WordPress critical security release

[chris]

From ​the blog:

WordPress 4.0.1 is now available. This is a critical security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.

Sites that support automatic background updates will be updated to WordPress 4.0.1 within the next few hours. If you are still on WordPress 3.9.2, 3.8.4, or 3.7.4, you will be updated to 3.9.3, 3.8.5, or 3.7.5 to keep everything secure. (We don’t support older versions, so please update to 4.0.1 for the latest and greatest.)

WordPress versions 3.9.2 and earlier are affected by a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability, which could enable anonymous users to compromise a site.

[chris]

Installing the latest wp-cli (the old version wasn't working), following ​https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/wiki/Alternative-Install-Methods#installing-via-composer:

sudo -i
cd /usr/local/bin
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
  #!/usr/bin/env php
  All settings correct for using Composer
  Downloading...
  
  Composer successfully installed to: /usr/local/src/composer.phar
  Use it: php composer.phar  
cd /usr/local/src
composer.phar create-project wp-cli/wp-cli --no-dev
  Installing wp-cli/wp-cli (v0.17.1)
    - Installing wp-cli/wp-cli (v0.17.1)
      Downloading: 100%         
  
  Created project in /usr/local/src/wp-cli
  Loading composer repositories with package information
  Installing dependencies
    - Installing wp-cli/php-cli-tools (v0.10.2)
      Downloading: 100%         
  
    - Installing nb/oxymel (v0.1.0)
      Downloading: 100%         
  
    - Installing mustache/mustache (v2.7.0)
      Downloading: 100%         
  
    - Installing rhumsaa/array_column (1.1.2)
      Downloading: 100%         
  
    - Installing rmccue/requests (v1.6.1)
      Downloading: 100%         
  
    - Installing symfony/finder (v2.5.7)
      Downloading: 100%         
  
  Writing lock file
  Generating autoload files
cd /usr/local/bin/
rm wp
rm -rf /usr/local/wp-cli/bin/wp
ln -s ../src/wp-cli/bin/wp
cd /etc/bash_completion.d/
wget "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/master/utils/wp-completion.bash" -O wp

Checking wp versions:

su - annesley -s /bin/bash
source /etc/bash_completion.d/wp 
cd ~/sites/default/
wp core version
  4.0.1
exit
su - reconomy -s /bin/bash
source /etc/bash_completion.d/wp 
cd ~/sites/default/
wp core version
  3.9.3
exit
su - tc -s /bin/bash
source /etc/bash_completion.d/wp 
cd ~/sites/default/
wp core version
  3.9.3
su - ts -s /bin/bash
  3.8.5
exit
su - ttt -s /bin/bash
  4.0.1

So the automatic updated have all run and we have a working command line tool again, closing this ticket.