Categories: Articles

WordPress 2.6.5

WordPress 2.6.5 is immediately available and fixes one security problem and three bugs. We recommend everyone upgrade to this release.

The security issue is an XSS exploit discovered by Jeremias Reith that fortunately only affects IP-based virtual servers running on Apache 2.x. If you are interested only in the security fix, copy wp-includes/feed.php and wp-includes/version.php from the 2.6.5 release package.

2.6.5 contains three other small fixes in addition to the XSS fix. The first prevents accidentally saving post meta information to a revision. The second prevents XML-RPC from fetching incorrect post types. The third adds some user ID sanitization during bulk delete requests. For a list of changed files, consult the full changeset between 2.6.3 and 2.6.5.

Note that we are skipping version 2.6.4 and jumping from 2.6.3 to 2.6.5 to avoid confusion with a fake 2.6.4 release that made the rounds. There is not and never will be a version 2.6.4.

Get WordPress 2.6.5.

check out the story at WordPress Development

Web Master

Hi, I am Miguel, I bought this site in 2009. So I now run or manage the site. Please visit my new website or follow me on twitter @W3i.

View Comments

Recent Posts

Microsoft’s Orca 2: Revolutionizing AI with Compact Language Models

Microsoft's Orca 2 is a groundbreaking AI language model that has made significant strides in…

1 hour ago

A Comprehensive Insight into Large Language Models: Concepts, Applications, and Development Tools

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our digital lives and at the…

13 hours ago

The first WordPress 2.7 maintenance release

Well, it has taken along time, but it's official. WordPress.org has released a maintenance release…

1 day ago

How to Increase Awareness and Generate Leads with Local SEO

The rise of Local SEO has made it easier for businesses to increase brand awareness…

2 days ago

Jon Asked: How to add thumbnails above post on the THiCK theme

I was asked by a reader: I'm using the THiCK theme for my new design…

2 days ago

13 Best WordPress Email Marketing Plugins

The article lists the 13 best WordPress email marketing plugins for 2022 - HubSpot, ConvertKit,…

3 days ago