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#  Tag Archives: Security

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) [Amy Kamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/)
19:26 _on_ 2021-09-15     
Tags: [Core ( 19 )](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/core/),
[Hosting Community ( 122 )](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting-community/),
Security   

# 󠀁[WordPress 5.8.1 Security Release is Time Sensitive](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2021/09/15/wordpress-5-8-1-security-release-is-time-sensitive/)󠁿

Heads up, Hosts!

The WordPress 5.8.1 Security and Maintenance update has been released. WP 5.8.1 
contains [60 bugfixes](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?milestone=5.8.1&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=milestone&col=owner&col=type&col=status&col=priority&order=priority)
both in coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core
Team builds WordPress. and in the blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to 
describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of 
a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the 
past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a 
single consistent API and user experience. editor, all of which remedy _data, XSS
and other vulnerabilities_.

Because of this, the HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet 
hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website 
accessible via the World Wide Web. Team is recommending that **all Hosts test and
push this update through to customers and users as soon as possible.**

[A list of fixes and files changed can be located here](https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-8-1/).

As always, the PHPPHP PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a general-purpose scripting
language especially suited to web development. PHP code is usually processed on 
a web server by a PHP interpreter. On a web server, the result of the interpreted
and executed PHP code would form the whole or part of an HTTP response. Test [Runner](https://github.com/WordPress/phpunit-test-runner)
and [Reporter](https://github.com/WordPress/phpunit-test-reporter/) can be used 
by Hosts to report errors to the WordPress Organization. In addition, Hosts are 
welcome to comment in the [#hosting-community](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting-community/)
SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/)
channel and create [Trac tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/) for any bugs
or concerns found during testing and implementation.

Testing on the part of Hosts is incredibly valuable for the maintenance and improvement
of the WordPress software. Thank you to all Hosts and contributors who participate
in testing! You are appreciated!

[#core](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/core/), [#security](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/security/)

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