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Bang Vulnerability Scanner — WordPress Security Plugin

by Marcus Downing · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0 Tested up to WP 4.9.31 PHP 5.2+

Bang Vulnerability Scanner has 20+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,942 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 19, 2018, tested up to WordPress 4.9.31.

Bang Vulnerability Scanner at a glance

Active installs
20+
Total downloads
1,942
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Bang Vulnerability Scanner well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.9.31, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • wp vuln scan, to report all known vulnerabilities
  • wp vuln plugins, to report only vulnerabilities in plugins
  • wp vuln themes, to report only vulnerabilities in themes
  • wp vuln wp, to report only vulnerabilities in WordPress core
  • wp vuln details, to show a more detailed output on known vulnerabilities
  • wp vuln clear, to clear the internal cache of vulnerability data. This will result in making extra requests to the API, and is probably not needed

Details

Reports if your WordPress site has any known vulnerabilities.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Bang Vulnerability Scanner competes in

Tags

  • scanner
  • security
  • vulnerabilities

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Version
1.0
Last updated
Apr 19, 2018
First published
Apr 18, 2018
Requires WordPress
3.0.0
Tested up to
4.9.31
Requires PHP
5.2
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Bang Vulnerability Scanner FAQ

What does Bang Vulnerability Scanner do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Bang Vulnerability Scanner offers wp vuln scan, to report all known vulnerabilities, wp vuln plugins, to report only vulnerabilities in plugins, wp vuln themes, to report only vulnerabilities in themes, wp vuln wp, to report only vulnerabilities in WordPress core and wp vuln details, to show a more detailed output on known vulnerabilities.

How many active installs does Bang Vulnerability Scanner have?

WordPress.org reports 20+ active installs for Bang Vulnerability Scanner as of September 7, 2026.

Is Bang Vulnerability Scanner still maintained?

The last release was on April 19, 2018, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Bang Vulnerability Scanner free?

Bang Vulnerability Scanner is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.