WordPress 3.0.5 Addresses Security Vulnerabilities<\/h3>\n

2 Vulnerabilities:<\/p>\n

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• Could have allowed a Contributor\u2010 or Author\u2010level user to gain further access to the site.<\/li>\n
• An information disclosure issue has also been fixed that allowed Author\u2010level users to view the contents of posts which they should not be able to see, such as draft and private posts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  I have prepared a step-by-step video to assist you through the process of updating WordPress to the latest release or you can follow along with the detailed instructions below the video.<\/p>\n

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  In WordPress, log in to your dashboard.\u00a0 In the dashboard at the top of the screen in the gold bar, you will see a message that advises that WordPress 3.0.5 is available.<\/p>\n

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  On the left at the top of the screen underneath Dashboard, you will see an option called Updates with a circle and a number in the circle.<\/p>\n

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  Go ahead and click on Updates.\u00a0 You will now see a screen for WordPress Updates.\u00a0 Click on the Update Automatically button which will launch the update process.<\/p>\n

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  Once it has successfully loaded, it will display a screen telling you the steps that it is undertaking to update WordPress<\/p>\n

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  As you can see, WordPress has updated successfully.\u00a0\u00a0 From here, you can click on the Go To Dashboard link to return you to the dashboard.<\/p>\n

  If you have any questions, submit your question on the Ask SoftwareGirl<\/a> tab.<\/p>\n

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  WordPress 3.0.5 Addresses Security Vulnerabilities 2 Vulnerabilities: Could have allowed a Contributor\u2010 or Author\u2010level user to gain further access to the site. An information disclosure issue has also been fixed that allowed Author\u2010level users to view the contents of posts which they should not be able to see, such as draft and private posts. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[554,299],"yoast_head":"\n