Title: Version 3.7.16
Published: May 19, 2019

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# Version 3.7.16

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-7-16/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-7-16/?output_format=md#summary)
 * [List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-7-16/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)

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On 7 Sept, 2016, WordPress 3.7.16 was released to the public.

## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-7-16/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)󠁿

To download WordPress 3.7.16, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates 
menu in your site’s admin area or visit [https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/](https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/).

For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:

 * [Updating WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/)

If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:

 * [New To WordPress – Where to Start](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/new_to_wordpress_-_where_to_start/)
 * [First Steps With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/first-steps-with-wordpress/)
   or [Upgrading WordPress Extended](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/)
 * [WordPress Lessons](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/wordpress-lessons/)

## 󠀁[Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-7-16/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

From the [WordPress 4.6.1 release post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/):
WordPress versions 4.6 and earlier are affected by two security issues: a cross-
site scripting vulnerability via image filename, reported by SumOfPwn researcher
Cengiz Han Sahin; and a path traversal vulnerability in the upgrade package uploader,
reported by Dominik Schilling from the WordPress security team.

## 󠀁[List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-7-16/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    wp-admin/about.php wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php wp-admin/includes/media.php wp-includes/version.php readme.html
    ```

First published

May 19, 2019

Last updated