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Latest post by nicholas on Thursday, 21 September 2023 02:10 CDT
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Just ran my first PHP file scan. Set to scan only "php, phps, phtml, php3, inc"
Found a huge number of suspicious files - but just about all of them were image files which surely should not have been scanned
It depends. Files with multiple extensions such as .php.jpg or .jpg.php will also be scanned by default since the default setting for “Scan files with double extensions” is Yes.
In fact, they should be scanned. Remember that AcyMailing had a massive security issue from April 2023 to September 2023 which allowed anyone to upload arbitrary files. The most common exploit was to upload fake image files with double extensions which were, in fact, malicious hacking scripts. Admin Tools' .htaccess Maker's Frontend and Backend Protection features would prevent them from running and causing harm to your site, but the files would still pile up.
Is it possible that you had AcyMailing installed and the files you see come from its security issue?
Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos
Lead Developer and Director
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Thanks for the response. I inadvertently deleted the database table so I cannot check for sure whether there were any multiple extensions, but a quick look at my site cannot find any. I will run the scan again tonight and double-check the results.
We have never had AcyMailing installed
Actually a subsequent scan has run and is finding errors in what seem to be normal files (see attachment from a phpMyAdmin dump). None of the scanned files were actually PHP files
Try again with the screen shot - the last time it was a .JPG not .jpg and failed
Yes, this does not look right. We will address this in the next release.
Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos
Lead Developer and Director
🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!
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