Answered: Is q2a 1.8.6 more secure than version 1.7.5?

Post date: 2022-05-16 20:43:47
Views: 560

Generally speaking: yes. It's practically always advisable to keep software up to date, because new versions fix known (potentially exploitable) bugs in older versions.

For more information you can review the version history. From a quick glance notable security improvements appear to be:

  • Security fix: prevent use of <embed> and <object> tags. (v1.8.4)
  • Reworked file cache to securely allow cache inside web root. (v1.8.0 beta 2)
  • Password security has been upgraded from sha1 to use PHP's password_hash function where available. (v1.8.0 beta 2)

You should also keep PHP, your webserver and your database updated, since those are part of the system's attack surface as well.

Please click Here to read the full story.
 
Other Top and Latest Questions:
Kylian Mbappé faces China backlash as sponsors cut ties over viral meme
Grand jury rejects DOJ bid to indict ex-Trump WH aide Cassidy Hutchinson: Reports
Oil prices rise as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian refinery raise supply worries
Chart: Anthropic's cash pile towers over nearly every U.S. company
Neil Young sues Trump committee for $10M for playing 'Rockin' in the Free World' at rally
I planned ahead yet am still last minute
Tengo una pregunta para hablantes de español
Chevron and Exxon hit all-time highs as refining profits soar in reaction to Iran and Ukraine wars
'Bad time to troll': Binance cofounder Changpeng Zhao asks Elon Musk for 'respect' after post about bitcoin hack
Movie: Ali G: Who Iz I?