WordPress Penetration Testing

Purpose

Conduct comprehensive security assessments of WordPress installations including enumeration of users, themes, and plugins, vulnerability scanning, credential attacks, and exploitation techniques. WordPress powers approximately 35% of websites, making it a critical target for security testing.

Prerequisites

Required Tools

• WPScan (pre-installed in Kali Linux)
• Metasploit Framework
• Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP
• Nmap for initial discovery
• cURL or wget