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zippokid
Mon 16th Mar '09, 6:52pm
I recently noticed a message in my usercp that statd


An XSS flaw within the editor controls has recently been discovered. This could allow an attacker to carry out an action as a user or obtain access to a user's account. To resolve this issue, it has been necessary to release a patch level version of the active versions of vBulletin.

As with all security-based releases, we recommend that all customers upgrade as soon as possible in order to prevent any potential damage resulting from the flaw being exploited.

I went to http://members.vbulletin.com/patches.php

and downloaded the files. I am running vBulletin® v3.6.8 Patch Level 2

Am I to understand that all I needed to do was upload those three files? Or is it necessary to do more in order to protect my forum? Thanks.

Carrie Anderson
Mon 16th Mar '09, 7:06pm
FYI, answered via ticket.

Steve Machol
Mon 16th Mar '09, 10:48pm
For anyone else that wonders, each patch is only guaranteed to work for the previous version. If you are more than one version behind patching will not work and you need to do a full upgrade.