WordPress Zaps Security Bugs in ‘Hardening Release’

Author: Ryan Naraine
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The WordPress blog software has been upgraded to version 2.8.5 to backport a number of security hardening changes to make WordPress-powered blogs more secure.Here’s a glimpse of some of the security fixes being pushed out:

The WordPress blog software has been upgraded to version 2.8.5 to backport a number of security hardening changes to make WordPress-powered blogs more secure.

Here’s a glimpse of some of the security fixes being pushed out:

  • A fix for the Trackback Denial-of-Service attack that is currently being seen.
  • Removal of areas within the code where php code in variables was evaluated.
  • Switched the file upload functionality to be whitelisted for all users including Admins.
  • Retiring of the two importers of Tag data from old plugins.

WordPress maintainers recommend that all sites are upgraded to this new version immediately.

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