Title: Offending parameters
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Offending parameters

 *  Resolved [tedweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tedweb/)
 * (@tedweb)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offending-parameters/)
 * execute = wp_insert_user
 * file = ../wp-config.php
 * $_FILE = wp-supercache.php
 * Hi , I have had numerous EMails with the above wording on them. It says ;
    Offending
   Parameters. Please could someone tell me what these are, and if they are serious.
   Site: [http://www.marketbigideas.com](http://www.marketbigideas.com)

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 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offending-parameters/#post-6191113)
 * Emails from whom?
 *  Thread Starter [tedweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tedweb/)
 * (@tedweb)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offending-parameters/#post-6191127)
 * Hi , Thanks for looking at this . Here is the mail:
 * WordPress Firewall has detected and blocked a potential attack!
    Web Page: marketbigideas.
   com/ Warning: URL may contain dangerous content! Offending IP: 62.210.251.69 [
   Get IP location ]
 * Offending Parameter: execute = wp_insert_user
 * This may be a “WordPress-Specific SQL Injection Attack.”
 * Click here for more information on this type of attack.
 * If you suspect this may be a false alarm because of something you recently did,
   try to confirm by repeating those actions. If so, whitelist it via the “whitelist
   this variable” link below. This will prevent future false alarms.
 * Click here to whitelist this variable.
    Click here to turn off these emails.
 * This is one of them, the others were the same but with the other parameters. 
   Please let me know if you are able to understand this as I am a relative Newbie.
 * Many thanks .
 * Edward Webber
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offending-parameters/#post-6191151)
 * [@tedweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tedweb/)
 * It’s possible that the message might be generated by this plugin: /wp-content/
   plugins/wordpress-firewall-2/
 * Some reference info: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-firewall-2/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-firewall-2/)
 * As a side note: your directories are not protected from casual browsing. You 
   can probably find a setting for that in your hosts control panel, or search out
   info on “Options – Indexes” for your .htaccess file.
 *  Thread Starter [tedweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tedweb/)
 * (@tedweb)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offending-parameters/#post-6191190)
 * Hi , Many thanks for your help.
 * I see that this plug -in has not been updated for 3 years,
 * so have disabled it and will find another similar.
 * Will monitor this now.
 * Thanks again.
 * Edward

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