Tag Archive | "WordPress security release"

WordPress 2.8.6 Security Release

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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WordPress 2.8.6 Security Release

Just as I finished publishing my previous post, I saw the notification that WordPress 2.8.6 security release is now available for download. Here’s what the official WordPress blog has to say about this new release: 2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges. If you [...]

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WordPress 2.8.4 Security Release

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

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WordPress 2.8.4 Security Release

Another heads up for all WordPress users. The WordPress dev team just released another security update WordPress 2.8.4 to fix a vulnerability discovered yesterday. Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. As a [...]

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