BlogSecurity.net: Interview with Stefan Esser on WordPress

Original post provide by PHP Freaks

On the PHP Security Blog today, Stefan Esser points out an interview he did with BlogSecurity concerning the current state of security on the WordPress software.

In the Interview they talk about several different aspects and securityrelated concerns including:

a previous critical SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress
Esser’s general thoughts on the software
his recommendations for the WordPress team
improvements and suggestions for other blogging software he has

Check out this post on the BlogSecurity site for the complete interview.

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