Server switch, Stringing Blocker & admin hack attack

Hangin' Around Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 32

Hi there,

I want to describe a recently problem i had, and maybe someone encountered the same problem with me.

I recently switched to a new server cause the previous one didn't managed to handle the high traffic that the page gets.

My news articles has inside HTML codes (like img src, etc...). Everything was working great at the old server. From time i switched to new one, when i try to add or edit an article that contains HTML code, i get banned from Sentinel (Stringing Blocker).

So whenever i want to do changes to the articles, i disable Stringing Blocker, add the news, and then i enable the blocker again.

Anyone knows where is the problem? I guess that there is no problem with Sentinel (i am using NukeSentinel™ 2.4.2pl3) but something has to do with the new server configuration. Is there something that i must ask from my hosting company to change?

And something ugly happened today, Someone (kiddy script "hacker") took advance of this situation (when i disable Stringing blocker) and added with a script admin access. Then he started changing things to the page, thanks god i was there and deleted his admin account fast.

But i am so sure, that when he made the hack attack, i had the scripting blocker ON !!!!!!!! Is there a new vulnerability script out ???

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:35 pm

Are you using the latest Patched files? Other addons.. esp those that allow file uploading?

I have not heard of any newer security issues. But definitely want to take a look and make sure if Sentinel is working or not

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:55 am

I do not use any addons that allow file uploading,
either download module. A lot of modules are disabled to my page,
cause are not needed.

I am sure that i use sentinel 2.4.2pl3, i will be glad if you take a look to the page. I allready sent you a pm.

Thanks.

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:51 pm

Do you have server access logs? That would determine exactly how the hacker got in