Reports if your WordPress site has any known vulnerabilities.
As of April 2026, Bang Vulnerability Scanner is a WordPress scanner plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.0+ and PHP 5.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware….
This plugin adds an admin page under the Tools section that reports on any known vulnerabilities in your version of WordPress and any installed themes or plugins.
This information is only visible to administrators (or more precisely, those with the manage_options capability). Subscribers, authors and editors cannot see the data.
The information this plugin uses comes from the WPScan Vulnerability Database: https://wpvulndb.com/. It uses a cache and internal throttling to ensure its use of the API is not excessive or abusive.
Using this plugin does not guarantee that your site has no vulnerabilities. It also does not absolve you from responsibilities as a site owner to secure your site in other ways, such as SSL or host security. This plugin is only a tool; using it responsibly…
| WordPress | 3.0.0+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | 5.2+ required |
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