WordPress 6.4.2
6 December 2023
WordPress version 6.4.2 is now available (security release).
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What's New in WordPress 6.4.2
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.
Security
- 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.
Bug Fixes
- #59819 Change CSS align-item from start / end to flex-start / flex-end for full browser support
- #59821 Irrelevant comment for translators
- #59847 Since WordPress 6.4, the functions.php of a theme moved to a different location using register_theme_directory is no longer called
- #59869 Incorrect reference in docblock for _register_theme_block_patterns
- #59882 Expose serialized template content to callbacks registered to the `hooked_block_types` filter
- #59891 Incorrect example for WP_HTML_Tag_Processor class
- #59935 Site editor: logo