Allaire Security Bulletin (ASB99-05)
   Allaire Forums Security Issues
   Originally Posted: March 30, 1999
   Summary
   A few security related issues have been identified that directly
   relate to Allaire Forums 2.0.4 and earlier.  These issues have been
   addressed with the maintenance release 2.0.5 of the product, available
   at the URLs below.
   
   Issues
   A number of enterprise databases now support the ability to send
   multiple SQL statements in a single query.  Additional parameter
   validation has been added to Forums 2.0.5 to protect against the
   misuse of dynamic query parameters.
   
   Previous versions of Forums installed a file that allows view access
   to other files residing on the server.  Forums 2.0.5 removes this
   file.
   
   Earlier versions of Forums does not universally enforce user
   authentication of templates.  Forums 2.0.5 enforces authentication on
   all templates.
   
   Affected Software Versions
     * Allaire Forums 2.0.4 and earlier
       
   What Allaire is Doing
   Allaire has released a 2.0.5 version that addresses and fixes all of
   the issues highlighted above.
   
   [4]Download - Allaire Forums 2.0.5 NT & Solaris
   
   What Customers Should Do
   Customers should install the Allaire Forums 2.0.5 version on all
   systems where Forums resides. Allaire Forums 2.0.5 addresses all of
   the security issues identified above.
   
   Revisions
   March 30, 1999 -- Bulletin first released.
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