood.
File Integrity Baseline
Build a known-good hash baseline of all PHP files in your installation. Diff against it at any time to detect modified, deleted, or newly added files. Origin detection distinguishes core, plugin, theme, and upload files.
Vulnerability Intelligence
A local knowledge base of known plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities with a database-backed caching layer for fast lookups. Provider architecture allows extending with external feeds.
One-Click Remediation with Rollback
Apply fixes directly from findings — change WordPress options, delete suspicious files, rename files, patch file contents, or add .htaccess rules. Every automated action stores a full rollback payload so you can reverse any change. Manual remediations can be logged for audit trails.
Six supported action types: <code>wp_option</code>, <code>delete_file</code>, <code>rename_file</code>, <code>file_patch</code>, <code>htaccess_rule</code>, <code>manual</code>.
Hardening Module
Five toggleable hardening rules with clear explanations and compatibility warnings:
<ul>
<li>Disable XML-RPC — blocks external XML-RPC requests and removes X-Pingback header</li>
<li>Hide WordPress Version — removes version leaks from source, RSS feeds, scripts, and styles</li>
<li>Restrict REST API — limits sensitive endpoints to authenticated users</li>
<li>Block Author Scanning — prevents user enumeration via author archives</li>
<li>Login Brute-Force Protection — rate-limits login attempts per IP with configurable thresholds and lockout duration</li>
</ul>
Persistent Findings Store
All audit findings persist in a dedicated database table with automatic deduplication by fingerprint. Track findings over time — dismissed findings stay dismissed across scans; resolved findings reopen if the issue reappears.
Security Event Logging
Every scan, hardening change, remediation, and significant event is logged to a dedicated table. Logs are filterable by severity and exportable as CSV.
WordPress Site Health Integration
Adds 6 security tests to the built-in Site Health screen: file editor, debug mode, XML-RPC, admin username, SSL, and overall security score.
Performance Diagnostics
Built-in performance profiling to identify slow queries, high memory usage, and resource bottlenecks related to security operations.
REST API
10 authenticated endpoints under the <code>aipatch-security-scanner/v1</code> namespace for triggering scans, retrieving summaries, toggling hardening, exporting logs, and running performance diagnostics.
<h4>MCP Surface for AI Agents (23 Abilities)</h4>
Aipatch exposes 23 structured abilities via the WordPress Abilities API — making your site’s security surface fully accessible to external AI agents, coding assistants, and orchestration tools:
By default, only aipatch/audit-site is enabled. You can enable additional abilities from Aipatch Security Scanner -> Settings -> MCP Abilities.
Audit & Scanning
<ul>
<li>aipatch/audit-site — Run a full 36-check security audit with scored findings</li>
<li>aipatch/audit-suspicious — Quick heuristic scan for suspicious files</li>
<li>aipatch/start-file-scan — Launch an async multi-layer malware scan job</li>
<li>aipatch/process-file-scan-batch — Process next batch of files in a running scan</li>
<li>aipatch/file-scan-progress — Check file scan progress</li>
<li>aipatch/file-scan-results — Retrieve enriched scan results with family, reasons, layer scores</li>
<li>aipatch/get-scan-summary — Comprehensive latest scan summary with classification breakdown</li>
<li>aipatch/list-suspicious-files — List suspicious files from latest scan (no job_id needed)</li>
</ul>
Integrity & Baseline
<ul>
<li>aipatch/verify-core-integrity — Verify WP core files against official api.wordpress.org checksums</li>
<li>aipatch/baseline-build — Build or refresh the known-good file hash baseline</li>
<li>aipatch/baseline-diff — Compare current filesystem against stored baseline</li>
<li>aipatch/baseline-stats — Baseline statistics by origin type</li>
<li>aipatch/get-baseline-drift — Combined baseline drift + core integrity report</li>
</ul>
Findings & Monitoring
<ul>
<li>aipatch/list-findings — Query persistent findings with status/severity/category filters</li>
<li>aipatch/findings-stats — Aggregate finding statistics</li>
<li>aipatch/findings-diff — New and resolved findings since a point in time</li>
<li>aipatch/get-file-finding-detail — Single finding with decoded metadata, layer scores, family</li>
<li>aipatch/dismiss-finding — Dismiss a finding as accepted risk</li>
</ul>
Remediation
<ul>
<li>aipatch/apply-remediation — Apply a security fix with rollback support</li>
<li>aipatch/rollback-remediation — Undo a previously applied fix</li>
<li>aipatch/list-remediations — List remediation history with filters</li>
</ul>
Jobs & Status
<ul>
<li>aipatch/list-jobs — List scan/audit jobs with filters</li>
<li>aipatch/get-async-job-status — Check async job status and retrieve results</li>
</ul>
20 abilities are read-only; only 3 (dismiss, apply-remediation, rollback) modify site state. All abilities include typed input/output schemas, permission checks (<code>manage_options</code>), and structured error responses.
<h4>What Aipatch Does NOT Do</h4>
<ul>
<li>It is NOT a firewall or WAF — it does not filter incoming traffic.</li>
<li>It does NOT intercept frontend requests or affect page load performance.</li>
<li>It does NOT phone home, require an account, or send data externally.</li>
<li>It does NOT inject ads, upsells, or nag notices.</li>
</ul>

Aipatch Security Scanner

WordPress security scanner with 36 checks, malware scanning, core integrity verification, remediation, and 23 MCP abilities.

