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WordPress 4.2.2 Security and Maintenance Release
Posted May 7, 2015 by Samuel Sidler. Filed under Releases, Security.

WordPress 4.2.2 is now available. This is a critical security release for all \ 
previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites \ 
immediately.

Version 4.2.2 addresses two security issues:

    The Genericons icon font package, which is used in a number of popular \ 
themes and plugins, contained an HTML file vulnerable to a cross-site scripting \ 
attack. All affected themes and plugins hosted on WordPress.org (including the \ 
Twenty Fifteen default theme) have been updated today by the WordPress security \ 
team to address this issue by removing this nonessential file. To help protect \ 
other Genericons usage, WordPress 4.2.2 proactively scans the wp-content \ 
directory for this HTML file and removes it. Reported by Robert Abela of \ 
Netsparker.
    WordPress versions 4.2 and earlier are affected by a critical cross-site \ 
scripting vulnerability, which could enable anonymous users to compromise a \ 
site. WordPress 4.2.2 includes a comprehensive fix for this issue. Reported \ 
separately by Rice Adu and Tong Shi.

The release also includes hardening for a potential cross-site scripting \ 
vulnerability when using the visual editor. This issue was reported by Mahadev \ 
Subedi.

Our thanks to those who have practiced responsible disclosure of security issues.

WordPress 4.2.2 also contains fixes for 13 bugs from 4.2. For more information, \ 
see the release notes or consult the list of changes.

Download WordPress 4.2.2 or venture over to Dashboard → Updates and simply \ 
click “Update Now.” Sites that support automatic background updates \ 
are already beginning to update to WordPress 4.2.2.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to 4.2.2:

Aaron Jorbin, Andrew Ozz, Andrew Nacin, Boone Gorges, Dion Hulse, Ella Iseulde \ 
Van Dorpe, Gary Pendergast, Hinaloe, Jeremy Felt, John James Jacoby, Konstantin \ 
Kovshenin, Mike Adams, Nikolay Bachiyski, taka2, and willstedt.

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WordPress 4.2.2 Security and Maintenance Release
Posted May 7, 2015 by Samuel Sidler. Filed under Releases, Security.

WordPress 4.2.2 is now available. This is a critical security release for all \ 
previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites \ 
immediately.

Version 4.2.2 addresses two security issues:

    The Genericons icon font package, which is used in a number of popular \ 
themes and plugins, contained an HTML file vulnerable to a cross-site scripting \ 
attack. All affected themes and plugins hosted on WordPress.org (including the \ 
Twenty Fifteen default theme) have been updated today by the WordPress security \ 
team to address this issue by removing this nonessential file. To help protect \ 
other Genericons usage, WordPress 4.2.2 proactively scans the wp-content \ 
directory for this HTML file and removes it. Reported by Robert Abela of \ 
Netsparker.
    WordPress versions 4.2 and earlier are affected by a critical cross-site \ 
scripting vulnerability, which could enable anonymous users to compromise a \ 
site. WordPress 4.2.2 includes a comprehensive fix for this issue. Reported \ 
separately by Rice Adu and Tong Shi.

The release also includes hardening for a potential cross-site scripting \ 
vulnerability when using the visual editor. This issue was reported by Mahadev \ 
Subedi.

Our thanks to those who have practiced responsible disclosure of security issues.

WordPress 4.2.2 also contains fixes for 13 bugs from 4.2. For more information, \ 
see the release notes or consult the list of changes.

Download WordPress 4.2.2 or venture over to Dashboard → Updates and simply \ 
click “Update Now.” Sites that support automatic background updates \ 
are already beginning to update to WordPress 4.2.2.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to 4.2.2:

Aaron Jorbin, Andrew Ozz, Andrew Nacin, Boone Gorges, Dion Hulse, Ella Iseulde \ 
Van Dorpe, Gary Pendergast, Hinaloe, Jeremy Felt, John James Jacoby, Konstantin \ 
Kovshenin, Mike Adams, Nikolay Bachiyski, taka2, and willstedt.
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WordPress 4.2.1 Security Release
Posted April 27, 2015 by Gary Pendergast. Filed under Releases, Security.

WordPress 4.2.1 is now available. This is a critical security release for all \ 
previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites \ 
immediately.

A few hours ago, the WordPress team was made aware of a cross-site scripting \ 
vulnerability, which could enable commenters to compromise a site. The \ 
vulnerability was discovered by Jouko Pynnönen.

WordPress 4.2.1 has begun to roll out as an automatic background update, for \ 
sites that support those.

For more information, see the release notes or consult the list of changes.

Download WordPress 4.2.1 or venture over to Dashboard → Updates and simply \ 
click “Update Now”.

WordPress 4.2
An easier way to share content
Extended character support
Switch themes in the Customizer
Even more embeds
Streamlined plugin updates

Under the Hood
utf8mb4 support

Database character encoding has changed from utf8 to utf8mb4, which adds support \ 
for a whole range of new 4-byte characters.
JavaScript accessibility

You can now send audible notifications to screen readers in JavaScript with \ 
wp.a11y.speak(). Pass it a string, and an update will be sent to a dedicated \ 
ARIA live notifications area.
Shared term splitting

Terms shared across multiple taxonomies will be split when one of them is \ 
updated. Find out more in the Plugin Developer Handbook.
Complex query ordering

WP_Query, WP_Comment_Query, and WP_User_Query now support complex ordering with \ 
named meta query clauses.