Is Cache File Permission 755 necessary? | WordPress.org

Resolved samdobrow
(@samdobrow)

4 years, 2 months ago

My security audit continues to show the cache files set to 755 as an unsafe security risk. All other files in the WordPress installation are set to 644 inside a folder set to 755. Shouldn’t these WP-Optimize files be set to 644? How can we do this with the plug-in?

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Harshad
(@bornforphp)

4 years, 2 months ago

@samdobrow The cache files should set to 0644 and folder need to be set to 0755 permissions.

Thread Starter samdobrow
(@samdobrow)

4 years, 2 months ago

It appears that the plugin sets these security settings. How can I override the default settings? Is there a way to specify the default settings for files inside a folder at the folder level?

Harshad
(@bornforphp)

4 years, 2 months ago

@samdobrow At the moment you cannot override the default settings in WP-Optimite

Thread Starter samdobrow
(@samdobrow)

4 years, 2 months ago

These settings should be changed so the plugin doesn’t compromise the site security.

Harshad
(@bornforphp)

4 years, 2 months ago

@samdobrow At the moment there are options to set the permissions in WP-Optimize you can manually set the permissions to 0644 for files and 0755 for folders.

Thread Starter samdobrow
(@samdobrow)

4 years, 2 months ago

That’s great news. Where are the settings?

Harshad
(@bornforphp)

4 years, 2 months ago

@samdobrow Sorry there was a TYPO, I meant to say there are no options at the moment in WP-Optimize

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