WordPress Gets Clickjacking Protection

May 27, 2011, 10:00 (0 Talkback[s])

"Wordpress 3.1.3 release now supports X-FRAME-OPTIONS for the admin and login pages of a WordPress site.

"Send a HTTP header to limit rendering of pages to same origin iframes," the changeset for WordPress 3.1.3 states. By implementing the X-FRAME-OPTIONS specification, WordPress 3.1.3 helps users to mitigate the risks of a clickjacking attack against user credentials.

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