Editing htaccess file – 403 error

[Anthony Tilke]

Hi,

When I try to edit the .htaccess through B-Core I get a 403 error. The related security log entry is shown below. The IP address (masked as nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn) is a fixed IP address for my network. Is this normal for managing BPS pro plugin using an admin account?

[403 GET / HEAD Request: April 4, 2015 - 2:11 pm]
Event Code: WPADMIN-SBR
Solution: http://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/security-log-event-codes/
REMOTE_ADDR: nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
Host Name: nnn-nnn-nnn-nnn.domain.com
SERVER_PROTOCOL: HTTP/1.1
HTTP_CLIENT_IP:
HTTP_FORWARDED:
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR:
HTTP_X_CLUSTER_CLIENT_IP:
REQUEST_METHOD: GET
HTTP_REFERER: http://xxxxxx/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bulletproof-security/admin/core/options.php
REQUEST_URI: /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bulletproof-security/admin/core/options.php
QUERY_STRING:
HTTP_USER_AGENT: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:36.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/36.0

[AITpro Admin]

You should be able to edit htaccess files without seeing a 403 error.  I need more specific information about this particular website in order to troubleshoot further.  ie website domain name, IP address, etc.  Please send the Security Log entry you posted above to info at ait-pro dot com.

[AITpro Admin]

Most likely a mod_security issue/problem.  The BPS Query String Exploits is being blocked by something on the server and a 403 error is being generated.  Pending email response from host on options available to correct the problem permanently.  A workaround was created for now.

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