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WPScan is a WordPress vulnerability scanner which checks the security of WordPress installations using a black box approach (scanning without any prior knowledge of what has been installed etc).

Features of WPScan WordPress Vulnerability Scanner

Username enumeration (from author querystring and location header)
Weak password cracking (multithreaded)
Version enumeration (from generator meta tag)
Vulnerability enumeration (based on version)
Plugin enumeration (2220 most popular by default)
Plugin vulnerability enumeration (based on version) (todo)
Plugin enumeration list generation
Other misc WordPress checks (theme name, dir listing, …)

WPScan Usage

--update                            Update the database to the latest version.
--url       | -u <target url>       The WordPress URL/domain to scan.
--force     | -f                    Forces WPScan to not check if the remote site is running WordPress.
--enumerate | -e [option(s)]        Enumeration.
  option :
    u        usernames from id 1 to 10
    u[10-20] usernames from id 10 to 20 (you must write [] chars)
    p        plugins
    vp       only vulnerable plugins
    ap       all plugins (can take a long time)
    tt       timthumbs
    t        themes
    vt       only vulnerable themes
    at       all themes (can take a long time)
  Multiple values are allowed : "-e tt,p" will enumerate timthumbs and plugins
  If no option is supplied, the default is "vt,tt,u,vp"

--exclude-content-based "<regexp or string>"
                                    Used with the enumeration option, will exclude all occurrences based on the regexp or string supplied.
                                    You do not need to provide the regexp delimiters, but you must write the quotes (simple or double).
--config-file  | -c <config file>   Use the specified config file, see the example.conf.json.
--user-agent   | -a <User-Agent>    Use the specified User-Agent.
--cookie <string>                   String to read cookies from.
--random-agent | -r                 Use a random User-Agent.
--follow-redirection                If the target url has a redirection, it will be followed without asking if you wanted to do so or not
--batch                             Never ask for user input, use the default behaviour.
--no-color                          Do not use colors in the output.
--log [filename]                    Creates a log.txt file with WPScan's output if no filename is supplied. Otherwise the filename is used for logging.
--no-banner                         Prevents the WPScan banner from being displayed.
--disable-accept-header             Prevents WPScan sending the Accept HTTP header.
--disable-referer                   Prevents setting the Referer header.
--disable-tls-checks                Disables SSL/TLS certificate verification.
--wp-content-dir <wp content dir>   WPScan try to find the content directory (ie wp-content) by scanning the index page, however you can specify it.
                                    Subdirectories are allowed.
--wp-plugins-dir <wp plugins dir>   Same thing than --wp-content-dir but for the plugins directory.
                                    If not supplied, WPScan will use wp-content-dir/plugins. Subdirectories are allowed
--proxy <[protocol://]host:port>    Supply a proxy. HTTP, SOCKS4 SOCKS4A and SOCKS5 are supported.
                                    If no protocol is given (format host:port), HTTP will be used.
--proxy-auth <username:password>    Supply the proxy login credentials.
--basic-auth <username:password>    Set the HTTP Basic authentication.
--wordlist | -w <wordlist>          Supply a wordlist for the password brute forcer.
                                    If the "-" option is supplied, the wordlist is expected via STDIN.
--username | -U <username>          Only brute force the supplied username.
--usernames     <path-to-file>      Only brute force the usernames from the file.
--cache-dir       <cache-directory> Set the cache directory.
--cache-ttl       <cache-ttl>       Typhoeus cache TTL.
--request-timeout <request-timeout> Request Timeout.
--connect-timeout <connect-timeout> Connect Timeout.
--threads  | -t <number of threads> The number of threads to use when multi-threading requests.
--max-threads     <max-threads>     Maximum Threads.
--throttle        <milliseconds>    Milliseconds to wait before doing another web request. If used, the --threads should be set to 1.
--help     | -h                     This help screen.
--verbose  | -v                     Verbose output.
--version                           Output the current version and exit.

--update Update the database to the latest version.

--url | -u <target url> The WordPress URL/domain to scan.

--force | -f Forces WPScan to not check if the remote site is running WordPress.

