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=== Plugin Security Scanner ===
Contributors: glen_scott
Tags: plugins,security,scanner,vulnerabilities,secure
Tested up to: 4.8
Stable tag: 1.5.0
License: GPLv2 or later

This plugin alerts you if any of your plugins have security vulnerabilities.  It does this by utilising the WPScan Vulnerability Database once a day.

== Description ==

This plugin determines whether any of your plugins or themes have security vulnerabilities.  It does this by looking up details in the WPScan Vulnerability Database.

It will run a scan once a day, and e-mail the administrator if any vulnerable plugins or themes are found.

You can also register a webhook for notifications. The webhook will trigger daily, even if no vulnerabilities found. The webhook is a post request, with JSON payload containing the vulnerabilities.

You can enable the webhook under SettingsGeneral tab - see the Plugin Security Scanner settings.

It also adds a new menu option to the admin tools menu called "Plugin Security Scanner".  Clicking this runs a scan.  If the scan finds any problems, it shows you a list of plugins or themes that have vulnerabilities, along with a description of the issue.

Icons made by <a href="https://github.com/glenscott/http://www.flaticon.com/authors/alessio-atzeni" title="Alessio Atzeni">Alessio Atzeni</a> from <a href="https://github.com/glenscott/http://www.flaticon.com" title="Flaticon">www.flaticon.com</a> is licensed by <a href="https://github.com/glenscott/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" title="Creative Commons BY 3.0">CC BY 3.0</a>

== Screenshots ==

1. Example run of the security scanner that has found two vulnerable plugins.
2. E-mail alert to administrator when vulnerable plugins have been found.

== Changelog ==

= 1.4.1 =
* Fix issue with theme version checking

= 1.4 =
* Themes as well as plugins are now scanned for vulnerabilities

= 1.3.1 =
* Added check to make sure the WPVulnDb API has returned a valid response

= 1.3 =
* Added option under "Settings / General / Plugin Security Scanner" to disable the email notification

= 1.2.1 =
* Moved to WPScan Vulnerability Database API v2

= 1.2.0 =
* Added i18n support

= 1.1.9 =
* Fix: Removed unecessary ob_flush calls
* Fix: If vulnerability does not have a "fixed in" version number, report it as a vulnerability

= 1.1.8 =
* Fix: corrected links to WPScan Vulnerability Database

= 1.1.7 =
* Add link to WPScan Vulnerability Database details page

= 1.1.6 =

* Conditionally include plugin.php include in case it is not already included

= 1.1.5 =
* Escape output in HTML report to prevent XSS

= 1.1.4 =
* Added blog title to email subject

= 1.1.3 =
* Fixed bug that prevented admin email being sent

= 1.1 =
* Email admin daily if any vulnerabilities are found

= 1.0 =
* Initial release