Archive

2005

TYPO3-20051107-1: chc_forum

A bug has been discovered in the "CHC Forum" (chc_forum) extension where some Javascript expressions are not properly caught when entered in forms. Thus, specially crafted entries may be used to inject malicious code.

Scalable Inman Flash Replacement

TYPO3 implementation of Scalable Inman Flash Replacement, a method to insert rich typography into web pages without sacrificing accessibility, search engine friendliness, or markup semantics. In an email interview I recently had with Maximo Cuadros Ortiz, the author of the sIFR extension, he tells us a little bit about his work and motivation.

Acronym Manager

Making a Web site accessible can be simple or complex, depending on many factors such as the type of content, the size and complexity of the site, and the development tools and environment. One common problem is to mark abbrevations, acronyms an foreign language terms - this could generate a massive amount of work when done manually on bigger sites.

TYPO3-20051010-10: TYPO3 Security Bulletin

A bug has been discovered in the "Front End News Submitter" (fe_news) where SQL injection is not safely prevented and thus malicious SQL commands are potentially possible. Since the RTE enabled version (fe_rtenews) is derived from fe_news, it is affected as well.