# rastating/wordpress-exploit-framework

A Ruby framework designed to aid in the penetration testing of WordPress systems.

Repository: https://github.com/rastating/wordpress-exploit-framework
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wordpress-exploit-framework
Homepage: https://rastating.github.io/wordpress-exploit-framework
Language: Ruby
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: wordpress-exploit-framework, security, security-audit, exploits, wordpress
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-11-24T19:04:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3932, "days_push": 2474, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1046, forks 261 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:21.635569+00:00)

## What it is
A Ruby framework for penetration testing WordPress installations, providing a console with loadable exploit and payload modules. It is distributed as the wpxf gem and works similarly to Metasploit for WordPress-specific vulnerabilities.

## Use cases
- test wordpress site for known vulnerabilities
- run exploit modules against a wordpress target
- audit wordpress plugins for security issues
- penetration testing of wordpress systems
- search and load wordpress exploit modules from a console

## When to choose
- you need a dedicated, modular tool for testing WordPress-specific exploits
- you prefer a lightweight Ruby alternative to Metasploit for WordPress targets
- you want a console-driven workflow with search, use, set, and run commands

## When to avoid
- you need general-purpose penetration testing beyond WordPress
- you need actively maintained exploit modules - the latest release dates to 2019
- you are not comfortable working with Ruby dependencies like Nokogiri

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: penetration-testing, security, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: windows, ruby, cli
- tags: wordpress, exploit-framework, wpxf, security-audit, metasploit-like, ruby-gem, exploitation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- rastating/wordpress-exploit-framework (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.635569+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:01:59.305107+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rastating/wordpress-exploit-framework (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.635569+00:00, sha 6f4f9b2f8b89)
  - homepage: https://rastating.github.io/wordpress-exploit-framework (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:39.437064+00:00, sha 83c8631feef1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.