I mentioned two days back that Movable Type Pro is available for Bloggers. The August 13 release post on the Movable Type Blog announced the new features available in Movable Type Pro 4.2.
Well, I’m impressed! And, I’m sure that many others are as well. Infact, I am very interested in trying out this version. Hmmm, [...]
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Simple Machines has released SMF 1.1.1.
The changes/fixes since SMF 1.1 directly from the changelog:
! Fixed multi-language support for Mambo/Joomla bridge login module on non-forum pages. (Mambo/Joomla bridge/mod_smf_login.php)
+ Added register mambot to Mambo 4.6 bridge so that users who register in Mambo are auto-created in SMF. (Mambo 4.6 bridge/SMF_register.php, SMF_register.xml)
! Fixed bridge registration [...]
Simple Machines has released SMF 1.1.
The changes/fixes since SMF 1.1 RC3 include:
Option to require visual verification when sending a personal message
Adjusted readability of visual verification system
Added option to limit number of personal messages that can be sent per hour
Fixed several javascript errors
Fixed time offset bug
Disallowed multiple failures with visual verification
Made several UTF8 fixes
Fixed various undefined [...]
The Gallery team has just released v1.5.5.
It includes some bug fixes. There are no security updates but it is recommended that you upgrade your installation if you are using Gallery 1.
I use Gallery 2 and am waiting for their latest release which is supposed to be a lot better.
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The Neo Security Team reports a new vulnerability in PHP-Nuke for all versions of 7.9 and below. This was discovered by Paisterist.
In /modules/Journal/search.php the “forwhat” variable is not sanitized correctly
The vulnerability is reported to be Mildly Critical. However, it is best to get this patched.
PHP-Nuke has released version 8.0 for paid members. So if you [...]
Secunia Advisories reports that Kacper has found a vulnerability in the Spider Friendly module for phpBB
The vulnerability is reported in version 1.3.10 of the module, with the possibility that other versions may also be affected.
It is reported to be Highly Critical.
Input passed to the “phpbb_root_path” parameter in admin/modules_data.php is not properly verified before being used [...]
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Simple Machines has just released a security patch for SMF.
This release addresses a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the search function.
The fix for the 1.0.x has been released as 1.0.9. The version number of 1.1RC3 has remained as is, but you need to download and update your SMF installation ASAP!
Just last week my forum was hacked. [...]
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