Title: Security issues with WordPress?
Last modified: January 29, 2017

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# Security issues with WordPress?

 *  Resolved [damonsh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/damonsh/)
 * (@damonsh)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issues-with-wordpress/)
 * Hi,
 * am new to WordPress and want to know more about it. I have heard some concerns
   about there being security issues with WordPress.
 * Are there still security issues with WordPress or was this something with earlier
   versions? Under what conditions are there security issues? Is it to do with installing
   3rd partly plugins? Or not implementing it in the correct way? Or other things?
 * Thanks.

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issues-with-wordpress/page/2/#post-8717764)
 * [@aitpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/) — you’ve strayed from 
   the OP’s question. If you and @whitefir want to continue this, please take to
   your blogs. Or, better yet, collaborate on a good white paper. But it’s gone 
   far afield here.
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).
 *  [whitefirdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whitefirdesign/)
 * (@whitefirdesign)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issues-with-wordpress/page/2/#post-8717776)
 * [@aitpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/)
 * You are proving our earlier point, as it is hard to distinguish between a request
   legitimately accessing functionality and exploitation of a vulnerability. Many,
   maybe most vulnerabilities, involve legitimate functionality being used by someone
   that shouldn’t have access to it or in a way that it wasn’t intended. The end
   results is that it would be very hard for security plugins to provide much, if
   any, protection against vulnerabilities.
 *  [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/)
 * (@aitpro)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issues-with-wordpress/page/2/#post-8718081)
 * [@steve](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve/) – Yep, I agree 100%. Should
   have just ignored this thread. 😉
 * [@whitefirdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whitefirdesign/) – Yep,
   I understand where you are coming from, but unfortunately it is outside of the
   scope or intended purpose for any security plugins. If you would like further
   explanation then you can contact us here: [https://www.ait-pro.com/contact/](https://www.ait-pro.com/contact/)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issues-with-wordpress/page/2/#post-8718081)
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