Title: Blocking WordPress update
Last modified: October 14, 2019

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# Blocking WordPress update

 *  Resolved [nicoter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicoter/)
 * (@nicoter)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocking-wordpress-update/)
 * I updated WordPress and then discovered this in the traffic inspector log:
 *     ```
       HTTP 403 Forbidden
       Spam form submission denied
       Bot detected
   
       Referrer
       https://mywebsite.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php?step=upgrade_db
   
       User agent
       WordPress/5.2.3; https://mywebsite.com
       ```
   
 * How does that even get blocked?!
 * Now I’m not sure if WordPress updated the DB correctly.

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 *  [Nat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brindecocagne/)
 * (@brindecocagne)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocking-wordpress-update/#post-12029992)
 * Hi,
    I have the same in traffic inspector since the last update of WP. It’s just
   to inform you Gioni ! (⊙‿⊝)
 *  Plugin Author [gioni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gioni/)
 * (@gioni)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocking-wordpress-update/#post-12030090)
 * No worries, if the WordPress DB is not updated, you see a message in the dashboard.
   A new version of the plugin will be released soon. There will be a fix to the
   issue.
 * [@brindecocagne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brindecocagne/)
 *  Plugin Author [gioni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gioni/)
 * (@gioni)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocking-wordpress-update/#post-12044972)
 * Fixed in v. 8.5.
 *  Thread Starter [nicoter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicoter/)
 * (@nicoter)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocking-wordpress-update/#post-12045439)
 * Thanks

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 * Last reply from: [nicoter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicoter/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocking-wordpress-update/#post-12045439)
 * Status: resolved