Comments on: Secure Wordpress with the first Wordpress Worm http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:45:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Security Upgrade to WordPress Released–and easy must upgrade | A View from the Isle http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162831 Security Upgrade to WordPress Released–and easy must upgrade | A View from the Isle Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:52:03 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162831 [...] this week gHacks announced a “benevolent” WP fixing worm which Mark Jaquith responded to and let us know that an update to fix the problems was [...] [...] this week gHacks announced a “benevolent” WP fixing worm which Mark Jaquith responded to and let us know that an update to fix the problems was [...]

]]> By: Alter Falter! http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162612 Alter Falter! Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:38:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162612 Trusting a worm to "fix" my Wordpress? Well, maybe later. After sueing myself for downloading illegal stuff from the internet. :) Trusting a worm to “fix” my Wordpress? Well, maybe later. After sueing myself for downloading illegal stuff from the internet.

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]]> By: Tris Hussey http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162596 Tris Hussey Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:49:55 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162596 Here is Mark's post about it ... http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/wordpress-worm/ Here is Mark’s post about it …

http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/wordpress-worm/

]]> By: Wordpress Worm that fixes Wordpress | The Sh17 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162575 Wordpress Worm that fixes Wordpress | The Sh17 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:19:09 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162575 [...] a worm since it doesn’t really spread automatically and on its own, but anyway. I saw this on gHacks and thought it was [...] [...] a worm since it doesn’t really spread automatically and on its own, but anyway. I saw this on gHacks and thought it was [...]

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162571 Martin Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:40:59 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162571 Tris I think the author mentioned that he submitted the vulnerabilities to Wordpress and that most of them will be fixed in the next update. Relying on files that are officially published by Wordpress is of course always better than a third party fix.. well, most of the time. Did he mention which vulnerabilities they do not fix ? Tris I think the author mentioned that he submitted the vulnerabilities to Wordpress and that most of them will be fixed in the next update.

Relying on files that are officially published by Wordpress is of course always better than a third party fix.. well, most of the time.

Did he mention which vulnerabilities they do not fix ?

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162570 Tris Hussey Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:32:59 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162570 Hey Martin I e-mailed this over to one of my friends who is a core WP developer (as in he can commit code to WP core ... he's that good) ... he suggests NOT using this patch/worm. There will be an update soon to fix the most serious of the flaws, and you can get it now via the WP SVN repository. http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/branches/2.2/ Well meaning, I know, but maybe the best thing is for people to submit fixes to WP.org instead. Hey Martin I e-mailed this over to one of my friends who is a core WP developer (as in he can commit code to WP core … he’s that good) … he suggests NOT using this patch/worm. There will be an update soon to fix the most serious of the flaws, and you can get it now via the WP SVN repository.
http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/branches/2.2/

Well meaning, I know, but maybe the best thing is for people to submit fixes to WP.org instead.

]]> By: Ryan Wagner http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162569 Ryan Wagner Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:31:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/02/secure-wordpress-with-the-first-wordpress-worm/#comment-162569 I'm surprised WordPress doesn't put out a plug-in that can fix these issues in one click. I’m surprised WordPress doesn’t put out a plug-in that can fix these issues in one click.

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