403 Error: user switching plugin

Resolved landwire
(@landwire)

8 years, 9 months ago
Hi there,

how can I make Bulletproof work with the User Switching plugin? This is the plugin I mean: https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-switching/

I tried the following skiprules, but they would not work, I still get the 403 Error:
```
# User Switching redirect
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} user_switched=(.*) [NC]
RewriteRule . - [S=14]
# User Switching redirect
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} action=switch_to_user&user_id=(.*) [NC]
RewriteRule . - [S=13]
```
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulletproof-security/

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Plugin Author AITpro
(@aitpro)

8 years, 9 months ago

Go to the BPS Security Log page and post the Security Log entry for what is being blocked.

Plugin Author AITpro
(@aitpro)

8 years, 9 months ago

I just downloaded, installed and tested the User Switching plugin on a XAMPP test server and it works fine with BPS. Nothing is being blocked and I do not see a 403 error. I switched users on the WordPress Users page and switched back to another User on the WordPress Dashboard page.

Very cool plugin!
Plugin Author AITpro
(@aitpro)

8 years, 9 months ago
There is not any BPS Standard htaccess code that would block the Query String that the User Switching plugin uses. Have you added any additional custom personal htaccess code that would block anything in these Query Strings:
```
?action=switch_to_user&user_id=2&_wpnonce=aa06b30799

or

?action=switch_to_olduser&_wpnonce=8edbcf37cf&redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fdemo5.local%2Fwp-admin%2F%3Fuser_switched%3Dtrue
```
Plugin Author AITpro
(@aitpro)

8 years, 9 months ago

Also BPS logs all 403 errors whether or not they are related to or being caused by BPS. So if you go to the Security Log page and turn Off Security Logging and you are still seeing a 403 error then something on your server is actually blocking something and causing the 403 error. You would then need to check your server log file to find out what that is or contact your host to find out what that is.

Plugin Author AITpro
(@aitpro)

8 years, 9 months ago

Is the issue/problem still occurring or is it resolved?

Thread Start Date: 7-27-2015 to 7-28-2015
Current Date: 7-30-2015

Thread Starter landwire
(@landwire)

8 years, 9 months ago

Hi there,
Sorry for the late reply. I reset my browser & cache and the problem seems to have gone away.
Thanks very much for the quick reply and suggestions though!
Sascha

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