Title: unknown user upload
Last modified: October 26, 2023

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# unknown user upload

 *  Resolved [Irene](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arlinaite/)
 * (@arlinaite)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-user-upload/)
 * Hi,
 * I see in the log file that a user has uploaded a file.
 * 25/Oct/23 07:55:19 #7330552 UPLOAD – 124.127.119.210 POST /index.php – File upload
   detected, no action taken – [test1.pac (858,980 bytes)]
 * 1- How can I avoid strange file uploads
 * 2- How can I find the file? I already scanned the site with Ninja Scanner and
   didn’t find the file.
 * I dont have forms, loged in users, its an informative site only with only one
   administrator
 * Thanks
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Funknown-user-upload%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [nintechnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nintechnet/)
 * (@nintechnet)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-user-upload/#post-17154933)
 * The log lines tells you that you allow uploads (Firewall Policies > Uploads) 
   and when someone tried to upload a file, the firewall did nothing to stop it.
   But that doesn’t mean the file was uploaded, i.e., if your scripts don’t accept
   uploads, the file wasn’t uploaded. 
   The way PHP deals with uploads is confusing.
   You can read more here: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/were-these-files-blocked/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/were-these-files-blocked/)
 *  Thread Starter [Irene](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arlinaite/)
 * (@arlinaite)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-user-upload/#post-17156847)
 * Thanks for your answer.
 * As I am the administrator and there are not other users in backend, I disable
   the upload in Ninja Firewll policies.
 * In the monitoring tab, there wasn’t a previous snapshot, and File Guard was enabled.
   Where can I find more info about these? I don’t receive notifications because
   I have an issue with the WordPress sending emails, is there any other place where
   I can find the notifications?
 * Thanks
 *  Plugin Author [nintechnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nintechnet/)
 * (@nintechnet)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-user-upload/#post-17158643)
 * In addition to sending an email notification, File Guard will also write the 
   event to the firewall log. Check for lines such as “Access to a script modified/
   created less than….”.
 *  Thread Starter [Irene](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arlinaite/)
 * (@arlinaite)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-user-upload/#post-17159393)
 *   I don’t see this line in the log so I assume that I am fine. Thanks  

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 * Last activity: [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-user-upload/#post-17159393)
 * Status: resolved