New WordPress Update Thwarts Malware

Author: Donald Sears
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The WordPress developers have released security update 2.8.6 to fix two vulnerabilities. WordPress users are advised to install the update as soon as possible if untrusted authors can add content and upload images. At least one of the bugs allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. There appears to be issues, however, with Apache web servers in the new update. Read the full article [The H Security]

The WordPress developers have released security update 2.8.6 to fix two vulnerabilities. WordPress users are advised to install the update as soon as possible if untrusted authors can add content and upload images. At least one of the bugs allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. There appears to be issues, however, with Apache web servers in the new update. Read the full article [The H Security]

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