On April 21, 2015, WordPress 4.1.2 was released to the public. This is a security update for all previous WordPress versions.
This is a critical security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.
WordPress versions 4.1.1 and earlier are affected by a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability, which could enable anonymous users to compromise a site.
Also fixed are three other security issues:
- In WordPress 4.1 and higher, files with invalid or unsafe names could be uploaded.
- In WordPress 3.9 and higher, a very limited cross-site scripting vulnerability could be used as part of a social engineering attack.
- Some plugins were vulnerable to an SQL injection vulnerability.
A number of plugins also released security fixes yesterday. Keep everything updated to stay secure. If you’re a plugin author, please read this post to confirm that your plugin is not affected by the same issue.
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