WordPress 5.3.1 is a security and maintenance release that has 46 fixes and enhancements. And even better, it fixes serval security problems found by the following people: Daniel Bachhuber for finding an issue where an unprivileged user could make a post sticky via the REST API. Simon Scannell of RIPS Technologies for finding and disclosing an issue …
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WordPress 5.2.3 has now been released. This is a security and maintenance release features 29 fixes and enhancements and adds several security fixes. These bugs affect WordPress versions 5.2.2 and earlier; version 5.2.3 fixes them, so we recommend all WordPress-users to upgrade. If you haven’t yet updated to 5.2 yet, there are also updated versions …
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WordPress 5.1.1 is now available for automatic upgrade or download. This new WordPress version is a security and maintenance release. The release introduces 10 fixes and enhancements, including changes designed to help hosts prepare users for the minimum PHP version bump coming in WordPress 5.2 (read more here). The release also includes security fixes that …
WordPress 4.9.1 has now been released. This update is a security and maintenance release for all versions since WordPress 3.7. WPScans strongly encourage you to update your WordPress sites immediately. WordPress versions 4.9 and earlier are affected by four security issues which could potentially be exploited as part of a multi-vector attack. As part of the core …
A new WordPress version was just release. This new version addresses a security problem with the $wpdb->prepare() function. From the release notes: WordPress versions 4.8.2 and earlier are affected by an issue where $wpdb->prepare() can create unexpected and unsafe queries leading to potential SQL injection (SQLi). WordPress core is not directly vulnerable to this issue, but we’ve added …