[wp-hackers] WordPress Should Delete WP Version information on head

[Sinan]

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Wordpress not perfect sometimes there is security problems.


2013/3/19 Sinan <sinan at sinanisler.com>

> @Marko Heijnen
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> I dont have respond to that.
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> 2013/3/19 Marko Heijnen <mailing at markoheijnen.nl>
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>> This isn't a security risk at all. If you think bots check your version
>> then you are wrong. Also WordPress isn't the security risk. The plugin you
>> are using are.
>>
>> Op 19 mrt. 2013, om 17:52 heeft Dobri <dyordan1 at ramapo.edu> het volgende
>> geschreven:
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>> > I think that exists for Search Engine Penetration and keeping track of
>> market penetration as well. Simply put, it makes tracking % of people using
>> WordPress and a specific version of WordPress and while it's true that's a
>> bit of a security risk (for some setups more than for others), it also
>> helps developers of both WP core and plugins/themes. In that respect, I
>> think it should stay there and people should be individually responsible
>> for hiding it if they *know* they have an old version that's susceptible to
>> attacks and they have a good reason for keeping it. Cheers!
>> >
>> > P.S. As already pointed out, it's really easy to remove if need be.
>> >
>> > On Tue, 19 Mar 2013, at 12:48 PM, Sinan wrote:
>> >
>> >> WordPress Should Delete WP Version information on head
>> >> if this is so important there is so many ways to learn who using what
>> vesio
>> >> n of. But this public version reading is not safe.
>> >>
>> >> Some times coming big security problems and when this problems match
>> our
>> >> versions bots or bad guys easly hack the sites.
>> >>
>> >> What you guys thinking about this ?
>> >>
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