Critical Security Update
Published on Mar 28 2005 at 2:43 GMT. Written by Kat.
Hello Fellow Webapp Users. As most of you know, that with all scripts and software there is almost always a backdoor in which hackers can work to gain access to your database. The Team at WebAPP worked quickly and diligently, found and tested the solution.
The current Critical Update consists of 1 small file named subs.pl containing the sub named getcgi.
This file can be applied in 1 of 3 different ways.
First off, make sure you have a backup copy of your now current files before proceeding!!
- 1.If your user-lib folder currently does not contain a subs.pl just upload the update (subs.pl) to the user-lib folder.
- 2.If your user-lib folder currently does contain a file named subs.pl due to an add-on such as the menumanager etc, You will need to copy and paste the updated subroutine (sub getcgi) to the subs.pl contained in your user-lib folder.
- 3.Please Note: The following is recommended only for those experienced in working with text editors and .pl files.
This is done by replacing the subroutine in your main file.
Open a copy of the cgi-lib/subs.pl in a text editor, find the subroutine named sub getcgi carefully remove the current sub getcgi and paste the updated sub getcgi to your main subs.pl save and upload to the cgi-lib folder.
If this proceedure is done correctly your website will function as normal, you won't notice anything new, but the hackers will not be gaining access to certain important files.
Thats It......Your Done and Good Luck with your Website.
The WebAPP Staff
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