WordPress 2.8.2 Released – Security Fix

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Martin PWPH in WordPress

WordPress 2.8.2 is now available. It’s a security upgrade that fixes a possible exploit.

WordPress 2.8.2 fixes an XSS vulnerability. Comment author URLs were not fully sanitized when displayed in the admin. This could be exploited to redirect you away from the admin to another site.

Source: WordPress.org

WordPress 2.8.2 can be downloaded here or you can automatically upgrade via the WordPress Administration Dashboard.

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One Response to “WordPress 2.8.2 Released – Security Fix”

  1. MinimumCase 3 November 2009 at 7:50 am #

    It was interesting to browse trough :-) keep up the good work and thanks for sharing. I will be checking regulary now as the wp stuff here on your site looks to be very helpful


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