WP blog hacked - advice on chmod

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by jamuna, Dec 15, 2008.

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    One of my wordpress blog hacked, which hosting in a offshore server.
    i got a mail from host which is given below.

    First of all sorry for inconvenience caused, in last 2 days.

    PROBLEM : Some of the sites using wordpress, drupal, typo or other 3 part scripts has some files or folders that has full permissions. Hacker can easily hack these sites.

    Solutions :

    - change your cpanel & FTP password (should be combination of words, numbers & special characters.).

    - check your & your clients public_html folders, and remove files which are not uploaded by you or your clients.

    - IMP - check files & folders permissions it should not be full writable (777 or rwxrwxrwx).
    http://www.elated.com/articles/understanding-permissions/

    - upgrade all their 3rd party PHP scripts to the latest stable/secure versions.

    FTP connection will start working in next 1-2 hours.
    Thanks for your kind cooperation.


    How can i avoid this?
    i have confusion with chmod in wp blog?

    can anyone advice me suitable chmod for wp blog files ?
     
    jamuna, Dec 15, 2008 IP
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    hotpop Peon

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    Had you installed any third-party theme? Some of hacked themes have backdoor.
     
    hotpop, Dec 15, 2008 IP
  3. jamuna

    jamuna Active Member

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    yes, i have installed some themes downloaded from net.
    which one is reliable theme site?
     
    jamuna, Dec 15, 2008 IP