WordPress 3.3.2 (and WordPress 3.4 Beta 3)
WordPress 3.3.2 is available now and is a security update for all previous versions. Three external libraries included in WordPress received security updates: Plupload (version 1.5.4), which WordPress uses for uploading media. SWFUpload, which WordPress previously used for uploading media, and may still be in use by plugins. SWFObject, which WordPress previously used to embed Flash content, and may still be in use by plugins and themes. Thanks to Neal Poole and Nathan Partlan for responsibly disclosing the bugs in Plupload and SWFUpload, and Szymon Gruszecki for a separate bug in SWFUpload. WordPress 3.3.2 also addresses: Limited privilege escalation... Read The Rest →
WordPress 3.3 “Sonny” + Security Release 3.3.1
The latest and greatest version of the WordPress software — 3.3, named “Sonny” in honor of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt — is immediately available for download or update inside your WordPress dashboard. WordPress has had over 65 million downloads since version 3.0 was released, and in this third major iteration we’ve added significant polish around the new user experience, navigation, uploading, and imports. Check out this short video that summarizes the things we think you’ll find are the cat’s pajamas: Introducing WordPress 3.3 “Sonny” ▶ For Users Experienced users will... Read The Rest →
WordPress 3.1.4 (and 3.2 Release Candidate 3)
Mandatory Security update! From the WP Blog: WordPress 3.1.4 is available now and is a maintenance and security update for all previous versions. This release fixes an issue that could allow a malicious Editor-level user to gain further access to the site. Thanks K. Gudinavicius of SEC Consult for bringing this to our attention. Version 3.1.4 also incorporates several other security fixes and hardening measures thanks to the work of WordPress developers Alexander Concha and Jon Caveof our security team. Consult the change log for more details. Download WordPress 3.1.4 or update immediately from... Read The Rest →
WordPress 3.1.3 (and WordPress 3.2 Beta 2)
WordPress 3.1.3 is available now and is a security update for all previous versions. It contains the following security fixes and enhancements: Various security hardening by Alexander Concha. Taxonomy query hardening by John Lamansky. Prevent sniffing out user names of non-authors by using canonical redirects. Props Verónica Valeros. Media security fixes by Richard Lundeen of Microsoft, Jesse Ou of Microsoft, and Microsoft Vulnerability Research. Improves file upload security on hosts with dangerous security settings. Cleans up old WordPress import files if the import does not finish. Introduce “clickjacking” protection in modern browsers on admin and login pages. Consult... Read The Rest →
WordPress 3.1.1
WordPress 3.1.1 is now available. This maintenance and security release fixes almost thirty issues in 3.1, including: Some security hardening to media uploads Performance improvements Fixes for IIS6 support Fixes for taxonomy and PATHINFO (/index.php/) permalinks Fixes for various query and taxonomy edge cases that caused some plugin compatibility issues Version 3.1.1 also addresses three security issues discovered by WordPress core developers Jon Cave and Peter Westwood, of our security team. The first hardens CSRF prevention in the media uploader. The second avoids a PHP crash in certain environments when handling devilishly devised links in... Read The Rest →
WordPress 3.1 has been released
On February 23, 2011, WordPress Version 3.1 “Reinhardt”, named in honor of the jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, was released to the public. For more information on this enhancement and bug release, read the WordPress Blog, and see the Changelog for 3.1. For Version 3.1, the database version (db_version in wp_options) changed to 17056, and the Trac revision was 17485. Contents [hide] 1 Highlights 2 User Features 2.1 General 2.2 Dashboard 2.3 Posts 2.4 Media 2.5 Links 2.6 Comments 2.7 Appearance 2.8 Plugins 2.9 Tools 2.10 Users 2.11 Settings 2.12 Install Process 2.13 Multisite 3 Development, Themes, Plugins Highlights Internal Linking – click a button for an internal link and it allows you to... Read The Rest →