Marc Armengou

<p>PlugSeal gives administrators granular control over what each active plugin is allowed to do, inspired by Android app permissions and Flatseal for Flatpak. Each active plugin is listed in the settings page. For each plugin, administrators can allow or deny individual permissions with immediate effect. All permissions are allowed by default, so no existing functionality is broken until an administrator explicitly restricts it.</p>
<p><strong>Permissions covered:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><code>db:read</code> / <code>db:write</code> — database queries via $wpdb</li>
<li><code>db:read:users</code> / <code>db:write:users</code> — read and write access to user data (also covers wp_delete_user and wp_update_user)</li>
<li><code>http:outbound</code> — outbound HTTP requests via the WordPress HTTP API</li>
<li><code>options:read</code> / <code>options:write</code> — WordPress options via get_option / update_option (see limitations)</li>
<li><code>email:send</code> — sending email via wp_mail()</li>
<li><code>cron:write</code> — scheduling events via wp_schedule_event()</li>
<li><code>transients:write</code> — writing transients via set_transient()</li>
<li><code>users:create</code> — creating users via wp_create_user() (deletes are covered by db:write:users)</li>
<li><code>rest:register</code> — registering REST API endpoints via register_rest_route()</li>
<li><code>shortcode:register</code> — registering shortcodes via add_shortcode()</li>
<li><code>rewrite:register</code> — registering rewrite rules via add_rewrite_rule()</li>
<li><code>admin:menu</code> — adding entries to the admin menu and submenus</li>
<li><code>dashboard:widget</code> — adding dashboard widgets via wp_add_dashboard_widget()</li>
<li><code>hooks:frontend</code> — hooking into frontend hooks (wp_head, wp_footer, the_content, wp_enqueue_scripts…)</li>
<li><code>hooks:admin</code> — hooking into admin hooks (admin_head, admin_notices, admin_enqueue_scripts…)</li>
<li><code>hooks:auth</code> — hooking into authentication hooks (wp_login, wp_logout, user_register, authenticate…)</li>
<li><code>hooks:content</code> — hooking into content hooks (save_post, delete_post, pre_get_posts, wp_handle_upload…)</li>
<li><code>hooks:lifecycle</code> — hooking into plugin and theme lifecycle hooks (activated_plugin, deactivated_plugin, switch_theme…)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Honest limitations:</strong></p>
<p>This plugin intercepts official WordPress APIs by identifying the calling plugin via the PHP call stack. It cannot intercept calls made by WordPress core on behalf of a plugin — for example, when WordPress processes a settings form via <code>options.php</code>, the call stack contains core files rather than the plugin files.</p>
<p>Specific limitations:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>options:read</code> / <code>options:write</code> — work when a plugin calls these APIs directly from its own code (hooks, AJAX, cron). Do not block standard WordPress settings forms processed by <code>options.php</code>.</li>
<li>Filesystem access (<code>file_get_contents</code>, <code>fopen</code>, etc.) is not intercepted.</li>
<li>Direct <code>mysqli</code> connections, <code>eval()</code>, and raw PHP file functions bypass all interceptors.</li>
<li><code>wp_update_user()</code> and <code>wp_delete_user()</code> are covered by <code>db:write:users</code> since they write directly to the users table.</li>
<li><code>admin_init</code> is intentionally excluded from <code>hooks:admin</code> as it is too critical to block safely.</li>
</ul>


PlugSeal

Control what each active plugin is allowed to do. Allow or deny specific permissions per plugin, with immediate effect.

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<p>Malcure Security Suite is a fast, lightweight, cloud-connected security platform for WordPress. It performs deep server-side scans (files + database) to catch malware and unauthorized changes, allows you to monitor login activity, enables a site-wide forced re-login after incidents, and sends email alerts of incidents upon scan. Built for commercial workloads—WooCommerce stores, memberships, LMS, bookings, directories, and multi-vendor marketplaces—it plays nicely with caching/CDNs and won’t get in the way of checkout, lessons, or bookings.</p>
<h3>What Malcure Security Suite Focuses On</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Detect:</strong> Deep server-side malware scans (files + database), integrity/diff checks, and vulnerabilities.</li>
<li><strong>Control:</strong> Session analytics (user/IP/device), Emergency Logout (everyone except you), rotate auth keys & salts to invalidate tokens, and force site-wide re-login post-incident. Compatible with 2FA/SSO.</li>
<li><strong>Report:</strong> Clear, actionable summaries with exact file paths and reasons, email alerts with next steps, and audit-friendly logs for teams and compliance (coming-soon).</li>
<li><strong>Logging:</strong> Event logs with identifiable and traceable details.</li>
</ul>
<h3>How It Works (SaaS)</h3>
<ol>
<li>Secure Handshake: Your site authenticates with Malcure and pulls fresh threat intelligence (signatures, heuristics, rules and analysis).</li>
<li>Local-first scanning: Scans your files and database in the background.</li>
<li>Severity-ranked results: Findings are grouped by Critical/High/Medium/Low with exact specs, the reason they were flagged, and one-click actions plus email alerts and audit-ready logs.</li>
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</ol>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Deep server-side malware scans (files + database) using tuned signatures + heuristics.</li>
<li>Background scanning so long runs finish reliably on large sites.</li>
<li>Low overhead by design; preserves Core Web Vitals and optimized to minimize impact on site speed</li>
<li>Session management: see who’s logged in, from where.</li>
<li>Emergency Logout: one-click sign-out (everyone except you); rotate auth keys & salts to invalidate sessions.</li>
<li>Robust Event Monitor.</li>
<li>Optimal Dark Mode.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Highlights</h3>
<ul>
<li>Signature + heuristic detection for obfuscated/injected PHP/JS (backdoor/web-shell traits).</li>
<li>Database scan of options, postmeta, posts, and comments for malicious payloads.</li>
<li>Email notifications for critical events and scan results</li>
<li>Security status panel (permissions, environment)</li>
<li>Compatible with WooCommerce, LearnDash/TutorLMS, MemberPress/PMP, major booking/event plugins, WPML/Polylang, Elementor/Divi/Block Editor, and caching/CDNs (LiteSpeed Cache, WP Rocket, NGINX FastCGI, Cloudflare).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Premium (Pro)</h3>
<ul>
<li>Scheduled scans (daily/weekly/monthly) with summary emails.</li>
<li>WP-CLI automation for headless/CI workflows and cron.</li>
<li>Priority support with accelerated SLAs.</li>
</ul>


Malcure Security Suite

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