Title: Version 3.8.13
Published: May 17, 2019

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# Version 3.8.13

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-13/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-13/?output_format=md#summary)
 * [List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-13/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)

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On 2 February, 2016, WordPress 3.8.13 was released to the public.

## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-13/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)󠁿

To download WordPress 3.8.13, 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-3-8-13/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

From the [announcement post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/),
WordPress ersions 4.4.1 and earlier are affected by two security issues: a possible
SSRF for certain local URIs, reported by [Ronni Skansing](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronni-skansing-36143b65);
and an open redirection attack, reported by [Shailesh Suthar](https://twitter.com/shailesh4594).

## 󠀁[List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-13/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    wp-admin/about.php wp-includes/version.php wp-includes/http.php wp-includes/pluggable.php readme.html
    ```

First published

May 17, 2019

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