# VBulletin security alert

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-security-alert/548034
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [July 26, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-security-alert/548034 "2010-07-26T12:38:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-security-alert/548034/1 "2010-07-26T12:38:05Z")

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Just in case you’re unaware, but there’s been a security hole found in vBulletin.

See [this BBC article](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10714192) and [this vBulletin thread](http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?357818-Security-Patch-Release-3.8.6-PL1&p=2012907#post2012907).

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### Author: ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-security-alert/548034/2 "2010-07-26T14:04:32Z")

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The article says the problem is with new version 3.8.6 released in July. SD is running on version 3.7.3 (bottom of page).  
Doesn’t look like it affects here.

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### Author: ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-security-alert/548034/3 "2010-07-26T14:40:06Z")

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All the tech guys agree with Irishman.

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### Author: ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-security-alert/548034/4 "2010-07-26T15:17:42Z")

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> [@Irishman](#):
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> The article says the problem is with new version 3.8.6 released in July. SD is running on version 3.7.3 (bottom of page).

Granted, but don’t you agree that it’s worth knowing in case Jerry does upgrade the Dope?

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### Author: ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-security-alert/548034/5 "2010-07-26T15:25:06Z")

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Jerry’s aware of it.