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Wordpress 6.4.3 - Important Security Release

Wordpress 6.4.3 - Imporrtant Security Release

https://wordpress.org/news/2024/01/wordpress-6-4-3-maintenance-and-security-release/

WordPress 6.4. 3 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.5 planned for 26 March 2024. You can review a summary of the maintenance updates in this release by reading the Release Candidate announcement.

Maintenance and Security release

This security and maintenance release features 5 bug fixes on Core, 16 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 2 security fixes.
Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. Backports are also available for other major WordPress releases, 4.1 and later.
You can download WordPress 6.4.3 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically.

WordPress 6.4.3 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.5 planned for 26 March 2024. You can review a summary of the maintenance updates in this release by reading the Release Candidate announcement. For further information on this release, please visit the HelpHub site.
Security updates included in this release

The security team would like to thank the following people for responsibly reporting vulnerabilities, and allowing them to be fixed in this release:

m4tuto for finding a PHP File Upload bypass via Plugin Installer (requiring admin privileges).
@\_s\_n\_t of @pentestltd working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative for finding an RCE POP Chains vulnerability.
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