Security release 4.2.4 for WordPress is available – update now

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Posted By: Sorin Mustaca August 5, 2015

This release addresses six issues, including three cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and a potential SQL injection that could be used to compromise a site.

Read more here: https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/

WordPress 4.2.4 also fixes four bugs. For more information, see the release notes or consult the list of changes.

If you have your site already at WordPress 4.x and it is properly configured, you should only see this email in your inbox:

Howdy! Your site at http://www.sorinmustaca.com has been updated automatically to WordPress 4.2.4.

No further action is needed on your part. For more on version 4.2.4, see the About WordPress screen:
http://www.sorinmustaca.com/wp-admin/about.php

If you experience any issues or need support, the volunteers in the WordPress.org support forums may be able to help.
https://wordpress.org/support/

You also have some plugins or themes with updates available. Update them now:
http://www.sorinmustaca.com/wp-admin/

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Sorin Mustaca

Sorin Mustaca, (ISC)2 CSSLP, CompTIA Security+ and Project+, is working since over 20 years in the IT Security industry and worked between 2003-2014 for Avira as Product Manager for the known products used by over 100 million users world-wide. Today he is CEO and owner of Endpoint Cybersecurity GmbH focusing on Cybersecurity, secure software development and security for IoT and Automotive. He is also running his personal blog Sorin Mustaca on Cybersecurity and is the author of the free eBook Improve your security .