Title: PHP Shell Script Infection with this plugin
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# PHP Shell Script Infection with this plugin

 *  Resolved [chronotrigga](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chronotrigga/)
 * (@chronotrigga)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-shell-script-infection-with-this-plugin/)
 * Hi,
 * My web server was recently under attack — somehow the user was able to get access
   to my wordpress website and upload a php shell script which edited all my .htaccess
   files to redirect to an ad website on mobile devices only.
 * I spoke with my hosting provider who told me that the hacker was able to get 
   access through my one website with the only outdated plugin I had: **UA mailchimp-
   for-wp 3.1.10**
 * I realize that the plugin was last updated today, but has there been a case of
   this happening with other users? What security measures can be put in place with
   this plugin?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Harish Chouhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hchouhan/)
 * (@hchouhan)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-shell-script-infection-with-this-plugin/#post-7546741)
 * Hello chronotrigga,
 * I’m sorry to know you faced such an issue. Please rest assured that our plugin
   had no such security issue including the old versions. We properly test our plugins
   and there have been no instances where such an attack was done through our plugin.

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 * Last reply from: [Harish Chouhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hchouhan/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-shell-script-infection-with-this-plugin/#post-7546741)
 * Status: resolved