Wordfence directory partially deleted

  • Resolved sachinbalwp

    (@sachinbalwp)


    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hi,

    I have installed WordFence on my website and a couple of days ago, I observed that the WordFence directory was deleted from my website. It has only two folders within it, namely, images and css. I reinstalled WordFence. I feel that this is the mischief of an IP address and I have blocked the IP. Although I have blocked it, the same IP is trying at regular intervals to access my Website.

    Question which I have is as follows :

    Can someone access my website directories without knowing the FTP username and password and delete the WordFence directory?

    What other precautions, do I need to take to ensure that this is not repeated.

    Please let me know

    Thanks

    Sachin

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  • wfalaa

    (@wfalaa)

    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hi Sachin,
    Answering to your question, he doesn’t need to access directories on your website directly as you do via FTP, but if you have any plugin or theme -most probably outdated- installed with a vulnerability, attacker can exploit it to gain read/write permissions to files on your server and even running a malicious code.

    That’s why it’s recommended to keep all your plugins/themes and WordPress itself updated to the latest version, along with securing your WordPress working environment as well, also, I recommend reading “Has my site been hacked? How to Check” article as it should be helpful in this case.

    Thanks.

    Thread Starter sachinbalwp

    (@sachinbalwp)

    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hi,

    Thanks for the response. I have kept all my plugins and wordpress updated. I guess, it was someone with a FTP access, who possibly deleted the directory.

    Thanks

    Sachin

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