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<![CDATA[MyBB Community Forums - Old Announcements]]> https://community.mybb.com/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:30:39 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[MyBB 1.4.8 Released - Maintenance & Security Release]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-51952.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:38:08 +0000 Ryan Gordon]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-51952.html
This release fixes several reported issues with version released since 1.4.6 causing some incorrect functionality of MyBB. These bugs have been fixed to provide a more stable version of MyBB for public use.

What’s added/changed in this version?

One Low XSS Vulnerability fixed in the Archive - This is tagged as low because it requires moderator permissions. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by frostschutz.
One Medium XSS vulnerabilities fixed in Attachments - This vulnerability was reported by frostschutz.
Please note that this patch will remove the ability to open some types of attachments directly in your browser (e.g. QuickTime Movies), and will instead ask you to download them.
… Several other bug fixes

This release has been tested by our Software Quality Assurance group.

[continued on the MyBB Blog...]

Read and discuss the full MyBB 1.4.8 Released - Maintenance & Security Release announcement on the MyBB Blog.]]>
This release fixes several reported issues with version released since 1.4.6 causing some incorrect functionality of MyBB. These bugs have been fixed to provide a more stable version of MyBB for public use.

What’s added/changed in this version?

One Low XSS Vulnerability fixed in the Archive - This is tagged as low because it requires moderator permissions. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by frostschutz.
One Medium XSS vulnerabilities fixed in Attachments - This vulnerability was reported by frostschutz.
Please note that this patch will remove the ability to open some types of attachments directly in your browser (e.g. QuickTime Movies), and will instead ask you to download them.
… Several other bug fixes

This release has been tested by our Software Quality Assurance group.

[continued on the MyBB Blog...]

Read and discuss the full MyBB 1.4.8 Released - Maintenance & Security Release announcement on the MyBB Blog.]]> <![CDATA[MyBB 1.4.7 Released - Security Update]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-51349.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:26:10 +0000 Ryan Gordon]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-51349.html
This vulnerability affects MyBB 1.4.6. MyBB 1.2 is not affected.

[continued on the MyBB Blog...]

Read and discuss the full MyBB 1.4.7 Released - Security Update announcement on the MyBB Blog.]]>
This vulnerability affects MyBB 1.4.6. MyBB 1.2 is not affected.

[continued on the MyBB Blog...]

Read and discuss the full MyBB 1.4.7 Released - Security Update announcement on the MyBB Blog.]]> <![CDATA[MyBB 1.4.6 Released - Security Update]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-49231.html Sun, 03 May 2009 08:15:37 +0000 Ryan Gordon]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-49231.html
These vulnerabilities affect MyBB 1.4.5. Older versions of MyBB may also be affected. Please see below for upgrade instructions for 1.2.14.

[continued on the MyBB Blog...]

Read and discuss the full MyBB 1.4.6 Released - Security Update announcement on the MyBB Blog.]]>
These vulnerabilities affect MyBB 1.4.5. Older versions of MyBB may also be affected. Please see below for upgrade instructions for 1.2.14.

[continued on the MyBB Blog...]

Read and discuss the full MyBB 1.4.6 Released - Security Update announcement on the MyBB Blog.]]> <![CDATA[EOL Announcement for MyBB 1.2 Series]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-49190.html Sat, 02 May 2009 06:55:11 +0000 Chris Boulton]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-49190.html When we first released 1.4 we only planned to continue support for 6 months but continued support due to the sizeable amount of people that still used the 1.2 series.

Support for the 1.2 series will end on June 1st, 2009 - making it 9 months of support after the release of the 1.4 series.
For those of you who are still operating boards with 1.2 we urge you to upgrade to the latest 1.4 release and seek help if needed before June 1st.

[continued on the MyBB Blog...]

Read and discuss the full EOL Announcement for MyBB 1.2 Series announcement on the MyBB Blog.]]> When we first released 1.4 we only planned to continue support for 6 months but continued support due to the sizeable amount of people that still used the 1.2 series.

