WordPress Security Checker for your website
WordPress security automatically audited for vulnerabilities
What does the WordPress security check cover?
How the WordPress security check works
4 steps to a complete security audit
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1 Step 1
Enter your WordPress URL
Provide your WordPress URL – the audit starts without plugin installation or server access.
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2 Step 2
Automated security scan
We audit WordPress version, plugins, themes, exposed endpoints and SSL configuration with a real browser.
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3 Step 3
Vulnerability overview
You get every detected risk: outdated versions, missing headers, debug.log, mixed content and version leaks.
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4 Step 4
Apply hardening measures
Work through the prioritised list – update plugins, set headers and close exposed paths.
Top WordPress vulnerabilities 2026
These are the risks we encounter most often on production WordPress sites
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Outdated plugin versions
According to Wordfence, ~96% of WordPress hacks trace back to outdated plugins. Auto-updates or a strict maintenance cycle are mandatory.
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Brute force against /wp-login.php
Without rate limiting or 2FA, the login page is a permanent target for automated attacks. Every production site should cap login attempts.
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Exposed wp-config.php backups
Backup files like wp-config.php.bak, .old or .txt are often publicly reachable and contain DB credentials and secret keys.
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XML-RPC enabled without need
XML-RPC is rarely used today but serves as a vector for brute force and DDoS amplification. Disable it if you do not need it.
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User enumeration via REST API
The endpoint /wp-json/wp/v2/users exposes usernames. Combined with brute force this is a significant risk.
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Theme and plugin editor in backend
Anyone with admin access can execute arbitrary PHP via the file editor. Setting DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT in wp-config.php closes this gap.
Spot WordPress vulnerabilities with the security audit tool
With the InspectWP security check you can see in seconds where your WordPress website exposes attack surface. The audit detects outdated core, plugin and theme versions, exposed endpoints like /wp-json/ or /wp-login.php, missing security headers and insecure HTTP resources. You get a concrete to-do list – without digging through log files.
Website security check – fast, automatic and reproducible
Our crawler analyzes your website like a real visitor and logs every security-relevant signal. We detect broken SSL configuration, leaked version numbers, debug.log in the web root and insecure HTTP resources triggering mixed-content warnings. The result is an honest snapshot of your WordPress security posture – the perfect baseline for targeted hardening.
Thousands of website owners trust InspectWP
The numbers speak for themselves
Frequently asked WordPress security check questions
Everything you need to know about the WordPress security audit
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