{"id":1873,"date":"2013-09-24T14:13:35","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T18:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.funio.com\/en\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2013-09-24T14:14:16","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T18:14:16","slug":"wordpress-maintenance-security-update-3-6-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.funio.com\/en\/2013\/09\/wordpress-maintenance-security-update-3-6-1\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Maintenance &#038; Security Update (3.6.1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress released a new version of their PHP blogging framework on September 11, 2013, which contains important maintenance and security updates. We recommend that anyone hosting a WordPress blog take the time to update the platform and\u00a0 help avoid possible intrusions and hacking.<\/p>\n<h3>Easy Updates with One-Click<\/h3>\n<p>From their Panelbox Control Panel, Funio customers can do a 1 click update of their WordPress blogs. Simply log into your Panelbox control panel, go to the One-Click section, and you will find a yellow notification tag on which you can click.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" alt=\"One-Click Update\" src=\"http:\/\/media.funio.com\/images\/kb\/blog\/oneclickupdate.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, locate and click on the two circling arrows to launch the update.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" alt=\"WordPress Update Page\" src=\"http:\/\/media.funio.com\/images\/kb\/blog\/oneclick_wpUpdate.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If your WordPress blog is not displayed in the WordPress section of the One-Click software installation menu, you probably did a manual installation of WordPress. To take advantage of the easy update feature, you will need to import the application. Fortunately for you, we have this <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.funio.com\/view\/id\/23654892\" target=\"_blank\">Knowledge Base article<\/a> ready to help you with this process.<\/p>\n<h3>Technical Details<\/h3>\n<p>Specifically the new release addresses these security concerns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Block unsafe PHP unserialization that can occur in limited situations and setups, which can lead to remote code execution.<\/li>\n<li>Prevent a user with an Author role, using a specially crafted request, from being able to create a post \u201cwritten by\u201d another user.<\/li>\n<li>Fix insufficient input validation that could result in redirecting or leading a user to another website.<\/li>\n<li>Adjusted security restrictions around file uploads to mitigate the potential for cross-site scripting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on the recent modifications, consult the <a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Version_3.6.1\" target=\"_blank\">release notes<\/a> or the <a href=\"http:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/log\/branches\/3.6?stop_rev=24972&amp;rev=25345\" target=\"_blank\">list of changes<\/a> made available on the WordPress website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress released a new version of their PHP blogging framework on September 11, 2013, which contains important maintenance and security updates. 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