On April 9, 2024, WordPress 6.5.2 was released to the public.
Note: Due to an issue with the initial package, WordPress 6.5.1 was not released.
Version 6.5.2 is the first minor release for WordPress 6.5.
Installation/Update Information
To get this version, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area or visit https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/.
For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:
If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:
- New To WordPress – Where to Start
- First Steps With WordPress or Upgrading WordPress Extended
- WordPress Lessons
Summary
Security updates
This security and maintenance release features 2 bug fixes on Core, 12 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 1 security fix:
- A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Avatar block type; reported by John Blackbourn of the WordPress security team. Many thanks to Mat Rollings for assisting with the research.
The earliest release requiring patching was WordPress 6.0.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to WordPress 6.5.2: Aaron Jorbin, Aki Hamano, Andrei Draganescu, Artemio Morales, Caleb Burks, colind, Daniel Richards, Dominik Schilling, Fabian Kägy, George Mamadashvili, Greg Ziółkowski, Isabel Brison, Jb Audras, Joe McGill, John Blackbourn, Jonathan Desrosiers, Lovekesh Kumar, Matias Benedetto, Mukesh Panchal, Pascal Birchler, Peter Wilson, Sean Fisher, Sergey Biryukov, and Scott Reilly.
This release was led by John Blackbourn, Isabel Brison, and Aaron Jorbin.
For more information, browse the full list of changes on Trac.
Change log
List of files revised
/wp-admin/about.php
/wp-includes/block-template-utils.php
/wp-includes/fonts.php
/wp-includes/version.php
/wp-includes/assets/script-loader-packages.min.php
/wp-includes/blocks/avatar.php
package-lock.json
package.json
List of packages revised
@wordpress/block-directory - 4.28.10
@wordpress/block-editor - 12.19.8
@wordpress/block-library - 8.28.10
@wordpress/commands - 0.22.6
@wordpress/components - 26.0.6
@wordpress/core-commands - 0.20.8
@wordpress/core-data - 6.28.8
@wordpress/customize-widgets - 4.28.10
@wordpress/dataviews - 0.5.7
@wordpress/edit-post - 7.28.10
@wordpress/edit-site - 5.28.10
@wordpress/edit-widgets - 5.28.10
@wordpress/editor - 13.28.8
@wordpress/format-library - 4.28.8
@wordpress/interface - 5.28.6
@wordpress/list-reusable-blocks - 4.28.6
@wordpress/nux - 8.13.6
@wordpress/patterns - 1.12.8
@wordpress/plugins - 6.19.6
@wordpress/preferences - 3.28.6
@wordpress/reusable-blocks - 4.28.8
@wordpress/server-side-render - 4.28.7
@wordpress/widgets - 3.28.8