WordPress, the most popular content management system on the web, is being used by millions of blogs and web sites.
Due to its widespread use, it’s also a primary target for attacks for vulnerabilities by unscrupulous hackers.
Luckily, the WordPress system is also programmed by a well-versed community of researchers; when vulnerabilities are discovered, they are usually patched quickly and an update to WordPress is issued.
One such incident sent programmers scrambling overnight, as four security issues – one of them, critical – were patched and version 4.1.2 of WordPress is now available.
The patch primarily addresses a method that exposed the core files and various plug-ins to a cross-site scripting vulnerability, enabling anonymous hackers to assault and compromise a web site.
If your system is setup to update automatically, then you are good to go; otherwise, click on the Update WordPress link made available to your admin panel to update it manually.
More details about the WordPress 4.1.2 Security Release update can be found here.
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My sites are always under attack, as well as up to date plugins/themes I use WordPress Firewall 2 and acunetix security plugins, so far so good