Title: what about this exploit ?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# what about this exploit ?

 *  [Marcomail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcomail/)
 * (@marcomail)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-about-this-exploit/)
 * [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/83555](http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/83555)
 * i have wp 2.04, i must update it or it’s not necessary ?

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 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-about-this-exploit/#post-502459)
 * You should update to 2.06, yes. Other possible problems exist in prior versions.
 * This exploit doesn’t affect WordPress 2.06 particularly, except in some unusual
   circumstances. Many people have tried it without success. Basically, it exploits
   a PHP-specific bug to bypass WordPress’s security checks. Your host should update
   to the latest version of PHP to avoid issues.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-about-this-exploit/#post-502459)
 * Status: not resolved

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