Title: WordPress core file modified
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# WordPress core file modified

 *  [jewelsbytrish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jewelsbytrish/)
 * (@jewelsbytrish)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-file-modified-1/)
 * I just installed WordFence on my site. The very 1st scan came up with these 2
   issues. I am not sure if either one is a threat or not??
 * Issue #1: Here you can see line 36 is the error or change.
    The Original Version
   of the file 33 * [@global](https://wordpress.org/support/users/global/) string
   $required_mysql_version 34 */ 35 $required_mysql_version = ‘5.0’; 36
 * The Modified Version on your WordPress system
    33 * [@global](https://wordpress.org/support/users/global/)
   string $required_mysql_version 34 */ 35 $required_mysql_version = ‘5.0’; 36 $
   wp_local_package = ”;
 * Issue #2: Here you can see line 288 is the error/change
    The Original Version
   of the file 285 [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) 286 “), $blog_url,
   $name, $password); 287 288 @wp_mail($email, __(‘New WordPress Site’), $message);
   289 } 290 endif; 291 … 2126 dbDelta( $ms_queries ); 2127 } 2128 endif;
 * The Modified Version on your WordPress system
    285 [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/)
   286 “), $blog_url, $name, $password); 287 288 //@wp_mail($email, __(‘New WordPress
   Site’), $message); 289 } 290 endif; 291 … 2126 dbDelta( $ms_queries ); 2127 }
   2128 endif;
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/)

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 *  [Scott Dayman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdayman/)
 * (@sdayman)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-file-modified-1/#post-5121454)
 * It’s not always a threat, but I do go with WordFence’s recommendations and restore
   the original file.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-file-modified-1/#post-5121454)
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