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1. wfzimmerman
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   i was hacked a week or two ago by someone exploiting the wp-forum plugin ... I completely deleted the plugin, changed pw on account, upgraded to 2.3.3 ...

   now I can't save posts -- get a quick "done" response from the browser and a completely empty screen -- makes me think of a permission or password issue

   but -- I *can* activate and deactivate plugins, change themes, etc., so it appears I can read and write the database

   I think the problem occurred shortly after I changed passwords on my hosting account -- but I can't remember that there is anywhere in /wordpress that relies on the hosting account password

   any ideas? troubleshooting tips?

2. jvb721
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Having a similar problem although I don't know that the site was hacked. Over the weekend, all of our plugins became deactivated and the pages (not posts) were erased. I was able to 'activate' the plugins but have not been able to create pages or new posts. I get the same "done," blank screen.

   Any help would be great!!

3. wfzimmerman
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   deleted pages is also a symptom -- i see there are other topics on the "can't save posts" theme

4. wfzimmerman
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I found the file ro8kfbsmag.txt in my posts database, which means I was hacked

   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/141041?replies=13

   now I could use some help getting things back to the way they were.

5. wfzimmerman
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   The SQL query in

   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/154278?replies=2

   deletes the bad plugin and restores my ability to post.

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