WordPress update addresses vulnerabilities

Popular blogging platform WordPress on Monday released version 3.0.5 to patch a number of vulnerabilities that could allow a contributor- or author-level user to execute cross-site scripting attacks or siphon sensitive information. The company stated that the update also improves security of plug-ins "which were not properly leveraging our security API." US-CERT recommends that WordPress users install the update. – GM

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