Wordpress 2.3.3 released, a security update

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The Wordpress guys found a flaw in the XML-RPC implementation. This flaw allows specially crafted request from a valid user in your Wordpress blog to edit any post!
This security flaw is very dangerous for your Wordpress blog. To fix this flaw download the fixed xmlrpc.php file and replace with your existing xmlrpc.php file.
Some bugs have also been found in Wordpress 2.3.2, have been fixed in Wordpress 2.3.3 . You can download the latest Wordpress release(2.3.3) here.

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Comment by Daily Celebrity Gossip

2008-02-07 04:41:42

Great blog post, keep it up

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