WordPress 4.0.1 fixes security and other bugs

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A critical vulnerability in WordPress 3.9.2 and earlier has been addressed with the release of versions 3.9.3, 3.8.5, and 3.7.5. The vulnerability does not exist in WordPress 4.0. Anyone running WordPress 3.9.2 or earlier should apply the appropriate update as soon as possible.

Several less critical – but still important – security issues have also been addressed in WordPress 4.0.1. WordPress sites that are configured for auto-update should be automatically updated in the next day or so.

About jrivett

Jeff Rivett has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. His first computer was an Apple II+, built by his father and heavily customized. Jeff's writing appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO. Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page, and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site.

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