Title: WordPress Hacked
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress Hacked

 *  [agm4u](https://wordpress.org/support/users/agm4u/)
 * (@agm4u)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-hacked-2/)
 * Hi,
 * One of my websites had an old version of wordpress (version 2.0.11 or below) 
   and the blog got hacked.
    Spammers were able to modify the php code in one of
   the footer files in the themes directory. They were also able to edit legitim
   posts and add hidden spam for search engines.
 * I would like to know if there are any vulnerabilities in wordpress 2.0.11?
    And
   also how the hackers were able to replace / modify php code in the templetes 
   directory.
 * Also I would like to know if upgrading to the latest version of wordpress will
   solve this issue, or if there are any security measures that I can take to prevent
   this from happening again.
 * Thanks in advance.

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 *  Thread Starter [agm4u](https://wordpress.org/support/users/agm4u/)
 * (@agm4u)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-hacked-2/#post-792589)
 * I posted a similar topic in this link:
 * [Word Press Got Hacked](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/183917?replies=1)
 *  [Eric Amundson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sewmyheadon/)
 * (@sewmyheadon)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-hacked-2/#post-792591)
 * I think this is some pretty good advice:
 * [http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/06/08/did-your-wordpress-site-get-hacked/](http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/06/08/did-your-wordpress-site-get-hacked/)
 *  [xundre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xundre/)
 * (@xundre)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-hacked-2/#post-792984)
 * Read about it
    [http://olu85.com/blog/?p=15](http://olu85.com/blog/?p=15)

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 * [hacked](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/hacked/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [xundre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xundre/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-hacked-2/#post-792984)
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