This Plugin Can Get WordPress Site Hacked !! Remove it Immediately !!
Learn how to make wordpress website secure. Outdated and wrong WordPress plugins can get your site hacked. Anybody can create a wordpress plugin and upload it at wordpress.org. There is no strict quality check and control. Many plugins are left by developers. Those plugins don't receive updates. As a site owner it's your responsibility to make sure plugin is updated and safe to use. If you don't care and install outdated plugin, your site can get compromised. Because hackers are pretty smart to find out who is using outdated and vulnerable plugins. So, do care.
I had been using a plugin for a very long time. This is 'Widget Shortcode'. It allows widgets to offer a shortcode that can be used anywhere to display output from the widget. Using this plugin I can display any widget anywhere in website. But this plugins is unsafe and is a scurity risk. It can not be updated. There is no update option for this plugin, so this is a big red flag.
This plugin has been discontinued. That is why we can not update it from wordpress.og. If you are using this plugin, drop it immediately. I use iThemes Security plugin. This plugin scans plugins and themes for security risks. From logs, I saw this security report. If you use this plugin, your site becomes vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting attacks. On further investigation, iThemes Security provided detailed report. So don't use 'widget shortcode' plugin.
- Always check plugins before installation.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/de...
- Use Wp Hive chrome extension to get plugin insights before installation.
With WP Hive you can see plugin issues immediately.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-...
- Use 'iThemes Security' plugin to get timely alerts about security risks in your website if any.
And remove 'widget shortcode' plugin from your site, immediately.
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