WordPress 2.6.2 released

minstrel · 09-09-2008, 06:24 AM

WordPress 2.6.2
September 8, 2008

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Stefan Esser recently warned developers of the dangers of SQL Column Truncation and the weakness of mt_rand(). With his help we worked around these problems and are now releasing WordPress 2.6.2. If you allow open registration on your blog, you should definitely upgrade. With open registration enabled, it is possible in WordPress versions 2.6.1 and earlier to craft a username such that it will allow resetting another user’s password to a randomly generated password. The randomly generated password is not disclosed to the attacker, so this problem by itself is annoying but not a security exploit. However, this attack coupled with a weakness in the random number seeding in mt_rand() could be used to predict the randomly generated password. Stefan Esser will release details of the complete attack shortly. The attack is difficult to accomplish, but its mere possibility means we recommend upgrading to 2.6.2.

Other PHP apps are susceptible to this class of attack. To protect all of your apps, grab the latest version of Suhosin. If you’ve already updated Suhosin, your existing WordPress install is already protected from the full exploit. You should still upgrade to 2.6.2 if you allow open user registration so as to prevent the possibility of passwords being randomized.

2.6.2 also contains a handful of bug fixes. Check out the full changeset and list of changed files.

KristysKnots · 09-09-2008, 06:42 PM

geez, I haven't even gotten 2.6.1 upgrade.
Didn't know they came out with 2.6.2 already.

**StarLab** · 09-09-2008, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by KristysKnots

geez, I haven't even gotten 2.6.1 upgrade.
Didn't know they came out with 2.6.2 already.

Same here. Keeping up to the WP upgrades is starting to become a full time job. lol

KristysKnots · 09-10-2008, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by StarLab

Same here. Keeping up to the WP upgrades is starting to become a full time job. lol

Yes it is! It is bad enough to have to keep up with plugin updates lol

lukemeister · 09-10-2008, 01:42 PM

All these updates make me glad I run the auto updater plugin. Easy enough to click on that whenever prompted in Wordpress to uprade and let the app do it for me.

KristysKnots · 09-10-2008, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by lukemeister

All these updates make me glad I run the auto updater plugin. Easy enough to click on that whenever prompted in Wordpress to uprade and let the app do it for me.

I have this uploaded but have never turned it on and used it.
hmm maybe its time I do it.

KristysKnots · 09-10-2008, 03:50 PM

Ok, I have a question before I try to use this auto upgrader plugin.

Is it really that easy? Turn it on and click it? Will it mess up my site in any way?

Guess I am afraid to screw somethin up

lukemeister · 09-10-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by KristysKnots

Ok, I have a question before I try to use this auto upgrader plugin.

Is it really that easy? Turn it on and click it? Will it mess up my site in any way?

Guess I am afraid to screw somethin up

You'll need to enter your ftp info for your web site the first time, and need to enter your ftp password each time (unless your browser remembers it)...

But it pretty much is that easy. The first bunch of times I updated my Wordpress sites with the auto-updater I was kinda nervous and crossed my fingers each time, but it always works for me and I've never had a site crash or anything during upgrade.