February 28, 2017 by Graham CLULEY
If you’re a member of an online forum, there’s a good chance that the site is running a piece of software called vBulletin.
The relative ease with which it’s possible to get a vBulletin forum up and running in a short period of time, has made it a popular choice and made it, in its own words, “the world’s leading community software.”
But don’t make the mistake of thinking that just because a piece of software has been widely adopted that it’s a safe choice.
Things get much more complicated when you realise that many vBulletin forums have been launched and then left to their own devices, disregarded by their admins who fail to keep on top of all-important security patches and updates.
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Nothing is safe and should not be taken for granted.
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