Hunting the 403 error – part 1

One of the bugs I am hunting is a 403 error on a request to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. This bug affects only the Friends plugin as far as I can tell. Two sites are affected.

Things I have tried:

• Deactivating all other plugins. Nope
• Removing server-side optimisations. Nope Not using them
• Contact host technical support Nope
  • Hosting checked their logs they found some generic PHP errors that could be related but no 403s that matched my IP or testing periods.
• Messaged the plugin author. Pending
• Write this post and try to think of something else to try …

#403 #friendsPlugin #TheMarch2024BugHunt