Support for the 1.2 series will end on June 1st, 2009 - making it 9 months of support after the release of the 1.4 series.
For those of you who are still operating boards with 1.2 we urge you to upgrade to the latest 1.4 release and seek help if needed before June 1st.

[continued on the MyBB Blog...]

Read and discuss the full EOL Announcement for MyBB 1.2 Series announcement on the MyBB Blog.]]> <![CDATA[All things MyBB]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-49189.html Sat, 02 May 2009 06:53:15 +0000 Chris Boulton]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-49189.html
Over the past few weeks you may have noticed a few changes with our current staff, whether it was removal of staff or a change of position. Some changes may not even be noticeable by you but I’ll outline them all anyway.

[continued on the MyBB Blog....]

Read and discuss the full All Things MyBB announcement on the MyBB Blog.]]>
Over the past few weeks you may have noticed a few changes with our current staff, whether it was removal of staff or a change of position. Some changes may not even be noticeable by you but I’ll outline them all anyway.

[continued on the MyBB Blog....]

Read and discuss the full All Things MyBB announcement on the MyBB Blog.]]> <![CDATA[MyBB 1.4.5 Released - Maintenance & Security Release]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-48484.html Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:38:03 +0000 Ryan Gordon]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-48484.html
This release fixes over 100 reported issues with version released since 1.4.4 causing some incorrect functionality of MyBB. These bugs have been fixed to provide a more stable version of MyBB for public use.

What's added/changed in this version?

One Low XSS Vulnerability fixed in the ACP - This is tagged as low because it requires administrator permissions. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by ketto93.
Several Low CSRF vulnerabilities fixed in the ACP - These are all low priority because they require extremely rare circumstances and cannot compromise any information. They are only useful in assisting a DDOS attack. These vulnerability were found and fixed internally.
A minor weakness in an algorithm we use for generating a post key was fixed - This is low priority because it requires extensive computing power to even be a problem. This weakness was discovered and reported by frostschutz.
Commas have not been allowed in usernames since MyBB 1.4. They are forcefully removed during the upgrade procedure for MyBB 1.4.5 to ensure compliance and to fix a reported issue. Please inform your users with commas in their usernames of this change.
Lots of speed and stability improvements previously affecting large forums.
... Lots of other bug fixes

This release has been tested by our new Software Quality Assurance group and through a private beta test performed by members of the community. We thank you for making this a fine and stable release.

Information on upgrading, template changes and language changes can be found in the posts below.

Please note, that you need to run the upgrade script for this version.
This is so the templates may be updated.
There are database schema changes in this version.

Reporting MyBB security vulnerabilities
If you think you've found a vulnerability in MyBB, we advise you not to publicly post it on these forums or publicly release information about it elsewhere until we've had time to prepare and release a patch.

As always, you can send through security related messages on the MyBB website from the Contact Us page.]]>
This release fixes over 100 reported issues with version released since 1.4.4 causing some incorrect functionality of MyBB. These bugs have been fixed to provide a more stable version of MyBB for public use.

What's added/changed in this version?

One Low XSS Vulnerability fixed in the ACP - This is tagged as low because it requires administrator permissions. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by ketto93.
Several Low CSRF vulnerabilities fixed in the ACP - These are all low priority because they require extremely rare circumstances and cannot compromise any information. They are only useful in assisting a DDOS attack. These vulnerability were found and fixed internally.
A minor weakness in an algorithm we use for generating a post key was fixed - This is low priority because it requires extensive computing power to even be a problem. This weakness was discovered and reported by frostschutz.
Commas have not been allowed in usernames since MyBB 1.4. They are forcefully removed during the upgrade procedure for MyBB 1.4.5 to ensure compliance and to fix a reported issue. Please inform your users with commas in their usernames of this change.
Lots of speed and stability improvements previously affecting large forums.
... Lots of other bug fixes

This release has been tested by our new Software Quality Assurance group and through a private beta test performed by members of the community. We thank you for making this a fine and stable release.

