WordPress Under Attack, Please Upgrade To Version 2.8.4 Now

by Shanker Bakshi on September 5, 2009

If you are running your Self Hosted WordPress Blog on some older version then it’s sure that your blog is under fire. This news is hitting blogsphere and social media sites, and also confirmed by Otto42, a key WordPress developer and Lorelle has confirmed that old versions are under attack and the number of sites hit by this is growing every hour. Protect your WordPress blog now.

UPDATE NOW! Reports are that this attack impacts ALL versions of WordPress up to 2.8.4, the most recent release.

Export all your content with the built-in XML WordPress export you can also the WordPress-to-WordPress Import WordPress Plugin and you are advised to take backup of your images and general files.

Stop reading this post now; I am keeping this post short as updating your blog is a more important issue than reading this post

Update your WordPress blog to 2.8.4



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Michael Aulia September 5, 2009 at 10:41 pm

Thanks for the news. Thankfully I always want to stay updated at all times so I normally upgraded everytime I see the update notifications

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mostlyBlog September 6, 2009 at 4:53 am

thanks for the update i have latest version of wordpress,

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Typhoon September 6, 2009 at 7:18 am

Ya I read this news when I logged into my wordpress..I have already upgraded to the latest version available.

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Marlene September 6, 2009 at 9:14 pm

This is really alarming. After reading your post in my inbox, I immediately asked Amor if her theme I’m using is compatible to 2.8.4 .

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EarningStep September 7, 2009 at 1:39 am

lucky me… i am using old version wordpress 2.7…..

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Amor September 7, 2009 at 5:06 am

Me too, I upgraded immediately (from 2.7 to 2.8.4) after reading the article in Mashable.

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Tech Buzz September 7, 2009 at 6:04 am

havent upgraded to this version yet, will upgrade my blogs now
Thanx for the info

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Best CSS Gallery September 7, 2009 at 7:59 am

Thanks for the warning

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natural beads September 7, 2009 at 1:29 pm

I heard about this news. This is a warning for bloggers that don’t update.

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Glenn September 8, 2009 at 1:41 am

just upgraded to 2.8.4. thanks for the news shanker :)

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wilhb81 September 9, 2009 at 5:42 am

Oh my god, I have to upgrade it as soon as possible, before it turns into a disaster! Thanks for the warning, Shanker.

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Hakeem - technology and gadgets September 9, 2009 at 7:31 am

Thanks for the advice.

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Nunti September 9, 2009 at 10:35 am

This security update is a must. In this times many problems can be spoted on the sites that uses WP on an older version. This is a good info and evryone should upgrade as soon as possible.

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Dj September 9, 2009 at 7:20 pm

Am I glad I got the updated version. I really appreciate the heads up.

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jj-momscashblog September 10, 2009 at 5:14 am

Hi Shanker, I have already been hit by the dreaded Red Page with the warning “Reported Attack Site”. Hostgator Security had informed during three days of having my blog NOT online that they had noticed that I had just recently updated my Wordpress Version 2.8.4. My only concern (well maybe not only I have several concerns) is that I had updated the Version at least a month before this warning and my blog going down, but from what I could understand from Hg. and GoogleWebmaster Tools it was Malware and hackers, so i would agree that everyone should immediately update your Wordpress or someday you will wake up and your blog will be gone!! Thanks JJ

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jp - blogging September 12, 2009 at 1:54 pm

I read news about this attack from different blogs. I think this is a warning for wordpress users to upgrade and enhance their platforms for more security and vulnerability.

I got my blog setup after this attack so I’m lucky not being attacked with my little blogging site.

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Jacques Snyman | Web Design September 13, 2009 at 7:56 am

Go figure that when a platform becomes as popular as WordPress it would be targeted for attack more frequently. Thank goodness for the community and developers for the quick updates and patches, and the power of internet word of mouth to instruct people of dangers and advise of updates.

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CreseeGeangog November 4, 2009 at 7:06 pm

Very Recently, there has been a good deal of inquiries by the
American FTC against blogs and website owners
for not revealing their advertising income, or potential
connections with ad networks.

What are your thoughts about how this could potentially effect
the blogging community?

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