CompuSkills Blog

Just to let you know, if you haven’t already seen it on the dashboard, but WordPress has been upgraded to 2.6.5.

This upgrade fixes a security problem so unless you have an overwhelming reason not to, it is advised that you upgrade as soon as possible. From the WP Blog:

The security issue is an XSS exploit discovered by Jeremias Reith that fortunately only affects IP-based virtual servers running on Apache 2.x. If you are interested only in the security fix, copy wp-includes/feed.php and wp-includes/version.php from the 2.6.5 release package.

Also, as a result of the faked 2.6.4 version that was passed around, WP decided to skip this release number (which is why you should be upgrading from 2.6.3 to 2.6.5). WordPress have stated there will never be a verion 2.6.4 release.

After quite a wait, Wordpress 2.2 is now available for download and install.

While we think this is a good thing, Compuskills are currently advising customers who have a WP 2.1.3 installation to hold off for a little while before doing the update. If you give it a few days, people will have the chance to check out the new code, hopefully also identifying potential problems and pitfalls.

Unless your system is really “not critical” and you dont mind the risk of potentially considerable downtime, do not update straight away. If you do choose to update (now or at a later date), please ensure you make a full back up of your system - just in case. If you have any problems with this, please contact us and we will assist you.
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