Version 3.0.3

On December 8, 2010, WordPress 3.0.3 was released to the public. This is a security update for all previous WordPress versions.

For version 3.0.3, the database version (db_version in wp_options) remained at 15477.

Installation/Update Information

To download WordPress 3.0.3, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates screen 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:

Summary

  • Fixes issues in the XML-RPC remote publishing interface which under certain circumstances allowed Author- and Contributor-level users to improperly edit, publish or delete posts. (r16803)

List of Files Revised

wp-includes/version.php 
xmlrpc.php
readme.html
wp-admin/includes/update-core.php

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