October 21, 2009 by Ivan
WordPress 2.8.5: Hardening Release
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Today i upgraded my blog to use WordPress v2.8.5. I feel nothing different since this release is patch for security release as they publish it on WordPress official blog, you can read it here. I am happy to use WordPress as my blog engine. It is so easy to use and have many useful plugins. And the most important thing it is stable. And i am looking forward for the next release of the WordPress v.2.9 there are lots of new feature that you can see it here.
The headline changes in this release are:
- 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.
So please check your WordPress installation, and it would be better if you update your WordPress engine to this security release.
Safe and happy blogging!
Article by Ivan Kristianto
Ivan Kristianto is a freelancer web developer and blogger. He started to blog since November 2007. He start this site since April 2008. With bachelor of Engineering degree background he writes articles in IT related field and share through this blog.
Tags: blog, new release, security, wordpress
Category: Blogging
Saw this update Yesterday and the first thing which I did
was Backup my Db and updated the wordpress. Though wordpress are releasing very quick update..
Yes, this release is security release. And i agree WordPress have a short life cycle.