Contributors: chrisallenlane
Donate link: http://chris-allen-lane.com
Tags: admin, administration, anti-spam, manage, security
Requires at least: 2.0.2
Tested up to: 3.3.1
Stable tag: trunk
License: GPLv3
Foresight makes it easier for a Wordpress administrator to stay up-to-date on current Wordpress exploits.
Foresight is designed to make it easier for administrators to keep track of security vulnerabilities which exist within Wordpress and Wordpress plugins. It does this by loading a tabbed display of known exploits into the Wordpress administrative backend. (It's available under 'Tools' -> 'Foresight' in the admin side-bar.)
Using the plugin is simple: when you log in to perform your various administrative tasks, take a moment to browse through the known exploits. If you see vulnerabilities in that plugins you use, take the appropriate action. (What's "appropriate" of course, will vary based off of several factors, but may range from doing nothing to disabling the vulnerable plugin.)
You may install this plugin as you would any other:
- Upload it to
/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
More detailed installation instructions may be found here.
Why didn't you include $my_preferred exploit tracker?
There are two possible reasons:
- I'm unaware of it.
- Your tracker is configured to disallow being loaded into an iframe. (Packet Storm is among this category.)
If you'd like to see another tracker added to this plugin, let me know. If I agree that it should be added in, I'll do so. If not, it should be pretty easy to hack it in yourself. Open-source FTW!
Know that the '1337Day' tab behaves slightly differently than the other tabs. Rather than loading Wordpress exploits by automatically, it will first require you to check a checkbox promising not to use the exploits catalogued on the site for nefarious purposes. From there, you'll have to manually search for Wordpress exploits by clicking on the 'search' link.
1.0
- Initial release