Tried to throttle things

lib/wpscan/wp_target/wp_config_backup.rb

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class WpTarget < WebSite
     # @return [ Array ]
     def self.config_backup_files
       %w{
-        wp-config.php~ #wp-config.php# wp-config.php.save .wp-config.php.swp wp-config.php.swp wp-config.php.swo 
+        wp-config.php~ #wp-config.php# wp-config.php.save .wp-config.php.swp wp-config.php.swp wp-config.php.swo
         wp-config.php_bak wp-config.bak wp-config.php.bak wp-config.save wp-config.old wp-config.php.old
         wp-config.php.orig wp-config.orig wp-config.php.original wp-config.original wp-config.txt
       } # thanks to Feross.org for these

lib/wpscan/wpscan_helper.rb

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def help
   puts '--request-timeout <request-timeout> Request Timeout.'
   puts '--connect-timeout <connect-timeout> Connect Timeout.'
   puts '--max-threads     <max-threads>     Maximum Threads.'
+  puts '--throttle        <milliseconds>    Milliseconds to wait before doing another web request. If used, the --max-threads will have no effect and should be assumed to be 1.'
   puts '--help     | -h                     This help screen.'
   puts '--verbose  | -v                     Verbose output.'
   puts '--version                           Output the current version and exit.'
@@ -118,8 +119,14 @@ down                 = 0
 @total_requests_done = 0
 
 Typhoeus.on_complete do |response|
+  next if response.cached?
+
   down += 1 if response.code == 0
   @total_requests_done += 1
 
   fail 'The target seems to be down' if down >= 30
+
+  next unless Browser.instance.throttle > 0
+
+  sleep(Browser.instance.throttle)
 end

lib/wpscan/wpscan_options.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # encoding: UTF-8
 
 class WpscanOptions
-
   ACCESSOR_OPTIONS = [
     :batch,
     :enumerate_plugins,
@@ -43,7 +42,8 @@ class WpscanOptions
     :request_timeout,
     :connect_timeout,
     :max_threads,
-    :no_banner
+    :no_banner,
+    :throttle
   ]
 
   attr_accessor *ACCESSOR_OPTIONS
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ class WpscanOptions
       ['--no-color', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT],
       ['--cookie', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
       ['--log', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT],
-      ['--no-banner', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT]
+      ['--no-banner', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT],
+      ['--throttle', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT]
     )
   end