WordPress 3.3.2 (a securityy update) ws releasd on 20th April 2012.
Three external libraries included in WordPress received security updates:
- Plupload (version 1.5.4), which WordPress uses for uploading media.
- SWFUpload, which WordPress previously used for uploading media, and may still be in use by plugins.
- SWFObject, which WordPress previously used to embed Flash content, and may still be in use by plugins and themes.
WordPress 3.3.2 also addresses:
- Limited privilege escalation where a site administrator could deactivate network-wide plugins when running a WordPress network under particular circumstances
- Cross-site scripting vulnerability when making URLs clickable
- Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in redirects after posting comments in older browsers, and when filtering URLs
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