VulnDex

<p><strong>Stay ahead of vulnerabilities.</strong><br />
VulnDex Beacon keeps your WordPress security intelligence fresh by securely syncing technical details with your VulnDex account — giving you full visibility into outdated or vulnerable components.</p>
<p>VulnDex is a European-made platform for <strong>Vulnerability Intelligence & Management</strong>, designed to help organizations track, prioritize, and mitigate security issues before they escalate.</p>
<p>✨ <strong>Key Features</strong><br />
– 🔄 Automatic sync of WordPress core, plugins, and themes<br />
– 🕒 Scheduled reports every two hours<br />
– 🔐 Secure communication via HTTPS<br />
– 💡 Instant insight into vulnerable components<br />
– 🧩 Lightweight, transparent, and maintenance-free</p>
<p>No heavy scanners. No bloat. Just smart automation.</p>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>Your privacy matters.<br />
This plugin transmits <strong>only non-personal, technical information</strong> required for vulnerability tracking:</p>
<ul>
<li>WordPress core version</li>
<li>Installed plugins (name, version, active status)</li>
<li>Installed themes (name, version, active status)</li>
<li>PHP version</li>
<li>Site URL and home URL</li>
<li>OS information (name, version)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Important:</strong> Users must explicitly enter an API key in the settings to enable data transmission. No data is sent without this configuration.</p>
<p>No user data, posts, or content are ever sent.<br />
All communication occurs securely via HTTPS.</p>
<p>For details, see the <a href="https://vulndex.at/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">VulnDex Privacy Policy</a>.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is open-source software, released under the <strong>GPLv2 or later</strong> license.<br />
You’re free to modify, redistribute, or extend it — as long as the same license terms are respected.</p>
<p>🧠 Developed by <a href="https://vulndex.at" rel="nofollow ugc">VulnDex</a> – Vulnerability Management. Streamlined for Teams.<br />
Made in Austria 🇦🇹</p>


VulnDex Beacon

🛰️ Automatically sync your WordPress versions, plugins, and themes with VulnDex for continuous vulnerability insights.

David Perez

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Javier Casares

Alex Lion (阿力獅)

