Bug in Wordfence triggers log out in WP-dashboard

When I search for ‘transformation.dk//’ in the database using ‘Better Search Replace’ plugin I find 37 instances:

clk_68ff9c4bb9_wfnotifications – 37

Hi @hero2, thanks for your detailed message.

The wfnotifications table will contain records of messages, so the presence of the double-slash URLs are simply logged rather than caused here. Multiple path separators in a row do not tend to have any special meaning, so /path/to/file and /path//to////file should map to the same URL.

Double slashes in a WordPress site can be caused by a number of things, but one common cause is a problem with the site’s URL settings. This can be fixed in WordPress > Settings > General by removing extra or trailing slashes from the “WordPress Address (URL)” and “Site Address (URL)” fields.

I’d try clearing your browser and site caches, then refreshing the website, and certainly trying to log in using a private/incognito browser window or a different browser to your default choice. I’d not expect to see the unexpected log out while trying one of these methods.

It is possible that the issue is related to your server configuration or a problem with .htaccess code. You should check your .htaccess file for any redirects that may be causing the double slash issue.

Thanks,
Peter.

Hi

Thank you for your reply.

There are no trailing / in the 2 URL-settings.

I don’t think I have any site cache (yet).

In .htaccess I found that WordPress has set this:

RewriteBase /

Could that be the problem?

Hi @hero2, thanks for your reply.

That sounds normal as this should be present in your .htaccess:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . index.php [L]
</IfModule>

Did you try logging in using a different browser or incognito/private window to see if the login/logout issue may be related to your local browser cache, even if you don’t have caching plugins on your site?

Thanks again,
Peter.