Journals disabled due to security exploit

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  1. Cloud

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    Read on vbulletin.org that there is a serious security issue with the vBJournal system, so we have to disable it for the time being...

    Sorry - it is beyond our control at the moment :[

    John.
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    Cloud, Jun 24, 2005
  2. Nightmare

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    oh..so thats why i haven't been able to get on..Thanks Cloud for letting us know
     
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    Nightmare, Jun 25, 2005
  3. BakaMattSu

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    A shame. Here's hoping the hotfix isn't far off. I was ready to make use of it again. ^^
     
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    BakaMattSu, Jun 27, 2005
  4. Hacker

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    that's way to bad....i love journals. i hope it can get fixed as soon as possible.
     
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    Hacker, Jun 27, 2005
  5. luvweaver

    luvweaver Ad Jesum per Mariam

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    I searched the VB forums but found no info. Link pls?
     
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    luvweaver, Jun 27, 2005
  6. Reisti Skalchaste

    Reisti Skalchaste New Member

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    Reisti Skalchaste, Jun 27, 2005
  7. luvweaver

    luvweaver Ad Jesum per Mariam

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    I've studied security vulnerabilities, maybe I could give a try to fix that module "hack". After all, i'm a PHP expert :)
     
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    luvweaver, Jun 29, 2005
  8. Kain

    Kain Plaything of Doom

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    Do you know yet if the journals are going to be wiped clean or will they have all the information that they had before they were disabled?

    Just out of curiosity.
     
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    Kain, Jun 29, 2005
  9. Hacker

    Hacker ~Richie Rich~

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    you mean a hacker did all of this? ......... :glazed: :sweat2: don't look at me!!! o_0
     
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    Hacker, Jun 30, 2005
  10. luvweaver

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    Lol, that was a funny one.

    Actually a "vbulletin hack" is a "change in code" made by a 3rd party. It's also known as a "module". Of course terms get really messy when the "hack" is insecure and can be "hacked" :glazed:
     
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    luvweaver, Jun 30, 2005
  11. Reisti Skalchaste

    Reisti Skalchaste New Member

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    Looks like the journals are back up...

    Should I assume the problem is fixed, then?
     
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    Reisti Skalchaste, Jul 3, 2005
  12. Cloud

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