Lucas Bonomo

<p>This plugin integrates with the WPVulnerability API to provide real-time vulnerability assessments for your WordPress core, plugins, themes, PHP version, Apache HTTPD, nginx, MariaDB, MySQL, ImageMagick, curl, memcached, Redis, and SQLite.</p>
<p>It delivers detailed reports directly within your WordPress dashboard, helping you stay aware of potential security risks. Configure the plugin to send periodic notifications about your site’s security status, ensuring you remain informed without being overwhelmed. Designed for ease of use, it supports proactive security measures without storing or retrieving any personal data from your site.</p>
<h4>Data reliability</h4>
<p>The information provided by the information database comes from different sources that have been reviewed by third parties. There is no liability of any kind for the information. Act at your own risk.</p>
<h3>Using the plugin</h3>
<h4>WP-CLI</h4>
<p>You can use the following WP-CLI commands to manage and check vulnerabilities:</p>
<ul>
<li>Core: <code>wp wpvulnerability core</code></li>
<li>Plugins: <code>wp wpvulnerability plugins</code></li>
<li>Themes: <code>wp wpvulnerability themes</code></li>
<li>PHP: <code>wp wpvulnerability php</code></li>
<li>Apache HTTPD: <code>wp wpvulnerability apache</code></li>
<li>nginx: <code>wp wpvulnerability nginx</code></li>
<li>MariaDB: <code>wp wpvulnerability mariadb</code></li>
<li>MySQL: <code>wp wpvulnerability mysql</code></li>
<li>ImageMagick: <code>wp wpvulnerability imagemagick</code></li>
<li>curl: <code>wp wpvulnerability curl</code></li>
<li>memcached: <code>wp wpvulnerability memcached</code></li>
<li>Redis: <code>wp wpvulnerability redis</code></li>
<li>SQLite: <code>wp wpvulnerability sqlite</code></li>
</ul>
<p>To configure the plugin you can use:</p>
<ul>
<li>Hide component: <code>wp wpvulnerability config hide <component> [on|off]</code></li>
<li>Notification email: <code>wp wpvulnerability config email <emails></code> (comma separatted)</li>
<li>Notification period: <code>wp wpvulnerability config period <never|daily|weekly></code></li>
<li>Log retention: <code>wp wpvulnerability config log-retention <0|1|7|14|28></code> (in days)</li>
<li>Cache duration: <code>wp wpvulnerability config cache <1|6|12|24></code> (in hours)</li>
</ul>
<p>All commands support the <code>--format</code> option to specify the output format:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>--format=table</code>: Displays the results in a table format (default).</li>
<li><code>--format=json</code>: Displays the results in JSON format.</li>
</ul>
<p>Need help?</p>
<ul>
<li><code>wp wpvulnerability --help</code>: Displays help information for WPVulnerability commands.</li>
<li><code>wp wpvulnerability [command] --help</code>: Displays help information for a WPVulnerability command.</li>
</ul>
<h4>REST API</h4>
<p>The WPVulnerability plugin provides several <strong>REST API endpoints</strong> to fetch vulnerability information for different components of your WordPress site.</p>
<ul>
<li>Core: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/core</code></li>
<li>Plugins: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/plugins</code></li>
<li>Themes: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/themes</code></li>
<li>PHP: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/php</code></li>
<li>Apache HTTPD: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/apache</code></li>
<li>nginx: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/nginx</code></li>
<li>MariaDB: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/mariadb</code></li>
<li>MySQL: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/mysql</code></li>
<li>ImageMagick: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/imagemagick</code></li>
<li>curl: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/curl</code></li>
<li>memcached: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/memcached</code></li>
<li>Redis: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/redis</code></li>
<li>SQLite: <code>/wpvulnerability/v1/sqlite</code></li>
</ul>
<p>The WPVulnerability REST API uses <strong>Application Passwords</strong> for authentication. You need to include a valid Application Password in the Authorization header of your requests.</p>
<p>Example Request with Authentication</p>
<pre><code>curl -X GET https://example.com/wp-json/wpvulnerability/v1/plugins -u username:application_password
</code></pre>
<p>Replace username with your WordPress <code>username</code> and <code>application_password</code> with your <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/05/application-passwords-integration-guide/" rel="nofollow ugc">Application Password</a>.</p>
<h3>Extra Configurations</h3>
<h4>“From:” mail (since: 3.2.2)</h4>
<p>If, for some reason, you need the emails sent by the plugin to have a From different from the site administrator, you can change it from the <code>wp-config.php</code> by adding a constant:</p>
<pre><code>define( 'WPVULNERABILITY_MAIL', 'sender@example.com' );
</code></pre>
<p>If the constant is active, it will be visible in the configuration screen.</p>
<h4>Force hiding checks (since: 4.1.0)</h4>
<p>If you want to always hide a specific component, you can define a constant in <code>wp-config.php</code>. When set to <code>true</code>, the option will be checked automatically in the settings screen and the related analysis will be skipped.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code>define( 'WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_APACHE', true );
</code></pre>
<p>Available constants: <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_CORE</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_PLUGINS</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_THEMES</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_PHP</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_APACHE</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_NGINX</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_MARIADB</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_MYSQL</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_IMAGEMAGICK</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_CURL</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_MEMCACHED</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_REDIS</code>, <code>WPVULNERABILITY_HIDE_SQLITE</code>.</p>
