Permissions errors for temporary files

  • Resolved michael.orlitzky

    (@michaelorlitzky)


    7 years ago

    Hello, this is a follow-up to the question asked here:

    https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/dispalying-error-after-last-update-to-1-11-3/

    The permissions errors are a result of the plugin trying to write temporary data to both,

    wp-content/plugins/form-maker/js/frontend

    and

    wp-content/plugins/form-maker/css/frontend

    The plugin should not be doing that.

    The suggested fix is to make those directories chmod 777, which creates a huge security vulnerability and allows every user on the machine to hijack your website. Neither of those directories should be writable by the website user, and especially not writable by everyone!

    If the plugin needs to cache temporary data, then there is a location that is guaranteed to be writable and designated for exactly that purpose: the system’s temporary directory (https://php.net/manual/en/function.sys-get-temp-dir.php).

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  • Plugin Contributor Form Maker Support

    (@formmakersupport)

    Greetings!

    Thanks for your suggestion! Please be informed that fixed version will be in the next update(during next days).
    Now, we save that files in WordPress upload folders.

    Have a nice day!

    Thread Starter michael.orlitzky

    (@michaelorlitzky)

    The new version looks good, thank you!

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