Joomla 3.8.12 is now available. This is a security release for the 3.x series of Joomla which addresses 3 security vulnerabilities and contains over 20 bug fixes and improvements.
What's in 3.8.12?
Joomla 3.8.12 includes three security vulnerability fixes, several bug fixes and improvements:
Security Issues Fixed
Low Priority - Core - Hardening the InputFilter for phar stubs (affecting Joomla 1.5.0 through 3.8.11) More information »
Low Priority - Core - Stored XSS vulnerability in the frontend profile (affecting Joomla 1.5.0 through 3.8.11) More information »
Low Priority - Core - ACL Violation in custom fields (affecting Joomla 3.7.0 through 3.8.11) More information »
Bug fixes and Improvements
Mod_articles_latest and Mod_articles_news: Fix to Show Featured Articles # 21336
Tags in com_content: fix to display tags when other info are set to hidden # 21275
com_tags: All Tags default layout # 21031
Allows filtering by the archived state in the redirect component # 21673
Visit GitHub for the full list of bug fixes.
Download
New Installations
Download Joomla 3.8.12
English (UK), 3.8.12 Full Package
New installation instructions and technical requirements
Upgrade Packages
Joomla 3 upgrade packages
Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.
Please remember to backup your site before updating and clear your site, administrator and browser cache after updating.
If you find a bug in Joomla please report it on the Joomla! Issue Tracker.
Please see the documentation wiki for FAQs regarding the 3.8.12 release.
A Huge Thank You to Our Volunteers!
A big thank you goes out to everyone who contributed to the 3.8 releases!
Make the next Joomla release even better
Joomla 3.9, 3.10 and 4.0 are in the works. If you would like to help them improve you can make a direct difference! You can find more information about these releases on GitHub:
Joomla 3.9 milestone: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/milestone/20 - Please read this article to get information on how to test it
Joomla 3.10 milestone: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/milestone/34
Joomla 4.0 milestone: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/milestone/5
We invite you to download these upcoming releases on the nightly build page (for testing purposes only - do not use on production sites).
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