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WordPress 6.2.1 Security & Maintenance Release
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On May 16, 2023, the WordPress core team released a crucial update — WordPress 6.2.1. This latest security and maintenance release addresses a number of bug fixes and vulnerability patches, including an unauthenticated Directory Traversal vulnerability, unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, and several other lower-severity vulnerabilities.
To mitigate risk, we highly recommend verifying that your WordPress website has been updated to 6.2.1. If your site does not have automatic updates enabled, we strongly recommend manually updating as soon as possible. …
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