Information on upgrading, template changes and language changes can be found in the posts below.

Please note, that you need to run the upgrade script for this version.
This is so the templates may be updated.
There are database schema changes in this version.

Reporting MyBB security vulnerabilities
If you think you've found a vulnerability in MyBB, we advise you not to publicly post it on these forums or publicly release information about it elsewhere until we've had time to prepare and release a patch.

As always, you can send through security related messages on the MyBB website from the Contact Us page.]]> <![CDATA[Welcome to new team members]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-41999.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:05:32 +0000 Dennis Tsang]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-41999.html
SQA Team:

Support Team:

Thank you to everybody who submitted an application.]]>
SQA Team:

Support Team:

Thank you to everybody who submitted an application.]]> <![CDATA[MyBB 1.4.4 Released - Maintenance & Security Release]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-41036.html Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:52:17 +0000 Ryan Gordon]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-41036.html
This release fixes numerous issues with versions released since 1.4.3 and 1.4.2 with some causing incorrect functionality of MyBB. These bugs have been fixed to provide a more stable version of MyBB for public use.

What's added/changed in this version?

Low CSRF Weakness fix - This vulnerability was discovered and reported by NBBN.
Brute Force protection has been enhanced in MyBB 1.4.4 by adding CAPTCHA protection after 3 attempts at logging in.
MyBB 1.4.4 does not provide a separate setting for this as it is hard coded to reduce complexities in this maintenance release. MyBB 1.6 will however, feature a separate setting to manage its behavior.
Ability to turn off Codepress template editing via ACP Preferences
New plugin hook at beginning of editpost.php
... Lots of other bug fixes

MyBB 1.4.3 to MyBB 1.4.4 Patch
This patch is only for users running MyBB 1.4.3. If you are running any other version of the MyBB 1.4 series then please download MyBB 1.4.4 from the MyBB site and update to it.

Please download "mybb_1403_patches.txt" and follow the instructions in that file.

.txt

mybb_1403_patches.txt (Size: 2.16 KB / Downloads: 6032)

I'd like to thank the community for their amazing contributions to MyBB over the past years:

All of the developers we've had work on 1.4 for building a very stable release of MyBB and putting in the grueling hours to make sure the end product works correctly.
Our new Software Quality Assurance team, whom have risen to the challenge of extensively testing each and every change put forth into the code that runs your forum. We hope you will see the benefits of this new team grow as we expand and perfect our QA processes.
The support team for their extensive knowledge of MyBB and the relentless and excellent support you provide to our users.
The translators - you guys have done an amazing job bringing MyBB to your locality. Your work is very appreciated; especially by the communities that you have been able to create because of it!
The beta testers who without, your forum would never have been as stable as it is today.
The modification and theme community who have pushed the creative and technological boundaries of MyBB to it's limits.
And most importantly: You. Without you MyBB would not be what it is today. So I thank you for helping create MyBB and sticking with us, even when things didn't always go perfectly.

Low CSRF Weakness fix - This vulnerability was discovered and reported by NBBN.
Brute Force protection has been enhanced in MyBB 1.4.4 by adding CAPTCHA protection after 3 attempts at logging in.
MyBB 1.4.4 does not provide a separate setting for this as it is hard coded to reduce complexities in this maintenance release. MyBB 1.6 will however, feature a separate setting to manage its behavior.
Ability to turn off Codepress template editing via ACP Preferences
New plugin hook at beginning of editpost.php
... Lots of other bug fixes

mybb_1403_patches.txt (Size: 2.16 KB / Downloads: 6032)

I'd like to thank the community for their amazing contributions to MyBB over the past years:

All of the developers we've had work on 1.4 for building a very stable release of MyBB and putting in the grueling hours to make sure the end product works correctly.
Our new Software Quality Assurance team, whom have risen to the challenge of extensively testing each and every change put forth into the code that runs your forum. We hope you will see the benefits of this new team grow as we expand and perfect our QA processes.
The support team for their extensive knowledge of MyBB and the relentless and excellent support you provide to our users.
The translators - you guys have done an amazing job bringing MyBB to your locality. Your work is very appreciated; especially by the communities that you have been able to create because of it!
The beta testers who without, your forum would never have been as stable as it is today.
The modification and theme community who have pushed the creative and technological boundaries of MyBB to it's limits.
And most importantly: You. Without you MyBB would not be what it is today. So I thank you for helping create MyBB and sticking with us, even when things didn't always go perfectly.