--enumerate | -e [option(s)] Enumeration.

option :

u usernames from id 1 to 10

u[10-20] usernames from id 10 to 20 (you must write [] chars)

p plugins

vp only vulnerable plugins

ap all plugins (can take a long time)

tt timthumbs

t themes

vt only vulnerable themes

at all themes (can take a long time)

Multiple values are allowed : "-e tt,p" will enumerate timthumbs and plugins

If no option is supplied, the default is "vt,tt,u,vp"

--exclude-content-based "<regexp or string>"

Used with the enumeration option, will exclude all occurrences based on the regexp or string supplied.

You do not need to provide the regexp delimiters, but you must write the quotes (simple or double).

--config-file | -c <config file> Use the specified config file, see the example.conf.json.

--user-agent | -a <User-Agent> Use the specified User-Agent.

--cookie <string> String to read cookies from.

--random-agent | -r Use a random User-Agent.

--follow-redirection If the target url has a redirection, it will be followed without asking if you wanted to do so or not

--batch Never ask for user input, use the default behaviour.

--no-color Do not use colors in the output.

--log [filename] Creates a log.txt file with WPScan's output if no filename is supplied. Otherwise the filename is used for logging.

--no-banner Prevents the WPScan banner from being displayed.

--disable-accept-header Prevents WPScan sending the Accept HTTP header.

--disable-referer Prevents setting the Referer header.

--disable-tls-checks Disables SSL/TLS certificate verification.

--wp-content-dir <wp content dir> WPScan try to find the content directory (ie wp-content) by scanning the index page, however you can specify it.

Subdirectories are allowed.

--wp-plugins-dir <wp plugins dir> Same thing than --wp-content-dir but for the plugins directory.

If not supplied, WPScan will use wp-content-dir/plugins. Subdirectories are allowed

--proxy <[protocol://]host:port> Supply a proxy. HTTP, SOCKS4 SOCKS4A and SOCKS5 are supported.

If no protocol is given (format host:port), HTTP will be used.

--proxy-auth <username:password> Supply the proxy login credentials.

--basic-auth <username:password> Set the HTTP Basic authentication.

--wordlist | -w <wordlist> Supply a wordlist for the password brute forcer.

If the "-" option is supplied, the wordlist is expected via STDIN.

--username | -U <username> Only brute force the supplied username.

--usernames <path-to-file> Only brute force the usernames from the file.

--cache-dir <cache-directory> Set the cache directory.

--cache-ttl <cache-ttl> Typhoeus cache TTL.

--request-timeout <request-timeout> Request Timeout.

--connect-timeout <connect-timeout> Connect Timeout.

--threads | -t <number of threads> The number of threads to use when multi-threading requests.

--max-threads <max-threads> Maximum Threads.

--throttle <milliseconds> Milliseconds to wait before doing another web request. If used, the --threads should be set to 1.

--help | -h This help screen.

--verbose | -v Verbose output.

--version Output the current version and exit.

WPScan Requirements

The following are required for a manual (non-docker) install:

Ruby >= 2.1.9 – Recommended: 2.4.1
Curl >= 7.21 – Recommended: latest – FYI the 7.29 has a segfault
RubyGems – Recommended: latest
Git

sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev ruby-dev build-essential libgmp-dev zlib1g-dev

1	sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev ruby-dev build-essential libgmp-dev zlib1g-dev

Manual installation with RVM

# Install all prerequisites for your OS (look above)
cd ~
curl -sSL https://rvm.io/mpapis.asc | gpg --import -
curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm
echo "source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm" >> ~/.bashrc
rvm install 2.4.1
rvm use 2.4.1 --default
echo "gem: --no-ri --no-rdoc" > ~/.gemrc
git clone https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan.git
cd wpscan
gem install bundler
bundle install --without test

# Install all prerequisites for your OS (look above)

cd ~

curl -sSL https://rvm.io/mpapis.asc | gpg --import -

curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable

source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm

echo "source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm" >> ~/.bashrc

rvm install 2.4.1

rvm use 2.4.1 --default

echo "gem: --no-ri --no-rdoc" > ~/.gemrc

git clone https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan.git

cd wpscan

gem install bundler

bundle install --without test

You can download WPScan latest version here:

wpscan.zip

Or you can read more here.

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