Security Patch Released

[ricoflan]

To: All Mambo Users
Subj: Potential Vulnerability Reported, Patch Released


Investigations by GulfTech Research And Development have revealed a long standing weakness in Mambo that could allow a hacker to compromise sites built on Mambo. The firm's findings will be published in about a week's time.

The Mambo development team has created fixes for versions 4.5.3 and 4.5.3h. The new patch files can be found in the Downloads section of The Source:

http://source.mambo-foundation.org/Remository/Download/Mambo_Core_Files/Security_Updates/


The patch packages are delivered in both ZIp and TAR.GZ formats - select whichever is right for you. Each package contains all the necessary files to protect your installation from this vulnerability. The files included in the package should be used to replace the corresponding files in your existing installation, as as per the instructions located with the package.

This is a recommended patch. If you are running an earlier version of Mambo than 4.5.3 we recommend that you consider upgrading.



Best regards,
Martin Brampton

Leader - Core Development Team
Mambo Foundation
source.mambo-foundation.org