Information on upgrading, template changes and language changes can be found in the posts below.

Please note, that you need to run the upgrade script for this version. This is so the templates may be updated.
There are database schema changes in this version.

Reporting MyBB security vulnerabilities
If you think you've found a vulnerability in MyBB, we advise you not to publicly post it on these forums or publicly release information about it elsewhere until we've had time to prepare and release a patch.

As always, you can send through security related messages on the MyBB website from the Contact Us page.]]> <![CDATA[MyBB Team Member Openings]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-39753.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:13:31 +0000 Dennis Tsang]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-39753.html Update: Applications for this round are currently closed. Thank you for your interest. We will contact successful candidates by forum PM.

Greetings all,

I am here to announce the openings on two teams within the MyBB Group: the SQA team and Support team.

Quality Assurance Team

The MyBB Group is expanding its staff team to include a group of testers, also known as the Software Quality Assurance (SQA) team (you may have already seen some purple-coloured staff members). In light of our forthcoming 2.0 development, which will most importantly consist of a rewrite of the entire MyBB core code, we anticipate many opportunities and avenues for new bugs to arise. For this reason, the MyBB Group is currently looking for several interested and committed community members to join the MyBB Group as SQA team members.

The SQA team in general will be primarily responsible for reviewing and testing development code for all MyBB projects (i.e., all releases of MyBB and the Merge System) on an ongoing basis in various categories such as usability, compatibility and performance. Depending on the position team members may also document test procedures, test results, and creating automated test scripts.

We expect applicants to be knowledgeable in the operation of MyBB. Ideally, applicants will also know and/or use one or more of the following items: PHP, (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Atom, RSS (SQA team members may be assigned specific areas depending on their installed platforms, proficiencies and interests). Also, it would be preferable for SQA team members to be available in urgent situations, for example, in testing security patches before an urgent release.

SQA team members will be part of the official MyBB Group. Members will have read access to the MyBB SVN repository for access to the latest MyBB code, and will also receive other "perks" of being a staff member.

If you are interested in joining the SQA team, please contact us using our contact form (select the subject "Available Team Member Position") with the following information:

MyBB Forum username
Background info on yourself
Knowledge and/or usage of programming languages, databases
Knowledge and/or past experience of testing/SQA and xUnit testing
Please indicate what system environment you have for testing (what web server, database management systems, PHP version you are using)
Any other information you wish to include to differentiate yourself from other applicants
Also add somewhere in the message that you are interested in the SQA Team

Note that existing and active community members will be given preferential treatment for these positions due to their existing dedication to the MyBB project.

Support Team

The MyBB Group is also looking new support team members who are dedicated to MyBB and can communicate clearly and professionally in English. As a staff member, you will have more responsibilities including moderating the support forum and handling minor user-related issues. Activeness, knowledge of MyBB, and communication skills are the key criteria; PHP and MySQL experience is not required but may be beneficial.

If you are interested in joining the support team, please contact us using our contact form (select the subject "Available Team Member Position") with the following information:

MyBB Forum username
Knowledge/experience of PHP, MySQL (or other database systems), if any
Background information on yourself
Any other information you wish to include to differentiate yourself from other applicants
Also add somewhere in the message that you are interested in the Support Team

Note that existing and active community members will be given preferential treatment for these positions due to their existing dedication to the MyBB project.

Please note that all positions are on a volunteer basis, you're under no obligation to stay with the MyBB Group if you have other commitments that need attending.

