{"id":2675,"date":"2013-09-11T20:48:23","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T20:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=2675"},"modified":"2022-11-18T22:53:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T22:53:53","slug":"wordpress-3-6-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2013\/09\/wordpress-3-6-1\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 3.6.1 Maintenance and Security Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/counter\/\">nearly 7 million downloads<\/a> of WordPress 3.6, we are pleased to announce the availability of version 3.6.1. This maintenance release <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=closed&amp;group=resolution&amp;milestone=3.6.1\">fixes 13 bugs<\/a> in version 3.6, which was a very smooth release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WordPress 3.6.1 is also a security release for all previous WordPress versions<\/strong> and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. It addresses three issues fixed by the WordPress security team:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Block unsafe PHP unserialization that could occur in limited situations and setups, which can lead to remote code execution. Reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/vagosec.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tom Van Goethem<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Prevent a user with an Author role, using a specially crafted request, from being able to create a post &#8220;written by&#8221; another user. Reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/anakornk.wordpress.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Anakorn Kyavatanakij<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Fix insufficient input validation that could result in redirecting or leading a user to another website. Reported by Dave Cummo, a Northrup Grumman subcontractor for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, we&#8217;ve adjusted security restrictions around file uploads to mitigate the potential for cross-site scripting.<\/p>\n<p>We appreciated <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/FAQ_Security\">responsible disclosure<\/a> of these issues directly to our security team. For more information on the changes, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Version_3.6.1\">release notes<\/a> or consult <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/log\/branches\/3.6?stop_rev=24972&amp;rev=25345\">the list of changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/wordpress-3.6.1.zip\">Download WordPress 3.6.1<\/a> or update now from the Dashboard \u2192 Updates menu in your site&#8217;s admin area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After nearly 7 million downloads of WordPress 3.6, we are pleased to announce the availability of version 3.6.1. This maintenance release fixes 13 bugs in version 3.6, which was a very smooth release. WordPress 3.6.1 is also a security release for all previous WordPress versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. 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