The Softaculous Team has released Softaculous 3.2
This version of Softaculous adds some minor features and fixes some bugs.

A complete list of changes:

1) We have reached 175 scripts in Softaculous.

2) Large installations could not be backed up because of Resource limitations. We have now made some major changes to be able to backup large installations. The resource utilization will also be very minimal.

3) Restoring Large installations also faced problems of Resource limitations. The new code will be able to easily restore. We have tested installations ranging from 1-2 GB in size.

4) The version was not being restored when an installation was restored from a old backup. This bug has been fixed.

5) We have added a Notify feature near the version of each script in their Overview tabs. This feature can be used to notify us if we have missed on a scripts update.

6) Multiple Installations Remove has been added to Softaculous. You can remove many installations if you would like to.

7) Backups made in Softaculous (DirectAdmin and Plesk) were not being downloaded. This has been fixed.

8) The category was not shown when viewing the Ratings and Demos page in Softaculous. This has been fixed.

9) 4Images was not being imported from Fantastico when the Admin Import Utility was used. This has been fixed.

10) In cPanel if the Database prefix was disabled in 11.28 it caused errors in Softaculous. A fix has been provided in this version.

11) Softaculous had some integration issues with Plesk 10. This is now fixed.

12) Changes have been made for integration into Parallels H-Sphere. The H-Sphere version will soon be released.

The official announcement can be found here at Softaculous.

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Softaculous 3.2 update

Version 3.0.4 of WordPress, available immediately through the update page in your dashboard or for download here, is a very important update to apply to your sites as soon as possible because it fixes a core security bug in our HTML sanitation library, called KSES. I would rate this release as “critical.”

I realize an update during the holidays is no fun, but this one is worth putting down the eggnog for. In the spirit of the holidays, consider helping your friends as well.

Official article can be found here: http://wordpress.org/news/2010/12/3-0-4-update/

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Critical WordPress 3.04 update

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Joomla 1.5.22 security release.

* Project: Joomla!
* SubProject: All
* Severity: Medium
* Versions: 1.5.20 and all previous 1.5 releases
* Exploit type: XSS Injection
* Reported Date: 2010-October-05
* Fixed Date: 2010-October-08

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Joomla! 1.5.21 Released (Security Release)

The Joomla Project announces the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.20 [senu takaa]. This is a security release that addresses issues with the Joomla 1.5.19 packages. We recommend users upgrade immediately.

Link to joomla site.

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Easy to miss joomla patch 1.5.20 is here.

If you like to see the new WordPress 3.0 features please check out this little video:

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WordPress 3.0 is available

A complete list of changes:

1) We have added a cool new feature. Anyone can now make a Script Package and add it to Softaculous. We call them Custom Scripts. The documentation to make a package is available at Softaculous.com

2) An Installatron Converter has been added for the Endusers. The enduser will be able to synchronize installations of scripts that are common in Softaculous and Installatron.

3) phpwcms can also be imported from Fantastico.

4) MySQL name suggestion will have a random number appended at the end.

5) If the mysql database name was more than 7 characters and the account username was more than 8 characters the database was not made in the Softaculous version of Direct Admin. This is a very rare situation, but it has been fixed in Softaculous 2.9 .

6) Softaculous will suggest the user to take a backup in case of a script upgrade being available.

7) Softaculous used to suggest the user that a new upgrade was available, if the latest package of a script was not downloaded and the list of scripts (scripts.php) was downloaded. This has now been fixed.

8) The installation links will now open in a new tab or new window.

9) The Direct Admin open_basedir bug has been rectified.

10) The Security token bug in WHM has been fixed.

Four new scripts were also added:
1) WikkaWiki -> 1.2
2) phpwcms -> 1.4.5
3) bbPress -> 1.0.2
4) phpFreeChat -> 1.3

We hope you enjoy this version of Softaculous. The capability to add Custom Scripts will enable many hosts to add scripts that are not available in Softaculous. At the same time Script Vendors will easily be able to add scripts into Softaculous, so user can expect more scripts!

Announcement Topic:
http://www.softaculous.com/board/index.php?tid=580

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The Softaculous Team has released Softaculous 2.9

Softaculous is a great Auto Installer having 144 great scripts and we are still adding more. Softaculous is ideal for Web Hosting companies like 040 Hosting and its customers. These scripts cover most of the uses a customer could ever have. Softaculous covered a wide array of Categories so that everyone could find the required script one would need to power their Web Site. The best part is we keep on adding new scripts which we know will satisfy the needs of our Users.

Softaculous will be enabled on all our shared, reseller and semi-dedicated servers free of charge. (Managed) Dedicated Server customers can receive this fantastic script with a special discount, please contact sales for more information.

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040Hosting is an official Softaculous NOC

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT

• Project: Joomla!
• SubProject: All
• Severity: High
• Versions: 1.5.17 and all previous 1.5 releases
• Exploit type: XSS Injection
• Reported Date: 2010-May-13
• Fixed Date: 2010-May-28

Description

Back-end user can inject javascript in various administrator screens.

Affected Installs

All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.17 are affected.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.5.18 or later)

Reported by Riyaz Ahemed

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.

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Joomla: XSS Injection patch upgrade to 1.5.18 or later

The Development Working Group’s goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community.

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Joomla 1.5.17 released