# wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-09-29). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress
- Repository: https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress

## Overview

This repository packages a vulnerable WordPress environment for local use in Docker, exposing HTTP and MySQL ports. Its user workflow is to build and run the container, then access the site or open a shell in the running container. The included PHP utility supports database-wide search and replacement, including serialized data. The README documents the run interface, and the PHP excerpt documents the utility’s behavior; the Dockerfile, startup script, and configuration contents were not sampled, so their internal wiring is not asserted.

Main entry points: [`Dockerfile`](https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/Dockerfile) (Docker image), [`files/searchreplacedb2.php`](https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/files/searchreplacedb2.php) (Search and replace)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_container["Container runtime"]
  node_docker_image["Docker image"]
  node_startup["Startup script<br/>[start.sh]"]
  node_mysql[("MySQL service")]
end

subgraph group_site["WordPress site"]
  node_http["HTTP interface"]
  node_wordpress_archive["WordPress archive<br/>[latest.tar.gz]"]
  node_vhost["Virtual host config<br/>[vhost.conf]"]
  node_header["Header config<br/>[header.conf]"]
  node_robots["Robots rules<br/>[robots.txt]"]
end

subgraph group_database_tools["Database utility"]
  node_search_replace["Search and replace"]
  node_site_db[("WordPress database")]
end

node_operator(("Operator"))

node_operator -->|"builds image"| node_docker_image
node_operator -->|"connects over HTTP"| node_http
node_operator -->|"connects on port 3306"| node_mysql
node_operator -->|"starts container"| node_docker_image
node_search_replace -->|"searches and updates"| node_site_db

click node_docker_image "https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/Dockerfile"
click node_startup "https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/start.sh"
click node_wordpress_archive "https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/latest.tar.gz"
click node_vhost "https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/files/vhost.conf"
click node_header "https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/files/header.conf"
click node_robots "https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/files/robots.txt"
click node_search_replace "https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/files/searchreplacedb2.php"

classDef toneNeutral fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#334155,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#0f172a
classDef toneBlue fill:#dbeafe,stroke:#2563eb,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#172554
classDef toneAmber fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#d97706,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#78350f
classDef toneMint fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#16a34a,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#14532d
classDef toneRose fill:#ffe4e6,stroke:#e11d48,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#881337
classDef toneIndigo fill:#e0e7ff,stroke:#4f46e5,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#312e81
classDef toneTeal fill:#ccfbf1,stroke:#0f766e,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#134e4a
class node_docker_image,node_startup,node_mysql toneBlue
class node_http,node_wordpress_archive,node_vhost,node_header,node_robots toneAmber
class node_search_replace,node_site_db toneMint
class node_operator toneIndigo
```

## Components

### Container runtime

- [Docker image](https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/Dockerfile): `Dockerfile`
- [Startup script](https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/start.sh): `start.sh`
- **MySQL service**

### WordPress site

- **HTTP interface**
- [WordPress archive](https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/latest.tar.gz): `latest.tar.gz`
- [Virtual host config](https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/files/vhost.conf): `files/vhost.conf`
- [Header config](https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/files/header.conf): `files/header.conf`
- [Robots rules](https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/files/robots.txt): `files/robots.txt`

### Database utility

- [Search and replace](https://github.com/wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress/blob/master/files/searchreplacedb2.php): `files/searchreplacedb2.php`
- **WordPress database**

### Other components

- **Operator**

## Connections

- Operator → Docker image: builds image
- Operator → HTTP interface: connects over HTTP
- Operator → MySQL service: connects on port 3306
- Operator → Docker image: starts container
- Search and replace → WordPress database: searches and updates