Jaroslav Svetlik

VulnTitan is a WordPress security plugin focused on malware scanning and removal, vulnerability detection, file integrity monitoring, firewall protection, and anti-spam controls for comments and supported forms.
Instantly scan your WordPress site for malware infections and known vulnerabilities, review detailed results, and clean or remove malware safely using a guided fix workflow with automatic backups.
VulnTitan focuses on practical protection: vulnerability detection, malware scanning and removal, file integrity monitoring, firewall protection, anti-spam defense for comments and supported forms, hidden custom login access, and a weekly executive security digest every 7 days.
<h4>Malware Scanner</h4>
The WordPress malware scanner inspects your site files for suspicious code patterns and known malicious signatures.
<ul>
<li>Detect malware infections in core, plugins, and themes</li>
<li>Review problematic files with contextual code preview</li>
<li>Safe-fix workflow with automatic backups</li>
<li>Clear severity indicators and actionable recommendations</li>
</ul>
<h4>Vulnerability Scanner</h4>
The vulnerability scanner checks your installed WordPress core, plugins, and themes against a real-time vulnerability database powered by the VulnTitan API.
<ul>
<li>Detect vulnerable plugins and themes</li>
<li>Identify outdated components with known security risks</li>
<li>Real-time vulnerability intelligence</li>
<li>Clear risk explanations and remediation guidance</li>
</ul>
<h4>File Integrity Scanner</h4>
Monitor unauthorized file changes and unexpected modifications.
<ul>
<li>Baseline comparison for WordPress files</li>
<li>Queue-based processing for performance safety</li>
<li>Visual status legends for fast review</li>
<li>Actionable next steps for suspicious changes</li>
</ul>
<h4>Firewall, Login, Comment & Form Protection</h4>
VulnTitan includes firewall, WAF, login protection, and anti-spam controls to block common attack patterns and protect WordPress login, comment, and supported form submission surfaces.
<ul>
<li>Early MU-plugin runtime request guards</li>
<li>SQL injection (SQLi) payload protection</li>
<li>Command injection detection</li>
<li>Suspicious path traversal blocking</li>
<li>Endpoint whitelisting controls</li>
<li>Login lockout protection against brute-force attacks</li>
<li>TOTP-based two-factor authentication for selected roles</li>
<li>Recovery codes and trusted-device support for enrolled accounts</li>
<li>CAPTCHA protection for WordPress login/registration, WooCommerce login/registration, WordPress lost-password, and optional comment forms</li>
<li>XML-RPC allow, disable, or rate-limit policy controls with IP allowlisting</li>
<li>Weak-password blocking during profile updates, password resets, and compatible registrations</li>
<li>Comment Shield with honeypot, signed tokens, submit-time validation, duplicate detection, guest link limits, IP rate limiting, and moderation-aware logging</li>
<li>Form Shield for Contact Form 7 and Fluent Forms with honeypot, signed submit tokens, link heuristics, repeated-domain detection, and IP rate limiting</li>
<li>Form spam blocks are logged into the WAF/live feed with provider-aware source labels for easier review</li>
<li>Suspicious comments can be held for moderation or blocked immediately</li>
<li>REST comments can enforce signed anti-spam tokens and CAPTCHA when anonymous REST commenting is enabled elsewhere</li>
<li>Configurable custom login slug so administrators can use a private login URL instead of the default <code>wp-login.php</code></li>
<li>Default <code>wp-login.php</code> and guest <code>wp-admin</code> access can be hidden behind a <code>404</code> response when custom login is enabled</li>
<li>Weekly executive security report email with 7-day firewall, login abuse, WAF, form spam, and comment moderation statistics</li>
</ul>
<h4>Security-First Architecture</h4>
<ul>
<li>Secure storage and cleanup of scan queues and logs</li>
<li>Hardened backup handling outside <code>ABSPATH</code> by default</li>
<li>Hardened malware and integrity scan actions with stricter capability checks and in-root path validation</li>
<li>Adaptive performance tuning for safe large-site scanning</li>
</ul>
<h4>WP-CLI Support</h4>
VulnTitan supports WP-CLI commands for malware, integrity, and vulnerability scans so administrators can run checks from the terminal, scripts, or server automation.
<ul>
<li><code>wp vulntitan scan malware</code></li>
<li><code>wp vulntitan scan integrity</code></li>
<li><code>wp vulntitan scan vulnerability</code></li>
<li><code>wp vulntitan scan all</code></li>
<li>Optional flags: <code>--scope=plugins</code>, <code>--format=json</code>, <code>--fail-on-findings</code></li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin connects to an external API at https://vulntitan.com/api/vulnerabilities to fetch up-to-date vulnerability data for WordPress core, plugins, and themes. This data is essential for detecting known vulnerabilities during scan operations.
When a vulnerability scan is performed, the following data is sent to the VulnTitan API: 
– The slug and version of each plugin 
– The slug and version of each theme 
– The WordPress core version
This data is transmitted only during scans initiated by the user or by scheduled scan settings. No personal, user-identifying, or sensitive site data is collected, transmitted, or stored.
The external service is provided and operated by VulnTitan.com.
<ul>
<li>Terms of Service: https://vulntitan.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://vulntitan.com/privacy</li>
</ul>

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