Scanning Database for malicious Data

I’ve read that dumping the database as text and searching in it is a good way to go. You can search with phpmyadmin, but it’s limited. Depends on the size of the database and a good text editor, but you can delete post/page revisions before dumping the database to bring it down in size. Or … Read more

How does nonce verification work?

TL;DR In short, wp_verify_nonce() uses that value because it expects that value as its first argument. wp_verify_nonce() arguments wp_verify_nonce() receives 2 arguments: $nonce $action The value in the hidden field (‘cabfd9e42d’ in your example) represent the $nonce. 1st argument is the nonce, and comes from the request In fact, wp_verify_nonce() have to be used like … Read more

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