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Tag: 4.6.17
Released 6 years ago
WordPress 4.6.17 is a security-focused maintenance release that patches a vulnerability in the wpksesbad_protocol() function. This update prevents attackers from bypassing security protocols by using ...
Highlights:
- Security fix for wpksesbad_protocol() function to prevent bypassing security protocols
- Patched vulnerability related to HTML5 named entity : in URI attributes
- Critical update for all WordPress 4.6.x installations
Tag: 4.7.16
Released 6 years ago
WordPress 4.7.16 is a security release that addresses two important vulnerabilities: one related to user permissions when making posts sticky and another fixing a potential bypass in the wpksesbad_pro...
Highlights:
- Fixed a security vulnerability related to user permissions for sticky posts
- Patched a security issue in wpksesbad_protocol() that could allow bypassing URI attribute validation using HTML5 named entities
- Improved overall security posture for WordPress 4.7.x installations
Tag: 4.8.12
Released 6 years ago
WordPress 4.8.12 is a security-focused maintenance release that addresses two important vulnerabilities: one related to user permissions when making posts sticky and another fixing a potential bypass ...
Highlights:
- Fixed permission validation for making posts sticky
- Enhanced security in wpksesbad_protocol() to recognize : in URI attributes
- Improved protection against potential security exploits
Tag: 4.9.13
Released 6 years ago
WordPress 4.9.13 is a security and maintenance release that addresses two important security vulnerabilities. It fixes a permission check for making posts sticky and patches a security issue in wpkses...
Highlights:
- Security fix for permission validation when making posts sticky
- Security patch for wpksesbad_protocol() to prevent bypassing URL protocol validation via HTML5 named entities
- Maintenance update for WordPress 4.9 branch
Tag: 5.0.8
Released 6 years ago
WordPress 5.0.8 is a security-focused maintenance release that addresses multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities and improves user permission validation. This update patches several security issues includ...
Highlights:
- Fixed multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities across the platform
- Improved user capability validation for sticky post functionality
- Enhanced security in wptargetedlink_rel() function
- +2 more...
Tag: 5.1.4
Released 6 years ago
WordPress 5.1.4 is a security release that addresses multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities and permission issues. This update patches critical security flaws in the block editor and link handling functi...
Highlights:
- Fixed multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities in the block editor and link handling
- Improved permission validation for sticky post functionality
- Enhanced wpksesbad_protocol() to recognize : HTML entity in URI attributes
- +2 more...
Tag: 5.2.5
Released 6 years ago
WordPress 5.2.5: Security Release WordPress 5.2.5 is a security-focused release that addresses several vulnerabilities. This update includes multiple security fixes to prevent stored XSS attacks, impr...
Highlights:
- Fixed multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities
- Improved REST API header handling for multiple Vary: Origin headers
- Enhanced permission validation for sticky posts
- +1 more...
Tag: 5.3.1
Released 6 years ago
WordPress 5.3.1 is a maintenance and security release that addresses numerous bugs and includes several security fixes. This update improves accessibility, fixes issues with the Twenty Twenty theme, r...
Highlights:
- Security fixes for multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities
- Fixed race condition in options API that could cause data loss when updating autoloaded options
- Improved accessibility with standardized form controls and better button styling
- +3 more...
Tag: 5.3.0
Released 6 years ago
WordPress 5.3 "Kirk" introduces significant improvements to the block editor, better handling of large image uploads, admin UI enhancements for improved accessibility, and PHP 7.4 compatibility. This ...
Highlights:
- New Twenty Twenty theme with modern typography and full block editor support
- Automatic scaling of large image uploads to improve performance
- Significant accessibility improvements throughout the admin interface
- +5 more...
Tag: 3.7.31
Released 6 years ago
WordPress 3.7.31 brings critical security fixes and developer improvements This maintenance release addresses several important security vulnerabilities across multiple WordPress components including ...
Highlights:
- Multiple security vulnerabilities fixed across core WordPress components
- Added .nvmrc files to simplify development environment setup for older WordPress versions
- Improved HTTP API security against hex interpretation vulnerabilities
- +2 more...