Title: June 2021 – Making WordPress Secure

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#  Monthly Archives: June 2021

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ehtis/) [Ehtisham Siddiqui](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ehtis/)
8:50 pm _on_ June 13, 2021      

# 󠀁[WordPress 5.8 Beta & Double the Bounties](https://make.wordpress.org/security/2021/06/13/wordpress-5-8-beta-double-the-bounties/)󠁿

WordPress 5.8 BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group
of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing
in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final 
product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 1 was [released](https://wordpress.org/news/2021/06/wordpress-5-8-beta-1/)
last week. It’s the upcoming major update and we’d love our security researcher 
friends to take a look at it, see if you can find any vulnerabilities in the new
code.

WordPress 5.8 will contain new features and optimizations. For example, the new 
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. based
[Widgets Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/05/12/help-test-the-widgets-editor-for-wordpress-5-8/);
it’s an upgrade to the widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs
a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-
ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide
a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress
theme to the user. areas provided by WordPress through themes and a complete replacement
for the widgets admin screen.

As a reminder, we double the bounty for all our [covered](https://hackerone.com/wordpress)
software, provided you’re able to find issues in new code before the final release
candidateRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a
final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge. (RCRelease
Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which
is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge.) is out. For example, a $600
bounty would be doubled to $1200, flat.

Things normally start from beta1 – that’s currently the case for WordPress 5.8 Beta
1.

You can take a look at the release schedule for 5.8 beta/RC releases [here](https://make.wordpress.org/core/5-8/).

Potential issues can be submitted [here](https://hackerone.com/wordpress).

Happy bug hunting!

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