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WordPress 3.3.2 (Security Update) – Upgrade Now

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We just saw the notice in our dashboard to upgrade WordPress to the newest version 3.3.2. Nacin announced it on the WordPress blog. WordPress 3.3.2 is a security update for all previous versions.

Three external libraries included WordPress received security updates including Plupload, SWFUpload, and SWFObject. This release also addresses the Limited privilege escalation issue, cross-site scripting vulnerability when making URLs clickable, and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in redirects after posting comments in older browsers. Five other bugs were also fixed in WordPress 3.3.2. You can look at the full changelog for more details.

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  1. Syed Balkhi says

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  2. MarkStanwyck says

    Is this like other major updates in that there is some risk of it breaking themes and plugins?

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