Title: Version 5.1.2
Published: September 5, 2019

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# Version 5.1.2

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-1-2/?output_format=md#installationupdate-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-1-2/?output_format=md#summary)
 * [List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-1-2/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)

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On September 4, 2019, WordPress 5.1.2 was released to the public.

## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-1-2/?output_format=md#installationupdate-information)󠁿

To download WordPress 5.1.2, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu
in your site’s admin area or visit the [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-5-1-2/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

From the [WordPress 5.2.3 release post](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/),
WordPress versions 5.2 and earlier are affected by 7 security bugs. Additionally,#
47020 (which was included in 5.2.1) has been backported to earlier branches. WordPress
5.2 also includes [2 bug fixes](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?milestone=5.1.2&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&order=priority).

## 󠀁[List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-1-2/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
    wp-admin/network/upgrade.php
    wp-admin/about.php
    wp-admin/async-upload.php
    wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor-rtl.css
    wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor-rtl.min.css
    wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor.css
    wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor.min.css
    wp-includes/js/dist/block-library.js
    wp-includes/js/dist/block-library.min.js
    wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js
    wp-includes/embed.php
    wp-includes/formatting.php
    wp-includes/kses.php
    wp-includes/ms-blogs.php
    wp-includes/ms-functions.php
    wp-includes/ms-load.php
    wp-includes/ms-site.php
    wp-includes/pluggable.php
    wp-includes/post-template.php
    wp-includes/script-loader.php
    wp-includes/user.php
    wp-includes/version.php
    ```

First published

September 5, 2019

Last updated