April 30th, 2008

bbPress 0.9.0.2 Security Release



For users of the bbPress forums, its time to upgrade again after they had earlier quietly released v0.9.0.1. This time bbPress 0.9.0.2 is a security release that also includes some small changes and fixes a few bugs. Though the vulnerability is not yet publicly known, it will be soon.

Those of you with integrated WordPress/bbPress installs should upgrade WordPress first and then will probably have to update the “WordPress database secret” setting in your Settings -> WordPress Integration: Cookies admin panel after upgrading bbPress.

For those integrating bbPress with WordPress - Don’t forget to get a SECRET_KEY for your Wordpress blog, it is an essential security requirement. bbPress is a wonderful, simple and clean forum tool for expanding beyond blogging and gain more interactivity with your readers. I told you my top 10 Reasons to Choose bbPress Forums.

Download the latest version of bbPress and fix the security loophole.

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