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Hello!

I have a situation where a site is infected with malware.

The scanner returns two results a “high” and a “critical”

https://paste.pics/Q9TQV (edited for clarity)

The “critical” issue is a reported vulnerability in a widely used plugin. This poses a risk of getting malware or hacked.

The “high” issue is an system file, modified with a malware script that loads in a third party hostile javascript.

Why is the risk marked “critical” while the actual infection marked “high” ?

This means I have to change my settings to get alerts at level “high” as this apparently needs acute and immediate attention, something I thought was reserved for critical issues.

In short, why are modified core files not automatically marked “critical” ?

Can you comment?

 

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