Update Needed Security issues.

  • Resolved dynamitemarketing

    (@dynamitemarketing)


    12 years ago

    Hi Guys, Recently I did a outgoing link check and found a bunch of random outgoing links to car sites etc. After inspecting the database I found them all in the reviews section of your plugin. It looks like robots can get in and plant links OR you guys had put them there in the original plugin.

    the table wp_mdp_reviews was the culprit.

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/mdp-local-business-seo/

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  • Thread Starter dynamitemarketing

    (@dynamitemarketing)

    12 years ago

    PS they are not at a wp user level so they are not visible from the plugin settings page for reviews. They seem to be in the database

    Thread Starter dynamitemarketing

    (@dynamitemarketing)

    12 years ago

    Hello?

    Don

    (@d_random)

    12 years ago

    Thanks for the heads up.
    What damage can this cause a website that uses this plugin?

    Don

    (@d_random)

    12 years ago

    I looked at my database at the wp_mdp_reviews table and saw nothing, but I just installed the plugin. It does not appear to be populated by the plugin author.

    Plugin Author christopherdubeau

    (@christopherdubeau)

    11 years, 11 months ago

    The auto generated reviews have 3rd party information to give authenticity to the reviews.

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