vBulletin Announcements

We are pleased to announce the launch of vBulletin 5 Connect beta today, which is available both as a free live demo and as a download for those purchasing the vBulletin 5 Connect license. The public demo of vBulletin 5 Connect is available at: https://www.vbulletin.com/vb5demo/ We're making this beta version of vBulletin 5 Connect available now for sites interested in exploring this early version of the software, to start work on styling, plug-ins, etc. While this beta version can be used on new sites, some functionality and content of existing sites won't yet be ported over. As such it may be advisable to upgrade sites to this beta version in a staging environment only and not in production. As we've previously announced, the...

As we move towards a new generation of vBulletin, it is necessary to re-evaluate the forum structure on this site. Over the years with numerous version releases, it has become quite complex and entangled with multiple archives and forums for version support. In order to facilitate a smooth transition and to assure we provide the best support for active versions of the software, I am closing all support forums for vBulletin 3.7 and earlier to new posts. We will maintain these forums indefinitely as archives of information. All of these versions are end of life and no longer supported with bug fixes or security patches. The multiple forums for these legacy versions and products are being consolidated into a single forum per...

A recent vBulletin report indicated that there was a potential XSS exploit vector involving the new Activity Stream. Once the cause of the issue was isolated, code changes were made to eliminate the reported threat. This issue affects ONLY vBulletin 4.2 (Suite & Forum). A patch has been issued for vBulletin 4.2. To improve the security of your vBulletin 4 installation, please download the patch from the members area of vBulletin: Please Log In The standard upgrade process for a patch level release is: Download the patch for the version of vBulletin you're currently running fromhttps://members.vbulletin.com/patches.php. Extract the vBulletin patch files from the zip file. Upload the patch files to your server, overwriting the old...

A recent vBulletin report indicated that there was a potential exploit vector in flood protection. Once the cause of the issue was isolated, code changes were made to eliminate the reported threat. This issue affects BOTH vBulletin 3 and vBulletin 4 (Suite & Forum). A patch has been issued for vBulletin 3.8.7 through 4.2. To improve the security of your vBulletin 4 installation, please download the patch from the members area of vBulletin: Please Log In The standard upgrade process for a patch level release is: Download the patch for the version of vBulletin you're currently running fromhttps://members.vbulletin.com/patches.php. Extract the vBulletin patch files from the zip file. Upload the patch files to your server, overwriting...

vBulletin 4.2 is NOW AVAILABLE for download. The feedback thread for the 4.2 release is HERE for our licensed customers. vBulletin 4.2 is a major feature release that delivers user requested functionality to both the vBulletin 4 Suite & Forum products. vBulletin 4.2 contains only feature changes and issue fixes related to those feature changes. The release contains: Activity Stream - VBIV-13946 Navigation Manager - VBIV-8393 & VBIV-3058 Members who have Visited Today - VBIV-14582 Cron-based Batch Email Sending - VBIV-14583 UserCP Reputation Display - VBIV-14584 Reputation Notification - VBIV-14585 User Profile Reputation Display - VBIV-14586 Who has Read a Thread - VBIV-14587 Doublepost Prevention - VBIV-14588 Enhanced Reputation...

We are pleased to announce the release of vBulletin 4.2 ALPHA 1. This is an early evaluation release of 4.2, which is a major release containing only new features and code changes related to those features. While QA has tested most of the fixed issues in this release, additional code changes are in progress, and functional regression testing has not yet been completed. As such, vBulletin 4.2 ALPHA 1 should not be used to upgrade your live sites. What's New in vBulletin 4.2 Alpha 1? Activity Stream - VBIV-13946 Navigation Manager - VBIV-8393 & VBIV-3058 Members who have Visited Today - VBIV-14582 Cron-based Batch Email Sending - VBIV-14583 UserCP Reputation Display - VBIV-14584 Reputation Notification - VBIV-14585 User Profile...

vBulletin has released a security patch to improve the security of the vBulletin 4 MAPI for 4.1.12 Suite & Forum as the result of a recent internal security review. Although no exploits have been reported, we urge our customers to upgrade as soon as possible. The changes do not affect vBulletin 4.0.0 - 4.1.1. This patch has been issued for vBulletin 4.1.12. A separate set of patches have been issued for vBulletin 4.1.2 - 4.1.11. The MAPI security improvements have been added for vBulletin 3.x with the release of 3.x MAPI 1.4.3. To improve the security of your vBulletin 4 installation, please download the patch from the members area of vBulletin:Please Log In In addition to the security improvements, we've resolved the following...