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WordPress 2.9.2 Released – Security Fix

Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by Martin PWPH in WordPress

Thomas Mackenzie alerted us to a problem where logged in users can peek at trashed posts belonging to other authors. If you have untrusted users signed up on your blog and sensitive posts in the trash, you should upgrade to 2.9.2. [...]

WordPress 2.8.6 Available – Security Fixes

Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Martin PWPH in WordPress

The Wordpress developers have just released a security update for their very popular blogging platform. The following announcement was made on the WordPress.org blog: [...]

WordPress 2.8.5 released – Security Hardening

Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by Martin PWPH in WordPress

The latest version of WordPress has been thrown out the door and into the hands of WordPress users. This release has been dubbed a security hardening release because more preventive measures have been put in place to make WordPress more secure. [...]

How to Keep WordPress Secure

Posted on 05. Sep, 2009 by Martin PWPH in WordPress

A stitch in time saves nine. I couldn’t sew my way out of a bag, but it’s true advice for bloggers as well — a little bit of work on an upgrade now saves a lot of work fixing something later. [...]

WordPress 2.8.4 Security Release

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by Martin PWPH in WordPress

WordPress 2.8.4 has been released to the public. This version is to patch a vulnerability that was discovered yesterday. [...]

WordPress 2.8.3 Security Update

Posted on 04. Aug, 2009 by Martin PWPH in WordPress

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

Unfortunately, I missed some places when fixing the privilege escalation issues for 2.8.1. Luckily, the entire WordPress community has our backs. Several folks in the community dug deeper and discovered areas that were overlooked. [...]

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. [...]