If you don't receive a reply, no - we haven't forgotten about you, it's just that there are usually too many applications to individually reply to each one. Private messages containing applications/team position queries will be ignored.

Thank you for your interest in MyBB.

Regretfully...
Dale Hay and Scott Hough have moved on from the MyBB team. We thank them for their dedication in the past years and wish them the best of luck in the future.

MyBB Group]]> Update: Applications for this round are currently closed. Thank you for your interest. We will contact successful candidates by forum PM.

Greetings all,

I am here to announce the openings on two teams within the MyBB Group: the SQA team and Support team.

Quality Assurance Team

The MyBB Group is expanding its staff team to include a group of testers, also known as the Software Quality Assurance (SQA) team (you may have already seen some purple-coloured staff members). In light of our forthcoming 2.0 development, which will most importantly consist of a rewrite of the entire MyBB core code, we anticipate many opportunities and avenues for new bugs to arise. For this reason, the MyBB Group is currently looking for several interested and committed community members to join the MyBB Group as SQA team members.

The SQA team in general will be primarily responsible for reviewing and testing development code for all MyBB projects (i.e., all releases of MyBB and the Merge System) on an ongoing basis in various categories such as usability, compatibility and performance. Depending on the position team members may also document test procedures, test results, and creating automated test scripts.

We expect applicants to be knowledgeable in the operation of MyBB. Ideally, applicants will also know and/or use one or more of the following items: PHP, (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Atom, RSS (SQA team members may be assigned specific areas depending on their installed platforms, proficiencies and interests). Also, it would be preferable for SQA team members to be available in urgent situations, for example, in testing security patches before an urgent release.

SQA team members will be part of the official MyBB Group. Members will have read access to the MyBB SVN repository for access to the latest MyBB code, and will also receive other "perks" of being a staff member.

If you are interested in joining the SQA team, please contact us using our contact form (select the subject "Available Team Member Position") with the following information:

MyBB Forum username
Background info on yourself
Knowledge and/or usage of programming languages, databases
Knowledge and/or past experience of testing/SQA and xUnit testing
Please indicate what system environment you have for testing (what web server, database management systems, PHP version you are using)
Any other information you wish to include to differentiate yourself from other applicants
Also add somewhere in the message that you are interested in the SQA Team

MyBB Forum username
Knowledge/experience of PHP, MySQL (or other database systems), if any
Background information on yourself
Any other information you wish to include to differentiate yourself from other applicants
Also add somewhere in the message that you are interested in the Support Team

changed_files_1403.zip (Size: 84.39 KB / Downloads: 2250)

If you wish to manually patch your board please download "mybb_1402_patches.txt" and follow the instructions in that file.

.txt

mybb_1402_patches.txt (Size: 2.8 KB / Downloads: 1568)

Reporting MyBB security vulnerabilities
If you think you've found a vulnerability in MyBB, we advise you not to publicly post it on these forums or publicly release information about it elsewhere until we've had time to prepare and release a patch.

As always, you can send through security related messages on the MyBB website from the Contact Us page.

Note: The changed file package also contains the bug fix to #37824.]]>
These vulnerabilities affect MyBB 1.4.2. Older versions of MyBB may also be affected. Please see the post below for upgrade instructions for 1.2.14.

MyBB 1.4.2 to MyBB 1.4.3 Patch
This patch is only for users running MyBB 1.4.2. If you are running an older version of MyBB then please download MyBB 1.4.3 from the MyBB site and update to it.

Please download the attached ZIP archive and replace the files in your forum directory with those from the ZIP archive.

.zip

changed_files_1403.zip (Size: 84.39 KB / Downloads: 2250)

If you wish to manually patch your board please download "mybb_1402_patches.txt" and follow the instructions in that file.

.txt

mybb_1402_patches.txt (Size: 2.8 KB / Downloads: 1568)

Reporting MyBB security vulnerabilities
If you think you've found a vulnerability in MyBB, we advise you not to publicly post it on these forums or publicly release information about it elsewhere until we've had time to prepare and release a patch.

