Samuel Sidler reports:
WordPress 4.3.1 is now available. This is a security
release for all previous versions and we strongly
encourage you to update your sites immediately.
- WordPress versions 4.3 and earlier are vulnerable
to a cross-site scripting vulnerability when processing
shortcode tags (CVE-2015-5714). Reported by Shahar Tal
and Netanel Rubin of Check Point.
- A separate cross-site scripting vulnerability was found
in the user list table. Reported by Ben Bidner of the
WordPress security team.
- Finally, in certain cases, users without proper
permissions could publish private posts and make
them sticky (CVE-2015-5715). Reported by Shahar Tal
and Netanel Rubin of Check Point.