Security Release Of WordPress 2.8.4 !

In the earlier version of WordPress, a vulnerability has been discovered that is specially crafted URL could be requested that lets an attacker to bypass a security check in order to verify a user who has been requested for 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 would be emailed to the account owner. This doesn’t allow remote access, but it is very annoying.

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