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May 07 2015

WP News: WordPress 4.2.2 Security and Maintenance Release

Version 4.2.2 addresses two security issues: The Genericons icon font package, which is used in a number of popular themes and plugins, contained an HTML file vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack. All affected themes and plugins hosted on WordPress.org (including the Twenty Fifteen default theme) have been updated today by the WordPress security team to address this issue by removing this nonessential file. To help protect other Genericons usage, WordPress 4.2.2 proactively scans the wp-conten

Source: WordPress › WordPress 4.2.2 Security and Maintenance Release

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Written by Katrina Moody · Categorized: WordPress · Tagged: Critical Security Update

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