http://www.blogonphotoblogs.com/wordpress-security-issue The photographer's resource for photoblogs Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:13:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.blogonphotoblogs.com/wordpress-security-issue/comment-page-1#comment-1033 Phil Barnhart Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:18:26 +0000 http://www.blogonphotoblogs.com/?p=700#comment-1033 A larger issue may be all of the “readme” and “info” and other files left behind - not just for WordPress and all the plugins and templates, but other apps as well. I recently found in my server logs two strange bots from Chinese IPs that were active looking for readme txt files. If a particular plugin or app version has a vulnerability, it certainly may be more effective to scan the txt files that could indicate versions. A larger issue may be all of the “readme” and “info” and other files left behind – not just for WordPress and all the plugins and templates, but other apps as well. I recently found in my server logs two strange bots from Chinese IPs that were active looking for readme txt files. If a particular plugin or app version has a vulnerability, it certainly may be more effective to scan the txt files that could indicate versions.

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