WordPress 4.1.2 Release

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WordPress 4.1.2 is now available. This is a critical security release for all previous versions and it is strongly recommended to update your sites immediately. A number of plugins also released security fixes yesterday. Keep everything updated to stay secure.

 

Major security changes:

  • A serious critical cross-site scripting vulnerability, which could enable anonymous users to compromise a site.
  • Files with invalid or unsafe names could be uploaded.
  • Some plugins are vulnerable to an SQL injection attack.
  • A very limited cross-site scripting vulnerability could be used as part of a social engineering attack.
  • Four hardening changes, including better validation of post titles within the Dashboard.
  • WordPress versions 4.1.1 and earlier are affected by a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability, which could enable anonymous users to compromise a site.