Millions of WordPress sites are being probed & attacked with recent plugin bug

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An easy to exploit vulnerability in a popular WordPress plugin has been found.

This article came across my screen early this morning. I anyone here is using File Manager I urge you to check out your site. You can read the full article here:

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I am certain that Site Support and the WA team are well aware of this attack, but It never hurts to share information about potential problems that we face with our websites.

A fix has been developed and released by the file manage team, and I urge anyone who is unsure to check their sites and see if they have the File Manager plugin installed and if so to take appropriate action.

All the best

Alex

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Thanks for the warning

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You are welcome.

Thanks for the heads-up. Alex!

Jeff

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You are welcome

Thank You for the information great post

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You are welcome.

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Great notice Alex, everyone should be made aware that they should have the latest version of that plug-in. I hope a lot of WA members read your post.

Joe

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Yes, we must be cautious.

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Hi Alex, thank you for sharing this information.

Michael

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You are welcome.

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