The WordPress developers have released version 2.8.3 of the popular blogging script. The update is a security update and it is therefor recommended to update the WordPress installation immediately to protect the data and web server. Upgrades are as usually available directly from within the WordPress admin interface or by downloading the new version of WordPress from the website and installing it manually on the server.
The upgrade fixes a few security issues that have been overlooked in the WordPress 2.8.1 release but discovered by security researchers in the WordPress community.
Unfortunately, I missed some places when fixing the privilege escalation issues for 2.8.1. Luckily, the entire WordPress community has our backs. Several folks in the community dug deeper and discovered areas that were overlooked. With their help, the remaining issues are fixed in 2.8.3. Since this is a security release, upgrading is highly recommended.
Point your web browser to the official WordPress download page to download the release if you want to perform a manual upgrade.
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The release of WordPress 2.8.3 was unexpected but looking at the no of bugs and error wordpress 2.8.1 and 2.8.2 had, It was much expected update. Though I updated WordPress to 2.8.3 and I can still see few Errors in my dashboard