Creating a D*mn Vulnerable WordPress (DVWP) setup in Kali Linux is a great way to provide a sandbox environment for learning, practicing, and pentesting WordPress vulnerabilities and security.
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DVWP, as a concept, is designed to simulate a WordPress website with known vulnerabilities, allowing ethical hackers, cybersecurity students, and enthusiasts to test various WordPress hacking techniques and tools, such as WPScan, in a controlled and legal environment.
Key Features of DVWP
Intentional Vulnerabilities: DVWP includes outdated WordPress versions, plugins, and themes with known vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can range from SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), file inclusion, to command injection, etc., providing a broad spectrum of testing scenarios.
- Real-world Testing Environment: It mirrors real-world WordPress setups, allowing users to understand how vulnerabilities can be exploited and how they manifest in live environments.
- Safe Learning Space: Since DVWP is isolated from the internet or set up in a controlled environment, it provides a safe space for experimentation without the risk of legal issues or harming others.
- WPScan Focus: DVWP is an excellent target for WPScan, a popular tool used for WordPress vulnerability scanning. WPScan can detect vulnerable themes, plugins, and misconfigurations in WordPress installations.
Using WPScan with DVWP
WPScan is a free, for non-commercial use, black box WordPress vulnerability scanner written in Ruby, designed to simulate hacker attacks on a WordPress website to identify security issues.
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