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Another step up for the blogging community was achieved as WordPress released version 2.8.3 of their popular platform. Don’t start jumping up and down just yet though expecting to see a rash of new features. This release has been marked as a security release, but this doesn’t make it any less important. The point of updates in general is to enhance and refine previous releases of a certain piece of software. When an update is released as a security update it makes it even more important because it means there is some element of the previous release that has been found insufficient or exposed resulting in a definite security concern. If you haven’t done so already, make sure you hit that wonderful little “Upgrade Now” button in your administration, or download the package and get it uploaded.

From the WordPress Website:

Unfortunately, I missed some places when fixing the privilege escalation issues for 2.8.1.  Luckily, the entire WordPress community has our backs.  Several folks in the community dug deeper and discovered areas that were overlooked.  With their help, the remaining issues are fixed in 2.8.3.  Since this is a security release, upgrading is highly recommended.  Download 2.8.3, or upgrade automatically from your admin.

http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/