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Oct 22
WordPress 2.8.5 is a harden release of 2.8 branch released on October 21, 2009. This 2.8.5 version will make your site as secure as possible with the changes below: -
- A fix for the Trackback Denial-of-Service 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.
WordPress is recommending all users to upgrade to this new version to ensure your site has the best available protection. Upgrade time…
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Oct 22, 2009 @ 13:58:24
Already did the upgrade
Oct 24, 2009 @ 10:29:17
Danesh, cool. Upgraded mine as well.
Nov 11, 2009 @ 17:30:16
oh man, didn’t manage to find time to upgrade it. Do you guys tried to use the automatic upgrade from the admin page? Does it works?
Nov 13, 2009 @ 18:22:32
Danesh, cool cool but 2.8.6 just released. Upgrade yours
simon, never try that and I still stick to the old way of upgrading