As always, you can send through security related messages on the MyBB website from the Contact Us page.

Note: The changed file package also contains the bug fix to #37824.]]> <![CDATA[KDE Launches User Forum, Powered by MyBB]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-38973.html Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:11:40 +0000 Chris Boulton]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-38973.html From http://kde.org/announcements/forum.php

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KDE Community Launches Web-based Bulletin Board Using MyBB
The KDE Community today launches the new KDE Forum. The new forum uses the bulletin board software MyBB offering users, developers and people interested in KDE a place to help each other, discuss KDE-related topics and exchange ideas. The KDE Forum complements KDE's UserBase, the home for KDE users as a valuable support resource.

In collaboration with KDE, the developers behind MyBB have decided to release their forum software under the terms of the GPL Version 3. Chris Boulton, project manager at the MyBB Group "The KDE forum guys have come to us with the wish to use our forum software. In this process, we needed to clear out our licensing, also to make it easier for the KDE community to leverage MyBB. As a result of that, we release the MyBB forum now under the terms of the GPL. This was very well-received by the community around MyBB" Entirely in the spirit of Free Software, the KDE Forum team has already contributed a number of plugins for MyBB, supporting the decision taken by the MyBB team.
Rob la Lau, initiator and administrator of the KDE Forum adds "We've chosen MyBB as it stands out head and shoulders above other candidates we have considered to adopt for the new KDE Forums. We know that a good piece of software makes a lot of difference to the user, after all we want to create a nice place for everybody to chat about KDE and related questions."

Sebastian Kügler, member of the KDE e.V. Board of Directors explains where the new KDE Forum fits into KDE communication infrastructure: "We've come to believe that mailinglist don't cut it for all users. KDE becoming increasingly widely used should also offer those that aren't familiar with the use of email for such discussions a place. The new KDE forum complements KDE's new end-user knowledge base Userbase that has been launched last month. At the same time, we're really happy to see that after our request the MyBB team has decided to release their forum software under the terms of the GPL."

About KDE
KDE is an international technology team that creates free and open source software for desktop and portable computing. Among KDE's products are a modern desktop system for Linux and UNIX platforms, comprehensive office productivity and groupware suites and hundreds of software titles in many categories including Internet and web applications, multimedia, entertainment, educational, graphics and software development. KDE software is translated into more than 60 languages and is built with ease of use and modern accessibility principles in mind. KDE4's full-featured applications run natively on Linux, BSD, Solaris, Windows and Mac OS X.]]> From http://kde.org/announcements/forum.php

Does this mean I can remove the MyBB 'Powered by' line?
In short - yes and no. The MyBB 'Powered by' line is no longer a requirement on the bottom of your forums, however if you wish to receive support from the MyBB team, it must be in place on your forum.

The 'Powered by' line is how MyBB promotes itself and we receive the majority of our users, we very much would appreciate it if you left it in place as a sign of respect for the hard work that goes in to this application.
Which versions of MyBB are GNU GPL v3 licensed?
MyBB 1.4.2 and onwards will be licensed under the GNU GPL v3. Older releases of MyBB (1.4.1, 1.4, 1.2, 1.0 etc) are still licensed under our proprietary license agreement and still subject to the terms and conditions set forward in that agreement.
What does this mean for me, the average Joe user?
To the average Joe, this change does not affect the way you use MyBB or run your forums. You do not need to change anything, you just need to make sure you comply with the terms and conditions set out via the GNU GPL - which if you meet our current license agreement, you already do.

If you have any questions or feedback about the license changes, please use the discussion thread and we'll do our best to answer them.

Regards,
Chris Boulton
MyBB Project Manager]]>
I'm pleased to announce, effective immediately that MyBB is no longer distributed under our own proprietary license agreement and is now distributed and licensed under the popular open-source GNU GPL v3.

