Ref# WordPress | Date: Apr 24th 2019

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Description

 WordPress versions 5.1 and earlier are affected by the following bugs which are fixed in the 

   updated 5.1.1 version.

Some other highlights of this release include:

• Host can now offer a button for their users to update PhP
• The recommended PHP version used by the Update PHP notice can now be filtered
• Several minor bugs fix

To Browser the full list of changes on Trac please click the link below

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&resolution=fixed&milestone=5.1.1&order=priority

The WordPress 5.1.1 was a short-cycle maintenance release, the 5.1.2 version is expected to follow a similar precedence within two weeks.

Reference

• WordPress Release Security and Maintenance Update (US-Cert)

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/03/14/WordPress-Releases-Security-Update