WPScan – WordPress Security Scanner

WPScan WordPress Security Scanner - Scans your system for security vulnerabilities listed in the WPScan Vulnerability Database.

v1.16ethicalhack3rUpdated 2026-01-12Added Mar 2, 20198k+ installs76% rating
21
Score
527
Errors
265
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo78
Performance96
Maintainability0

Top Issues by Category

security319
maintainability229
i18n198

Issues Details

792 issues found in latest scan

ERROR169
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wpscan' but got 'action-scheduler'.

ERROR87
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"' value='$api_token' class='blur-on-lose-focus regular-text' $disabled>"'.

ERROR65
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"The bulk action $action does not have a callback method"'.

WARNING49
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING44
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

ERROR40
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.rand_rand

rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

ERROR39
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $column

ERROR31
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

ERROR29
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.

WARNING27
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING26
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$all_user_ids".

WARNING18
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['ID']

WARNING15
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_GET['ID'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERROR13
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "wp_json_encode()" requires WordPress 4.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.4.0.

ERROR12
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 260.

ERROR10
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.timezone_change_date_default_timezone_set

Using date_default_timezone_set() and similar isn't allowed, instead use WP internal timezone support.

WARNING10
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "as_enqueue_async_action".

WARNING9
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $column at "`$column` = %s"

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_REQUEST['nonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERROR8
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

WARNING8
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "BatchFetcher_Test".

ERROR8
missing_direct_file_access_protection

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

WARNING7
WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

WARNING7
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

WARNING6
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WPLANG".

Latest Snapshot

Findings

792

Errors

527

Warnings

265

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.16 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.16

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Findings
792
Errors
527
Warnings
265
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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