WordPress 3.5.2 released

On June 21, 2013, WordPress 3.5.2 was released to the public. This is a maintenance and security update.

Additionally: Version 3.5.2 fixes seven security issues:

* Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the HTTP API. CVE-2013-2199.
* Privilege Escalation: Contributors can publish posts, and users can reassign authorship. CVE-2013-2200.
* Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in SWFUpload. CVE-2013-2205.
* Denial of Service (DoS) via Post Password Cookies. CVE-2013-2173.
* Content Spoofing via Flash Applet in TinyMCE Media Plugin. CVE-2013-2204.
* Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) when Uploading Media. CVE-2013-2201.
* Full Path Disclosure (FPD) during File Upload. CVE-2013-2203.

Additional security hardening includes:

* Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (Low Severity) when Editing Media. CVE-2013-2201.
* Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (Low Severity) when Installing/Updating Plugins/Themes. CVE-2013-2201.
* XML External Entity Injection (XXE) via oEmbed. CVE-2013-2202.

A full log of the changes made for 3.5.2 can be found at http://core.trac.wordpress.org/log/branches/3.5?rev=24498&stop_rev=23347

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