Announcements

We're happy to announce the release of vBulletin 5.1.7. All together over 100 issues have been resolved in vBulletin 5.1.7. While most of these issues are bug fixes, there are a few enhancements to the software. Notifications The handling of how notifications are marked read has changed. When visiting the item that triggered the notification, it will be marked as read automatically. This will remove it from your list of new notifications. If you need to view a dismissed notification, you can do so by using the new filtering functions on the notifications page. In addition, on the notifications page, you can mark them as read or dismissed. Old dismissed notifications will be automatically deleted every 30 days. VBV-2545 An option has...

A security issue has been reported to us. This issue affects Private Messages in vBulletin 5. We have released security patches for the versions vBulletin 5.1.4 through 5.1.6 to account for this vulnerability. It is recommended that all users update as soon as possible. If you're using a version of vBulletin 5 older than 5.1.4, it is recommended that you upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible. You can download the patch for your version here: http://members.vbulletin.com/patches.php To install the patch download the appropriate files for your version of vBulletin 5 then upload all files found within the zip file. Make sure to overwrite the existing files on your server. If you're using a version prior to 5.1.4, then you...

We're proud to announce the release of vBulletin 5.1.6. It is now available to all customers. All together over 100 issues have been resolved in vBulletin 5.1.6. While most of these issues are bug fixes, there have been a few enhancements to the software. Lightbox Improvements The lightbox for Gallery posts has been improved. The overall layout has been improved with better control placement. This has allowed a larger window and better image display. Clicking or tapping on the image will show it full size in the same browser tab. Early testing showed that the Lightbox had additional problems in Responsive mode. These have been resolved. Notification Improvements In order to handle some performance issues related to posting, the...

As we move forward with the development of vBulletin Connect, we are always looking for ways to increase security in the software. As such, we are deprecating support for vBulletin 5.0.0 through vBulletin 5.0.4. This means that we will no longer create security patches for these versions and they will no longer be supported. Over the last two years many things have changed in vBulletin Connect. As such we recommend that all vBulletin 5 Connect customers upgrade to the latest version in order to run the most secure version of vBulletin ever created. As vBulletin Connect has been developed, the minimum version of PHP has been raised to compensate. vBulletin 5.0.5 - PHP 5.3.0 vBulletin 5.1.0 - PHP 5.3.7 vBulletin 5.1.5 - PHP 5.4.0 Note...

We're proud to announce the release of vBulletin 5.1.5 Alpha X. This is a maintenance release focused on resolving issues within the software. All together over 145 issues have been resolved in vBulletin 5.1.5. In addition to fixing outstanding issues, we've added a few new features and continue to update existing features. PHP Minimum Version Due to changes in required third-party libraries, the minimum required version of vBulletin 5.1.5 and higher will be PHP 5.4.0. Also at this time, PHP 5.3.X has reached end of life and will no longer be updated. It is recommended to upgrade your servers to 5.4.0. Facebook Connect Updates Facebook Connect in vBulletin 5.1.5 has been reworked and updated to the latest version of the Facebook API...

A security issue has been reported to us that affects vBulletin 5. We have released security patches for the versions vBulletin 5.1.1 through 5.1.4 to account for this vulnerability. The issue allows potential unsanitized input via attachments. It is recommended that all users update as soon as possible. If you're using a version of vBulletin 5 older than 5.1.4, it is recommended that you upgrade to that version as soon as possible. You can download the patch for your version here: http://members.vbulletin.com/patches.php To install the patch: 1) Download the appropriate files for your version of vBulletin 5 then upload all files found within the zip file. Make sure to overwrite the existing files on your server. 2) Locate the file...

Dear VB License Holder, It has come to our attention that there may be a potential security vulnerability in VBSEO affecting the latest version of the software (and potentially other versions as well). We've attempted to contact the vendor, but as they have been non-responsive we felt we should alert the community as many of our customers use this add-on software. If you think you might be running a vulnerable version of the software, there is a simple fix: just comment out the following lines in the file vbseo/includes/functions_vbseo_hook.php: if(isset($_REQUEST['ajax']) && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'])) $permalinkurl = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'].$permalinkurl; should be changed to: // if(isset($_REQUEST['ajax']) &&...