The move to a fully open-source compatible license comes as we want to open MyBB up to the community and help support the world of free software.

For those not familiar with the GNU GPL v3 license, the GNU GPL license still allows you to use MyBB for free. You may also take a copy of MyBB, modify it and redistribute your derivative version as long as the internal copyright notices are left in tact and your derivative is also distributed under the GNU GPL license.

You may read the GNU GPL v3 license agreement MyBB is distributed with at: http://www.mybboard.net/about/license/.

Questions:

Does this mean I can remove the MyBB 'Powered by' line?
In short - yes and no. The MyBB 'Powered by' line is no longer a requirement on the bottom of your forums, however if you wish to receive support from the MyBB team, it must be in place on your forum.

The 'Powered by' line is how MyBB promotes itself and we receive the majority of our users, we very much would appreciate it if you left it in place as a sign of respect for the hard work that goes in to this application.
Which versions of MyBB are GNU GPL v3 licensed?
MyBB 1.4.2 and onwards will be licensed under the GNU GPL v3. Older releases of MyBB (1.4.1, 1.4, 1.2, 1.0 etc) are still licensed under our proprietary license agreement and still subject to the terms and conditions set forward in that agreement.
What does this mean for me, the average Joe user?
To the average Joe, this change does not affect the way you use MyBB or run your forums. You do not need to change anything, you just need to make sure you comply with the terms and conditions set out via the GNU GPL - which if you meet our current license agreement, you already do.

If you have any questions or feedback about the license changes, please use the discussion thread and we'll do our best to answer them.

Regards,
Chris Boulton
MyBB Project Manager]]> <![CDATA[MyBB 1.4.2 Released - Maintenance and Security Update]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-37792.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:24:16 +0000 Ryan Gordon]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-37792.html
This release comes as the result of a professional security audit performed by GulfTech. (As can be verified here) As this security audit cost us a considerable amount out of our own pockets, we ask that if you haven't already and have a few spare dollars to spare that you consider donating to MyBB.

These vulnerabilities affect MyBB 1.4.1 and several affect previous releases of MyBB 1.2 (including 1.2.14). Older versions of MyBB may also be affected. Please see the post below for upgrade instructions for 1.2.14.

MyBB 1.4.1 to MyBB 1.4.2 Patch
This patch is only for users running MyBB 1.4.1. If you are running an older version of MyBB then please download MyBB 1.4.2 from the MyBB site and update to it.

Please download the attached ZIP archive and replace the files in your forum directory with those from the ZIP archive.

.zip

mybb_1402_changed_files.zip (Size: 581.01 KB / Downloads: 1982)

If you wish to manually patch your board please download "mybb_1401_patches.txt" and follow the instructions in that file.

.txt

mybb_1402_changed_files.zip (Size: 581.01 KB / Downloads: 1982)

If you wish to manually patch your board please download "mybb_1401_patches.txt" and follow the instructions in that file.

.txt

mybb_1401_patches.txt (Size: 6.88 KB / Downloads: 2194)

For the upgrade of 1.4.1 to 1.4.2, the upgrader IS required -- this is so that templates may be updated. The manual patch set instructions only fixes the high risk and medium risk vulnerabilities and is only made available to temporarily secure your forum until you have time to run the complete upgrade. We strongly recommend updating as soon as possible.

Reporting MyBB security vulnerabilities
If you think you've found a vulnerability in MyBB, we advise you not to publicly post it on these forums or publicly release information about it elsewhere until we've had time to prepare and release a patch.

As always, you can send through security related messages on the MyBB website from the Contact Us page.]]> <![CDATA[Donating to MyBB - Help Secure the Future of MyBB]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-37179.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:14:30 +0000 Chris Boulton]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-37179.html
We've just set up a page on the MyBB website with information about donating to MyBB. It's accessible here: http://www.mybboard.net/about/donations

Donations can be made via PayPal and donating to MyBB helps secure the future of MyBB as being a free discussion forum system - it helps us pay for our server for the website, domain names, and any other project related costs.

