Wordpress Flaw in WordPress plugin allowed unauthorized admin access, backdoors

Meirami · Nov 14, 2018

A now-patched flaw in a popular plugin was allowing hackers to take over various WordPress sites and act as administrators, putting them in a position to cause further damage, according to Wordfence, a company that makes security software for the publishing platform.

The plugin, WP GDPR Compliance, is meant to help WordPress site owners comply with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation by automating tasks like data access requests and data deletion requests...
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Flaw in WordPress plugin allowed unauthorized admin access, backdoors - Cyberscoop

eva2000 · Nov 14, 2018

Yeah if you have WP GDPR Compliance plugin installed. Centmin Mod doesn't install that plugin so only applies if you install it yourself. And Centmin Mod 123.09beta01 centmin.sh menu option 22 installed wordpress instances are auto updated every 8hrs for wp plugins so would of updated this plugin even if it was installed ASAP Wordpress - Differences between Wordpress regular install vs centmin.sh menu option 22 install

Kintaro · Nov 14, 2018

Plugins and core auto update is checking if plugins versions are compatible with core version and viceversa?

eva2000 · Nov 14, 2018

Kintaro said: ↑

Plugins and core auto update is checking if plugins versions are compatible with core version and viceversa?
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it's just straight auto wp plugin updates no checks for core compatibility

Kintaro · Nov 14, 2018

eva2000 said: ↑

it's just straight auto wp plugin updates no checks for core compatibility
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it will not auto-update to a major release, right?

eva2000 · Nov 15, 2018

Kintaro said: ↑

it will not auto-update to a major release, right?
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by default only plugins are auto updated

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