Title: New PHP Code Execution Attack
Last modified: August 17, 2018

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# New PHP Code Execution Attack

 *  Resolved [firestrife](https://wordpress.org/support/users/firestrife/)
 * (@firestrife)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-php-code-execution-attack/)
 * Does your plugin offer some kind of protection against this type of attack?
 * [https://thehackernews.com/2018/08/php-deserialization-wordpress.html](https://thehackernews.com/2018/08/php-deserialization-wordpress.html)

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 *  Plugin Author [gioni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gioni/)
 * (@gioni)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-php-code-execution-attack/#post-10600903)
 * Let me check it out. I’ll get back to you soon.
 *  Plugin Author [gioni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gioni/)
 * (@gioni)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-php-code-execution-attack/#post-10602485)
 * Based on description of the possible attack you just need to disable XML-RPC.
   You can do it on the Hardening tab. In the next version of WP Cerber an additional
   protection layer will be implemented. An update will be available next week.
 * To ensure that there are no malicious media files on the website just run malware
   scanner in the full scan mode.
 *  Thread Starter [firestrife](https://wordpress.org/support/users/firestrife/)
 * (@firestrife)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-php-code-execution-attack/#post-10605218)
 * That’s great to hear, and much appreciated.

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 * Last reply from: [firestrife](https://wordpress.org/support/users/firestrife/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-php-code-execution-attack/#post-10605218)
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