WordPress 2.8.4: Security Release
Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. As a result, the first account without a key in the database (usually the admin account) would have its password reset and a new password [...]
Posted by Matt Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Categories: Ferret News, Security
Tags: password, password reset, remote access, reset, Security, security check, URL, user, vulnerability, Yesterday
Improving your plugin – Changelogs
We’ve recently made some changes to help improve the communication between plugin authors and plugin users about the changes that are made between versions. We feel that all software should have a changelog that details, at a high level, what changes have been made in each version so that the user can make an informed decision [...]
Posted by Peter Westwood Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Categories: Ferret News
Tags: level, open communication, plugin, plugin directory, plugin users, previous version, readme, repository, section, software, subversion, user, version
