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@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ security issues with this program than with cat(1). If, however, you let
 others edit pages in your wiki, then some possible security issues do need
 to be kept in mind.
 
+[[toc levels=2]]
+
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 # Probable holes
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ _(The list of things to fix.)_
 
 Anyone with direct commit access can forge "web commit from foo" and
 make it appear on [[RecentChanges]] like foo committed. One way to avoid
-this would be to limit web commits to those done by a certian user.
+this would be to limit web commits to those done by a certain user.
 
 ## other stuff to look at
 
@@ -156,6 +158,20 @@ allowed, so that's not a problem.)
 
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+# Plugins
+
+The security of [[plugins]] depends on how well they're written and what
+external tools they use. The plugins included in ikiwiki are all held to
+the same standards as the rest of ikiwiki, but with that said, here are
+some security notes for them.
+
+* The [[plugins/img]] plugin assumes that imagemagick/perlmagick are secure
+  from malformed image attacks. Imagemagick has had security holes in the
+  past. To be able to exploit such a hole, a user would need to be able to
+  upload images to the wiki.
+
+----
+
 # Fixed holes
 
 _(Unless otherwise noted, these were discovered and immediately fixed by the