WordPress 4.3.1 is now available, and is a security release for all previous versions of WordPress.
We strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.
This release addresses three issues, including two cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and a potential privilege escalation.
- WordPress versions 4.3 and earlier are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability when processing shortcode tags (CVE-2015-5714). Reported by Shahar Tal and Netanel Rubin of Check Point.
- A separate cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in the user list table. Reported by Ben Bidner of the WordPress security team.
- Finally, in certain cases, users without proper permissions could publish private posts and make them sticky (CVE-2015-5715). Reported by Shahar Tal and Netanel Rubin of Check Point.
Version 4.3.1 also fixes twenty-six bugs bugs with 4.3
As always, we highly recommend that you keep your WordPress installation, WordPress themes and WordPress plugins up to date to ensure that you’re running the most secure and feature rich version of WordPress.
If you need assistance with upgrading, please schedule your WordPress upgrade today via our WordPress Upgrade Service.
Anyone who is already subscribed to one of our upgrade packages has already been upgraded to WordPress 4.3.1. If you’d like to ensure that your site is always up to date, please check out our WordPress Maintenance Packages.