Software Update: WordPress 2.8.2

Version 2.8.2 of WordPress was released on Monday. With this program, which is made available under the gpl license, it is possible to set up and maintain a weblog. WordPress can be up and running within five minutes, provided a server with PHP and MySQL is already available. In addition to blogging, it is also possible to further expand the functionality of WordPress and improve the appearance through plugins and themes to adjust. Version 2.8.2 was released to fix an XSS security vulnerability:

WordPress 2.8.2

WordPress 2.8.2 fixes an XSS vulnerability. Comment author URLs were not fully sanitized when displayed in the admin. This could be exploited to redirect you away from the admin to another site. Download 2.8.2 or automatically upgrade from the Tools->Upgrade page of your blog’s admin.