Wordpress Updated to Wordpress 4.4.2 yet for security fixes ?

eva2000 · Feb 3, 2016

Heads up folks, Wordpress 4.4.2 is out with security fixes WordPress › WordPress 4.4.2 Security and Maintenance Release

WordPress 4.4.2 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.

WordPress versions 4.4.1 and earlier are affected by two security issues: a possible SSRF for certain local URIs, reported by Ronni Skansing; and an open redirection attack, reported by Shailesh Suthar.

Thank you to both reporters for practicing responsible disclosure.

In addition to the security issues above, WordPress 4.4.2 fixes 17 bugs from 4.4 and 4.4.1. For more information, see the release notes or consult the list of changes.

Download WordPress 4.4.2 or venture over to Dashboard → Updates and simply click “Update Now.” Sites that support automatic background updates are already beginning to update to WordPress 4.4.2.
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Also folks might want to check out WPScan security vulnerability scanner at Wordpress - How to install WPScan Vulnerability Scanner for Wordpress

Matt · Feb 3, 2016

All mine are updated. I use Wordfence on all mine installs now.

eva2000 · Feb 3, 2016

Matt said: ↑

All mine are updated. I use Wordfence on all mine installs now.
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Nice just be careful of Wordfence's massive amount of logging to databases can balloon WP database size.

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