CloudAware

This plugin adds auditing functionality to WordPress. It does this by adding extra 
REST API endpoints. Using these endpoints it is possible to: 
– see the version of core 
– see whether there is an update available for core 
– see what plugins are installed 
– see whether these plugins have been actived 
– see whether these plugins have autoupdate enabled 
– see whether these plugins have updates 
– see a list of vulnerabilities for these plugins 
– see what themes are installed 
– check if 2FA is enabled 
– see MD5 hashes of all theme and plugin folders
For installations where the RESTAPI is disabled, the plugin can also push this information to an endpoint. 
This will work for installations that are behind a geoblock or have no RESTAPI. To disable this, remove the 
cronjob.
<h3>Dependancies</h3>
For getting vulnerabilities of WordPress components this plugin can use the WPVulnerability plugin 
(https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpvulnerability/). If this plugin is installed, it will be used, otherwise this plugin 
will work without the information from WPVulnerabilty plugin. 
Without installing this dependancy no data is transferred to WPVulnerability. Please see https://www.wpvulnerability.com/privacy/ 
for more information.
<h3>External services</h3>
In order to determine the latest version of installed software components this plugin uses the following 
external services: 
GitHub 
Terms of Service: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service 
Privacy Statement: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement 
– Releases list from ImageMagick github repository (https://api.github.com/repos/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases) 
– Releases list from curl github repository (https://api.github.com/repos/curl/curl/releases) 
Slider Revolution 
Terms of Service: https://www.sliderrevolution.com/terms/ 
Privacy Statement: https://www.sliderrevolution.com/terms/privacy/ 
– Changelog documentation from Slider Revolution website (https://www.sliderrevolution.com/documentation/changelog/)
Apart from the usual headers (ip-address, UserAgent) used in a GET request no other information is send to these services. 
Specifically no version information is transmitted to external services.
If you fill out an external url in the callback URL field in the settings, a WordPress cronjob will send a POST request 
with the audit data to this URL daily.

CloudAware Security Audit

This plugin adds auditing functionality to Wordpress.

zackdesign

AliasIO

MJP Security Tools is a focused hardening plugin that does four things well:
<ul>
<li>XSS Database Scanner — scans every table for <code><script></code>, <code><iframe></code>, <code>onclick</code>, <code>javascript:</code> and other injection patterns</li>
<li>POST Request Log — records all POST data (passwords masked) with IP, user agent, and URL for CSRF/audit detection</li>
<li>Failed Login Log — tracks every failed login attempt with username, IP, and timestamp</li>
<li>File Permission Checker — verifies WordPress root files and directories have safe permissions, checks for missing <code>index.html</code> files and SVN working copies</li>
</ul>
What this plugin does NOT do (because WordPress core already handles it):
<ul>
<li>SSL enforcement — use <code>FORCE_SSL_ADMIN</code> or let WordPress 5.7+ auto-redirect</li>
<li>Password strength — WordPress core enforces strong passwords since 4.3</li>
<li>Login rate limiting — use a dedicated plugin like Limit Login Attempts Reloaded</li>
<li>Version number hiding — marginal benefit, not worth the complexity</li>
</ul>
Upgrading from v1.x:
<ul>
<li>The admin page has moved from jQuery UI tabs to native WordPress nav tabs</li>
<li>SSL forcing, password enforcement, login throttling, version hiding, admin username changing, database prefix randomization, password reset, and .htaccess generation have been removed — WordPress core and dedicated security plugins handle these better</li>
<li>PHP sessions replaced with WP transients for flash messages</li>
<li>Log data is now stored as JSON instead of serialized PHP</li>
<li>The Javacrypt client-side crypt(3) script has been removed</li>
</ul>

MJP Security Tools

Lightweight WordPress hardening — XSS database scanner, POST request logging, failed login logging, and file permission checker.

CloudAware Security Audit vs MJP Security Tools