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I need to know, how the outdated wordpress scripts and plugins cause the website hacking? Please guide me how can I avoid such kind on issues.

asked 03 Nov '12, 06:37

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Scripts inherently have security flaws in them. Over time, these flaws are discovered. Ideally, the developer patches the issue and releases an update. If you don't update, you don't get fixes, and anyone can use easily found exploits to take over your website/server/whatever.

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answered 13 Nov '12, 09:22

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