Critical WordPress Update

**Cricket** · 03-03-2007, 11:53 AM

Forgive me if someone has already mentioned this...

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Long story short: If you downloaded WordPress 2.1.1 within the past 3-4 days, your files may include a security exploit that was added by a cracker, and you should upgrade all of your files to 2.1.2 immediately.
Longer explanation: This morning we received a note to our security mailing address about unusual and highly exploitable code in WordPress. The issue was investigated, and it appeared that the 2.1.1 download had been modified from its original code. We took the website down immediately to investigate what happened.

It was determined that a cracker had gained user-level access to one of the servers that powers wordpress.org, and had used that access to modify the download file. We have locked down that server for further forensics, but at this time it appears that the 2.1.1 download was the only thing touched by the attack. They modified two files in WP to include code that would allow for remote PHP execution.
http://wordpress.org/development/2007/03/upgrade-212/

DarrenC · 03-05-2007, 03:52 PM

Thanks Cricket for the notice

**Cricket** · 03-05-2007, 04:44 PM

You're welcome. It's a significant security risk, I so I wanted to make sure everyone had seen it.

**John Scott** · 03-05-2007, 06:12 PM

Thanks Cricket!

Nameslot · 03-05-2007, 07:49 PM

My hosting provider sent me a notice for this one.

I have had http://www.dndaily.com running on wordpress.

It is a mess when something like this comes out unexpectedly.

Ruined my whole schedule of work.

**Cricket** · 03-05-2007, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Nameslot

It is a mess when something like this comes out unexpectedly.Ruined my whole schedule of work.

Why? It take about 3 minutes to update.

Nameslot · 03-05-2007, 08:36 PM

But I have to look where it was parked. Then it was an addon so had to look which is the main domain. Then go to its cpanel and keep on guessing my password for atleast 10 times before I can go in.

Multiple servers and sites confuses me a lot.

I cannot write it on paper or Notepad.txt otherwise it will get stolen more faster then I forget the passwords.

jwalsh · 03-09-2007, 09:38 AM

I was affected.