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WordPress 3.3.1 Security Advisory: Critical XSS Threat Addressed

Calendar Jan 04, 2012 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Version 3.3.1 of the open source WordPress blogging and publishing platform has been released. The maintenance and security update addresses a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting WordPress 3.3. According to a blog post by security researchers Aditya Modha and Samir Shah, the hole affects WordPress instances installed using an IP address; instances of WordPress installed using a domain name are reportedly not vulnerable.

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