WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache – security holes.
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WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache – security holes… ATTENTION !
A security exploit was recently discovered in the WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache plugins. If you’ve not done so already, you should take immediate action to upgrade those plugins to prevent any damage to your site(s).
If you need upgrade guidance, see:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/w3-total-cache/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/
The folks at Wordfence.com shared this information:
“WHAT TO DO: Upgrade to the newest version of both these plugins immediately The security holes have been fixed by the developers.
“The impact of these security holes can’t be overstated. They allow anyone to bypass all security and gain complete access to your WordPress site.
“The exploit was posted by a user on the WordPressforums. The plugin authors have now updated their code to fix this issue.
“The security hole allows an attacker to post PHP code embedded in comments and that code will be executed by your server. This effectively gives them unlimited access to all parts of your site and database.
“There have been roughly 6 million downloads of both plugins combined, so they are very popular and this hole is likely to have spawned large scale automated attacks that take advantage of it.
“If you run either of these plugins, it’s likely that your system may already have been compromised. Please upgrade both plugins and then run a full Wordfence scan to verify your system integrity.”
All the Best, laimisk…
