Download WordPress 6.4.2

Version 6.4.2 of WordPress has been released. This program, which is made available under a GPL license, makes it possible to set up and maintain a website or blog. WordPress is easy to set up and can be up and running within five minutes provided a server with PHP and MySQL is already available. There are options to further expand the functionality of WordPress plugins and the appearance with themes to adjust. Seven issues and one critical vulnerability were fixed in this release.

WordPress 6.4.2 is now available!

This minor release features 7 bug fixes in Core. The fixes include a bug fix for an issue causing stylesheet and theme directories to sometimes return incorrect results. This release also features one security fix. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately.

WordPress 6.4.2 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.5 released in early 2024. For more information on this release, please visit the HelpHub site.

Security updates included in this release

The security team addressed the following vulnerability in this release.

• A Remote Code Execution vulnerability that is not directly exploitable in core, however the security team feels that there is a potential for high severity when combined with some plugins, especially in multisite installs.

To help the security team and WordPressers around the world, you are encouraged to responsibly report vulnerabilities. This allows vulnerabilities to be fixed in future releases.