Wpscan: Update fails, plugins.json checksum

[tyaakow]

Hi.

I cloned wpscan on ubuntu, bundle installed, trying to update database.
Im receiving checksum errors for plugins.json.

Here+s the --verbose output

[+] Checking plugins.json
  [i] Needs to be updated
  [i] Backup Created
  [i] Downloading new file
  [i] Downloaded File Checksum: 5da539a3c45c8db79e2a30bfd3cc314989811b4d193421696d6ccd2ac0b4cc7458963df8f139811bd77f2098bded08ed0268b493e8c661115de5859da38f74a2
  [i] Database File Checksum  : 2cf5a0bd2d1dbe832012089e7c76c48bbb641567e94d1bdac79c3d8e705e146064ddcefafe3c173addc72b03dd99f3bd9d6bd0cc84d5fe539c551a91afa3f883
  [i] Restoring Backup due to error

[!] plugins.json: checksums do not match (local: 5da539a3c45c8db79e2a30bfd3cc314989811b4d193421696d6ccd2ac0b4cc7458963df8f139811bd77f2098bded08ed0268b493e8c661115de5859da38f74a2 remote: 2cf5a0bd2d1dbe832012089e7c76c48bbb641567e94d1bdac79c3d8e705e146064ddcefafe3c173addc72b03dd99f3bd9d6bd0cc84d5fe539c551a91afa3f883)
[!] Trace:
[!] /home/t/wpscan/lib/common/db_updater.rb:104:in `block in update'
/home/t/wpscan/lib/common/db_updater.rb:84:in `each'
/home/t/wpscan/lib/common/db_updater.rb:84:in `update'
./wpscan.rb:73:in `main'
./wpscan.rb:474:in `<main>'

[ethicalhack3r]

This is being tracked here https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan/issues/958

Please use that thread to track this issue.

[ethicalhack3r]

That issue is closed..

No. That issue is open. This issue is closed.

Whats there to track?

The details of the issue. Errors, configurations, potential fixes.

Tell me how to fix the darn thing.

We're working on it. But please feel free to go use something else if you're too impatient.

[tyaakow]

Okay, you win. I deleted the comment :)