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Data Theft Repackaged: A Case Study in Malicious Wrapper Packages on npm
The Socket Research Team breaks down a malicious wrapper package that uses obfuscation to harvest credentials and exfiltrate sensitive data.
WPWatcher - Automating WPScan to scan and report vulnerable Wordpress sites
Wordpress Watcher is a wrapper for WPScan that manages scans on multiple sites and reports by email and/or syslog. Schedule scans and get notified when vulnerabilities, outdated plugins and other risks are found.
Scan two sites, add WPScan arguments, follow URL redirection and email report to recepients. If you reach your API limit, it will wait and continue 24h later.
wpwatcher --url exemple.com exemple1.com \
--wpscan_args "--force --stealthy --api-token <TOKEN>" \
--follow_redirect --api_limit_wait \
--send --infos --email_to you@office.ca me@office.ca
WPWatcher must read a configuration file to send mail reports. This exemple assume you have filled your config file with mail server setings.
Sample email report.
Use at your own risks.
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WPWatcher - Automating WPScan to scan and report vulnerable Wordpress sites
We found that wpwatcher demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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