site down after upgrade to 4.8.7

Try performing a manual update:

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Upgrading_WordPress#Manual_Update

It says to deactivate plugins, how can I do that if I can’t access the dashboard?

You can skip that step.

ok thanks.

upgrading to 4.9.7 is my only option?

It’s a good idea to be current.

You can get 4.8.7 herehttps://www.ads-software.com/download/release-archive/

Hi Steven,

Just had a quick question RE: 4.8.7. I had a site also auto-update today to this version. What it looks like to me is this was released retroactively to fix the same vulnerability addressed in 4.9.7, and auto-update sites that may not be current.

Is that correct? I can’t find any more info on this version.

AS I understand it, 4.8.7 is a backport of the security fix in 4.9.7. I don’t know whether it contains anything else.

Great – thank you!