Typical price range
Focused WordPress Security Audit
From $750 USD
$1,000–2,500 USD
Technical Audit module
A bounded review of agreed application, access, dependency, hosting and operational questions.
WordPress Security Audit
Turn WordPress security concern into bounded evidence and prioritized action.
A WordPress Security Audit examines an agreed application and operating boundary. Requesting it starts a safe scope review—not a generic scan, security guarantee or automatic incident response.
Security Audit price orientation
In United States dollars (USD), the module starts at $750 USD and is typically $1,000–2,500 USD. Active incidents or specialist testing require separate scope.
Best fit and security-service boundary
Best fit
Use a bounded WordPress Security Audit when access, configuration, dependencies, custom code, hosting responsibilities or operating controls need evidence and risk prioritization.
Not the right route
A vulnerability scan, penetration test, active-incident response, forensic investigation, legal or compliance review, and already-scoped remediation are different engagements with their own authorization and safeguards.
Safe inputs and responsibility boundary
What we need from you
Share the business concern, relevant systems and providers, ownership, recent changes, critical journeys and existing evidence. Access is arranged through a separate secure process after authorization; never place credentials in the public form.
What PathToProject does
Review only the agreed evidence boundary, prioritize risk and business impact, document limitations, assign remediation guidance and identify residual decisions. The Audit does not guarantee security or authorize production changes.
What happens after you request the Audit
The call to action opens the Technical Audit request form with Security preselected. PathToProject reviews urgency, authorization, evidence and access needs, then confirms a safe scope, price and expected timing. Active incidents are redirected to an appropriate urgent scope; paid Audit work begins only after agreement.
Evidence areas
Identity and access
Owners, named accounts, roles, privileged access, dormant users, recovery paths and revocation.
WordPress and dependencies
Core, themes, plugins, custom code, update state, provenance and known exposure inside the agreed boundary.
Configuration and data
Sensitive surfaces, administrative settings, file handling, secrets boundaries and avoidable information exposure.
Hosting responsibilities
Runtime, server configuration, backups, logging and the boundary between client, provider and delivery team.
Operational controls
Change authorization, staging, deployment, rollback, monitoring, response ownership and maintenance cadence.
Business-critical journeys
Authentication, forms, booking, commerce and integrations reviewed according to risk and authorization.
Security services are not interchangeable
| Activity | Question it answers | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Public signal review | What can be observed without private access? | Not a vulnerability assessment or confirmation of exploitability. |
| WordPress Security Audit | Which risks can be supported by agreed evidence? | Time-bounded findings and remediation priorities. |
| Penetration testing | Can authorized attack techniques demonstrate exploitable paths? | Separate specialist authorization, safeguards and rules of engagement. |
| Incident response | What must be contained, investigated and recovered now? | Separate urgent operational scope; not included by default. |
| Remediation | How will approved risks be changed and retested? | Separate Modernization Delivery scope. |
What you receive
- Evidence, scope and limitations for every finding.
- Risk and business-impact interpretation without false certainty.
- Prioritized remediation, ownership and validation steps.
- Residual-risk and escalation decisions that remain after the Audit.
Security-assessment experience in real WordPress engagements
These cases support security-assessment and remediation experience. They are not penetration-test reports, certifications or guarantees of security.
WordPress project
SunAuto post-release security audit
After the first release of the new Amazon Web Services infrastructure, PathToProject performed a post-release security audit to verify that the WordPress platform and environment controls were configured as intended and to identify remediation needs before the new baseline was accepted.
WordPress project
Gisoo stabilization security review
As part of stabilization, a bounded WordPress security review covered dependency state, administrative hygiene, backups and deployment safety.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Security Audit the same as a vulnerability scan?
No. A scan is one evidence source. The Audit can also review access, configuration, dependencies, custom code, hosting responsibilities and operational controls inside an agreed scope.
Does the Audit include penetration testing or incident response?
Not by default. Penetration testing, active incident response, malware cleanup and forensic work require separate authorization, safeguards and scope.
Can any WordPress site be guaranteed secure after the Audit?
No. The output is a time-bounded risk assessment and prioritized remediation plan. Security also depends on future changes, users, hosting, vendors and ongoing operations.
How is private access handled safely?
Share non-sensitive context in the public form. Named, least-privilege access is arranged through a separate secure process only after authorization and the evidence boundary are agreed. Never submit passwords, keys or private exports through the intake form.
What happens after the Security Audit findings are delivered?
The client receives prioritized findings, limitations, ownership guidance and validation steps. Approved remediation, penetration testing, incident work or legal review is separately authorized and scoped; future changes and ongoing operations still require active risk management.
Free public WordPress assessment
Not sure whether the visible warning signs justify a Security Audit?
Start with the free WordPress Scan. It reviews publicly observable WordPress, response, delivery, maintenance and search signals, then gives you a bounded modernization assessment and a clearer next step. No admin access is required.
The Scan does not confirm private technical root causes. If the report surfaces a signal that matters and you are unsure what to do next, ask us to help interpret the evidence.