Title: Version 6.1.7
Author: Jb Audras
Published: June 24, 2024

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# Version 6.1.7

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#summary)
    - [Security updates](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#maintenance-updates)
 * [Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#changelog)
    - [List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)
    - [List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised)

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On June 24, 2024, WordPress 6.1.7 was released to the public.

## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#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/](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/support/article/new_to_wordpress_-_where_to_start/)
 * [First Steps With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/article/first-steps-with-wordpress/)
   or [Upgrading WordPress Extended](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/)
 * [WordPress Lessons](https://wordpress.org/support/article/wordpress-lessons/)

## 󠀁[Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

### 󠀁[Security updates](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#maintenance-updates)󠁿

This release features three security fixes. Because this is a security release, **
it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. **This minor release also
includes [3 bug fixes](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=!Build%2FTest+Tools&milestone=6.5.5&col=id&col=summary&col=owner&col=type&col=status&col=priority&col=component&order=priority)
in Core.

The security team would like to thank the following people for [responsibly reporting vulnerabilities](https://hackerone.com/wordpress?type=team),
and allowing them to be fixed in this release:

 * A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the HTML API reported by
   Dennis Snell of the WordPress Core Team and Alex Concha and Grzegorz (Greg) Ziółkowski
   of the WordPress security team.
 * A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Template Part block 
   reported independently by Rafie Muhammad of Patchstack and during a third party
   security audit.
 * A path traversal issue affecting sites hosted on Windows reported independently
   by Rafie M & Edouard L of Patchstack, David Fifield, [x89](https://hackerone.com/x89),
   [apple502j](https://hackerone.com/apple502j), and [mishre](https://hackerone.com/mishre).

## 󠀁[Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

### 󠀁[List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    /wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-tag-processor.php
    ```

### 󠀁[List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-1-7/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    @wordpress/block-directory@wordpress/block-library@wordpress/customize-widgets@wordpress/edit-post@wordpress/edit-site@wordpress/edit-widgets
    ```

First published

June 24, 2024

Last updated