Wordfence error after update

  • Resolved topcat

    (@topcat)


    7 years, 12 months ago

    I’m getting the following Wordfence error, after the Worfence update today. Is this anything to be concerned about?

    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/css/main.css
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/js/tourTip.js
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/menu_diagnostic.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/menu_options.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCache.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceHash.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceScanner.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/readme.txt
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/vendor/wordfence/wf-waf/src/init.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/vendor/wordfence/wf-waf/src/lib/parser/lexer.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/vendor/wordfence/wf-waf/src/lib/parser/parser.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/vendor/wordfence/wf-waf/src/lib/parser/sqli.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/vendor/wordfence/wf-waf/src/lib/rules.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/vendor/wordfence/wf-waf/src/lib/storage/file.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/vendor/wordfence/wf-waf/src/lib/waf.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/waf/bootstrap.php
    * Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wordfence/wordfence.php

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/

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  • wfasa

    (@wfasa)

    7 years, 11 months ago

    Hello topcat,
    that looks like a mismatch when Wordfence is trying to compare your local file versions to the versions in repository. If you click to see changes made on a file (for example main.css) do you see any differences?

    trease

    (@trease)

    7 years, 9 months ago

    I’m having the same problem since yesterday, 7-25-2015. This is the message I received yesterday and today on my Dashboard.

    Updating Plugin Wordfence Security (2/2)

    Downloading update from https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordfence.6.1.12.zip…
    Unpacking the update…

    An error occurred while updating Wordfence Security: Could not copy file. wordfence/vendor/wordfence/wf-waf/src/cacert.pem

    My blog is: http://www.southernfriedscribe.com

    Wordfence updated correctly on my other two blogs.

    This also occurred with the Photo Galley but I guess that’s for another post. My knowledge of code is minuscule and all I know is I’m getting a 404 error that shows up in my log.

    Can you tell me how to fix the problem so I can get my updates to work. I’m afraid to blog without Wordfence updated. Can you tell if I’ve been hacked. I have both Wordfence and iThemes security on all 3 blogs. But I really don’t know much what I’m doing when it comes to technical stuff. I’m a writer, mainly in print, and an almost 60 year-old grandma, so please bear with me.

    If this involves code, my son who is also my admin can fix it. Code scares me.

    Thanks.

    wfasa

    (@wfasa)

    7 years, 8 months ago

    Hello trease,
    this means the permissions on that file are incorrect. You can try logging in to your site via SSH/FTP and delete the file and then try to run update again.

    To find out if your site has been hacked, check out these resources:

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