Title: Major security bug
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Major security bug

 *  [thcxthcx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thcxthcx/)
 * (@thcxthcx)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/major-security-bug/)
 * There’s a major security bug in this plugin:
 * [http://pressecure.com/2011/05/17/is_human-plugin-php-code-injection/](http://pressecure.com/2011/05/17/is_human-plugin-php-code-injection/)

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 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/major-security-bug/#post-2087394)
 * Also note-worthy to anyone who may be considering this plugin:
 * > Requires WordPress Version: 2.5 or higher
   > Last Updated: 2008-6-15
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/is-human/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/is-human/)
 * [Development log activity](http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/is-human/)
 *  [Steve](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steveatty/)
 * (@steveatty)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/major-security-bug/#post-2087508)
 * And I just got hammered by several IPs trying to call it :
 * /wp-content/plugins/is-human/engine.php?action=log-reset&type=ih_options();passthru(
   id);error
 *  [ortixia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ortixia/)
 * (@ortixia)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/major-security-bug/#post-2087590)
 * Some maleware was injected into my site through this plug-in, just yesterday.
   Any suggestions on how to work with this would be most helpful.

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 * 3 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [ortixia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ortixia/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/major-security-bug/#post-2087590)
 * Status: not resolved