Understanding SMART Patch

The SMART Patch tool detects and automatically remediates vulnerabilities in your website’s software components by applying necessary patches.

SMART Patch can only be used to address vulnerabilities on WordPress and Joomla websites.

  • Automated patching — Automatically applies patches to known vulnerabilities in your website’s software components, reducing the risk of exploitation.

  • Vulnerability detection — Continuously scans your website for known vulnerabilities and identifies areas that require patching (e.g., outdated plugins or themes).

  • Rollback functionality — Allows you to revert patches if something breaks after applying them.

The results of the scan are displayed on the SMART Patch page.

SMART Patch Overview

Report summary

The summary of the patch results is displayed at the top of the SMART Patch page.

The following table describes the components of the summary.

Component Description

Scan Time

The date and time when the last SMART patch scan was performed.

Status

The overall status of the scan.

Possible values are:

  • Verified — No vulnerabilities found.

  • Non-compliant — Vulnerabilities detected.

Action

The action of the last SMART Patch scan.

Available options are:

  • Patch — Patches applied to address detected vulnerabilities.

  • Revert — A previous patch was reverted.

Patched

The number of vulnerabilities successfully patched during the last scan.

Reverted

The number of patches reverted during the last scan.

Vulnerabilities

The total number of vulnerabilities detected during the scan that have not been patched.

Actions

Scan Now

Start a new scan.

Revert Patch

Revert the last applied patch.

This action button is only present if patches were applied during the most recent scan.

Back to most recent scan

Return to the results of the most recent scan.

Scan Results

Scan Results displays detailed information about the vulnerabilities detected in the files during the SMART Patch scan.

The following table describes the components of the Scan Results section.

Column Description

Filename

The name of the file where the vulnerability was detected.

Type

The type of vulnerability detected in the file (for example, SQL Injection, XSS).

Patch Status

The status of the patch.

Available options are:

  • Warning Only — A vulnerability was detected, but automatic patching is disabled.

  • Success — The detected vulnerability was successfully patched.

  • Failed — The patching process failed.

Actions

Patch Now

Apply the patch to address the detected vulnerabilities.

This action button is only present if vulnerabilities are detected but automatic patching is disabled.

Revert Patch

Revert the patch applied to the file.

This action button is only present if a patch was applied to the file during the most recent scan.

Full Scan History

The Full Scan History section provides a log of all previous SMART Patch scans performed on the website.

The following table describes the components of the Full Scan History section.

Column Description

Scan Date

The date and time when the scan was performed.

Action

The action taken during the scan.

Available options are:

  • Patch — Patches were applied to address detected vulnerabilities.

  • Revert — A previous patch was reverted.

Patched

The number of vulnerabilities successfully patched during the scan.

Reverted

The number of patches reverted during the scan.

Vulnerabilities

The total number of vulnerabilities detected during the scan that have not been patched.

Patch Status

The overall status of the scan.

Possible values are:

  • Verified — No vulnerabilities found.

  • Non-compliant — Vulnerabilities detected.

Actions

Date range filter

Filter the scan history by date.

View

View the details of a specific scan on the SMART Patch page.

Export CSV

Export the list of infected files to a CSV file.