The hardcore WordPress users, designers and developers would’ve probably heard already. WordPress announced and released a security upgrade to their ever popular blog publishing software. :)
Before I upgraded, I did want to find out what were the changes and if it was a major plug. And if there’s one thing my partner at Simpleet Solutions taught me, it’s that major upgrades are normally in prime versions like 1.x, 2.x and you get the picture.
However, once I read the WordPress 2.8.5 upgrade plugs a security hole, that was enough reason to upgrade. Here are some of the changes:
- A fix for the Trackback Denial-of-Service (Dos) 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.
Source: WordPress.org
Because there was a fix incase of any activity involving DoS attacks, this upgrade had to be a must. Especially if it’s your primary blogs.
Have you upgraded to WordPress 2.8.5 yet?
By the way, did you notice the WordPress smiley at the top right corner if you read the WordPress 2.8.5 release article?
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.. :|
Yeah, WordPress does that to you. However, that’s why it’s important to read what the release is about. :)