critical patch for VBulletin

[Lefty Scaevola]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/23/vbulletin_vuln/

The flaw in version 3.8.6 of vBulletin makes it possible for anyone with a web browser to infiltrate a forum's back end, where sensitive data about users is often stored. The forumware giant issued a patch on Wednesday, but a simple Google search on Friday revealed that scores of users have yet to apply it, meaning their administrative user names and passwords are wide open.

The patch updates users to version 3.8.6 PL1. Users who want to make sure the fix has worked should check for the string “database_ingo,” which is removed once the new version has correctly been installed. ®




No Idea if if applies to the ver 3.8.2 used here.

[Lefty Scaevola]

Looks like only versions 3.8.5 and 3.8.6 are affected, so currently safe here.

[Robert]

Thanks for the heads up. It's indeed not needed for our vB.

[H Tower]

How pathetic is it that after so many years, vB is still open to this type of flaw?

[Robert]

All new versions of software potentially introduce new flaws. This flaw was introduced in a later update of vB3.