Security Release of Wordpress 3.1.2 is Now Available

Wordpress development team has released Wordpress 3.1.2 to addresses some vulnerabilities for all previous Wordpress versions. For example a vunerability that allowed Contributor-level users improperly publish posts. This issue was discovered by a member of Wordpress security team, Andrew Nacin with Benjamin Balter. This release also fixes a few bugs that missed the boat for version 3.1.1.


"We suggest you to update 3.1.2 promptly, especially if you allow users to register as contributors or if you have untrusted users," the WordPress development team advises.

WordPress is the most popular content publishing platform, which makes it as an attractive target for cyber criminals. There have been many attacks exploited WordPress vulnerabilities in the past, so keep installations up to date is critical.

To get Wordpress 3.1.2, visit Wordpress.org.
It's easy to update your own Wordpress. Login as admin, then choose update menu in your Dashboard.