404 to 301 plugin

WordPress Security Alert

If you use the 404 to 301 WordPress plugin then you may be encountering issues with spam and cloaking. Payday loan ads are being reported in addition to other spam problems as a result of the injected content of this plugin.

With 70,000 active installs and 4.5 star review from 56 reviewers, it may come as a surprise that hidden in the terms and conditions is a paragraph about third party links. The 404 to 301 plugin had generally good reviews and it was only until recently that this breach was found.

So you have the 404 to 301 plugin on your site?

We have removed it from some of our customers sites on request and are currently running full scans on all of our supported customers. It’s important to ensure that your website has no vulnerabilities that are exposed by this plugin or any other wordpress plugins that you may be using. Don’t panic however.

WP Manager recommends that anyone using this plugin contact us for further instruction or advice.

We will be happy to guide you through the process if you are unsure of how to do so.
Alternatively, you can hire us on an hourly basis if you are not a Monthly Support Customer.