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[IPS News]

IP.Board 2.2.x and 2.3.x Security Patch

We have released a single-file security patch which impacts IP.Board 2.2.x and 2.3.x versions. This is a critical update. Please apply the patch as soon as possible or contact our technical support via the client area if you need assistance.

Issue

It is possible to perform a remote SQL exploit and inject SQL code in an existing IPB query.

Patching Your Board

If you have downloaded your IP.Board after the time of this announcement, the patch is already included in your files. To patch an existing installation, simply download the attached file and overwrite: sources/action_public/xmlout.php

 xmlout.zip   12.96K   4649 downloads

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Manual Patching

If you have PHP knowledge and wish to manually patch your file you can perform the following modifications to: sources/action_public/xmlout.php


Line 1076 change:

'where'  => "{$check_field}='{$name}'",

to:

'where'  => "{$check_field}='". $this->ipsclass->DB->add_slashes( $name ) . "'",