<h4>Cache duration (since: 4.1.0)</h4>
<p>By default, data from the API is cached for 12 hours. To change this, define <code>WPVULNERABILITY_CACHE_HOURS</code> in <code>wp-config.php</code> with one of <code>1</code>, <code>6</code>, <code>12</code> or <code>24</code>. This value overrides the setting screen and WP-CLI command.</p>
<pre><code>define( 'WPVULNERABILITY_CACHE_HOURS', 24 );
</code></pre>
<h4>Log rotation (since: 4.2.0)</h4>
<p>WPVulnerability stores the most recent API responses so you can review recent calls from the new log tab. Define <code>WPVULNERABILITY_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS</code> in <code>wp-config.php</code> to control how many days of entries are preserved. Supported values are <code>0</code>, <code>1</code>, <code>7</code>, <code>14</code> or <code>28</code>; using <code>0</code> disables logging entirely.</p>
<pre><code>define( 'WPVULNERABILITY_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS', 14 );
</code></pre>
<p>When the constant is present its value is enforced in the settings UI and through WP-CLI, ensuring consistent log rotation across environments.</p>
<h4>Security configuration (since: 4.3.0)</h4>
<p>WPVulnerability uses a hybrid detection approach for server software (ImageMagick, Redis, Memcached, SQLite): PHP extensions first (most secure), then shell commands as fallback (most accurate). You can control this behavior using security configuration constants in <code>wp-config.php</code>.</p>
<p><strong>Global disable of shell commands:</strong></p>
<pre><code>define( 'WPVULNERABILITY_DISABLE_SHELL_EXEC', true );
</code></pre>
<p>Completely disables shell command usage. Falls back to PHP extensions only. Use for maximum security when accuracy loss is acceptable.</p>
<p><strong>Security mode (standard/strict/disabled):</strong></p>
<pre><code>define( 'WPVULNERABILITY_SECURITY_MODE', 'strict' );
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li><code>standard</code> – Hybrid detection: PHP extensions first, shell commands fallback (default, best accuracy)</li>
<li><code>strict</code> – PHP extensions only, no shell commands (high security, lower accuracy)</li>
<li><code>disabled</code> – No software detection at all (maximum security)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Component whitelist:</strong></p>
<pre><code>define( 'WPVULNERABILITY_SHELL_EXEC_WHITELIST', 'imagemagick,redis' );
</code></pre>
<p>Allows shell commands only for specified components. Available components: <code>imagemagick</code>, <code>redis</code>, <code>memcached</code>, <code>sqlite</code>. Use for granular control.</p>
<p><strong>Examples:</strong></p>
<p>Maximum security (no shell commands):</p>
<pre><code>define( 'WPVULNERABILITY_SECURITY_MODE', 'strict' );
</code></pre>
<p>Only allow ImageMagick shell detection:</p>
<pre><code>define( 'WPVULNERABILITY_SHELL_EXEC_WHITELIST', 'imagemagick' );
</code></pre>
<p>Complete disable:</p>
<pre><code>define( 'WPVULNERABILITY_DISABLE_SHELL_EXEC', true );
</code></pre>
<p>All shell commands are hardcoded and validated – no user input is involved. Commands are logged for security auditing.</p>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress: 4.7 – 6.9</li>
<li>PHP: 5.6 – 8.5</li>
<li>WP-CLI: 2.3.0 – 2.11.0</li>
</ul>
<h3>Security</h3>
<p>This plugin adheres to the following security measures and review protocols for each version:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Plugin Handbook</a></li>
<li><a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/plugin-security/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Plugin Security</a></li>
<li><a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/apis/security/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress APIs Security</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Coding Standards</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-check/" rel="ugc">Plugin Check (PCP)</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<ul>
<li>This plugin or the WordPress Vulnerability Database API does not collect any information about your site, your identity, the plugins, themes or content the site has.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Vulnerabilities</h3>
<ul>
<li>A security vulnerability was found and fixed in version 4.2.2.1. All previous versions (3.3.0 – 4.2.1) are affected. Please update to version 4.2.2.1 or later.</li>
</ul>
<p>Found a security vulnerability? Please report it to us privately at the <a href="https://github.com/javiercasares/wpvulnerability/security/advisories/new" rel="nofollow ugc">WPVulnerability GitHub repository</a>.</p>
<h3>Contributors</h3>
<p>You can contribute to this plugin at the <a href="https://github.com/javiercasares/wpvulnerability" rel="nofollow ugc">WPVulnerability GitHub repository</a>.</p>


WPVulnerability

Without sending data, as other plugins does, the best way to detect vulnerabilities without privacy concerns.

The best way to detect vulnerabilities, and free!

Fácil de instalar y configurar y de gran utilidad para detectar vulnerabilidades en nuestro WordPress. Totalmente recomendable. 

Imprescindible para toda web

Gracias por el plugin. 

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This plugin uses an API to check if the version of your core, themes and/or plugins present on your WordPress installation has any known vulnerability.

It cares about efficiency so it can be always active, it won't have any noticeable affection to the load time of the public website (it only connects to the api when an administrator installs/updates something and also via cron each several hours).

I can recommend to have this plugin active to help you spot possible vulnerabilities when forgot or delayed the update of plugin/theme/core. 

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