At the moment, the MyBB 1.4 code is currently undergoing a complete security audit from GulfTech. This is due to the security vulnerabilities found in MyBB since the MyBB 1.4 release. Obviously this isn't cheap for us - and it's an out of the pocket expense for myself.

At the moment the only income for covering expenses on the MyBB website is the advertising on the main page, as well as some very much appreciated donations every month from MyBB Central.

If you too, would like to help support MyBB, then it's as simple as visiting the above page and making a donation to the MyBB Group. Donations can be as little or as much as you like, every little bit helps MyBB.

To all of those who've donated to MyBB, both past and those who donate in the future - thank you for your contributions!]]>
We've just set up a page on the MyBB website with information about donating to MyBB. It's accessible here: http://www.mybboard.net/about/donations

Donations can be made via PayPal and donating to MyBB helps secure the future of MyBB as being a free discussion forum system - it helps us pay for our server for the website, domain names, and any other project related costs.

At the moment, the MyBB 1.4 code is currently undergoing a complete security audit from GulfTech. This is due to the security vulnerabilities found in MyBB since the MyBB 1.4 release. Obviously this isn't cheap for us - and it's an out of the pocket expense for myself.

At the moment the only income for covering expenses on the MyBB website is the advertising on the main page, as well as some very much appreciated donations every month from MyBB Central.

If you too, would like to help support MyBB, then it's as simple as visiting the above page and making a donation to the MyBB Group. Donations can be as little or as much as you like, every little bit helps MyBB.

To all of those who've donated to MyBB, both past and those who donate in the future - thank you for your contributions!]]> <![CDATA[MyBB 1.4.1 Released - Maintenance and Security Update]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-36022.html Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:55:52 +0000 Ryan Gordon]]> https://community.mybb.com/thread-36022.html
These vulnerabilities affect MyBB 1.4 and previous releases of MyBB 1.2 (including 1.2.14). Older versions of MyBB may also be affected. Please see the post below for upgrade instructions for 1.2.14.

WDZ is credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities.

MyBB 1.4 to MyBB 1.4.1 Patch
This patch is only for users running MyBB 1.4. If you are running an older version of MyBB then please download MyBB 1.4.1 from the MyBB site and update to it.

Please download the attached ZIP archive and replace the files in your forum directory with those from the ZIP archive.

.zip

mybb_1401_changed_files.zip (Size: 631.5 KB / Downloads: 2688)

If you wish to manually patch your board please download "mybb_1400_patches.txt" and follow the instructions in that file.

.txt

mybb_1400_patches.txt (Size: 2.93 KB / Downloads: 13663)

For the upgrade of 1.4 to 1.4.1, the upgrader IS required -- this is so that templates may be updated. The manual patch set instructions only fix the medium risk vulnerabilities and is only made available to temporarily secure your forum until you have time to run the complete upgrade. We strongly recommend updating as soon as possible.

Reporting MyBB security vulnerabilities
If you think you've found a vulnerability in MyBB, we advise you not to publicly post it on these forums or publicly release information about it elsewhere until we've had time to prepare and release a patch.

As always, you can send through security related messages on the MyBB website from the Contact Us page.]]>
These vulnerabilities affect MyBB 1.4 and previous releases of MyBB 1.2 (including 1.2.14). Older versions of MyBB may also be affected. Please see the post below for upgrade instructions for 1.2.14.

WDZ is credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities.

MyBB 1.4 to MyBB 1.4.1 Patch
This patch is only for users running MyBB 1.4. If you are running an older version of MyBB then please download MyBB 1.4.1 from the MyBB site and update to it.

Please download the attached ZIP archive and replace the files in your forum directory with those from the ZIP archive.

.zip

mybb_1401_changed_files.zip (Size: 631.5 KB / Downloads: 2688)

If you wish to manually patch your board please download "mybb_1400_patches.txt" and follow the instructions in that file.

.txt