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I have had a report of several critical bugs from Andrew Horton of MorningStar Security which affect Open Auto classifieds ver 1.5.9 and earlier versions.
Please Upgrade to the newest posted version which is 1.6.0

if you have obtained a yearly Support Contract I will take care of upgrading and patching of your existing versions.

If you do not have a yearly Support Contract each bug without the exploit code has been released so you can patch older and current versions Immediately. Please check the bugs section of the forum.
http://openautoclassifieds.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=5... read more

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If you encounter bugs or other issues please submit it either to the forum or preferably submit to the tracker.

I have released a new version today. I think Open Auto classifieds is heading in the right direction and thanks to all who have downloaded and reported bugs.

Make sure to report all bugs to the forum or start using the new tracker

Thanks,
Brandon

====== Changelog ======

===== version v1.5.1b =====
* Changed Refactor database calls to new functions so that it is not only dependent on MySQL (DB independence?).
* Changed Admin listuser.tpl added some boxes and made the user list nicer.
* Changed listings.tpl code to allow use of mod_rewrite SEF urls
* Changed paginate functions to allow for rewrite of SEF links.
* Changed Updated slimbox and mootools js files to support their newest features.
* Changed Refactor database update code for env_update no more adding additional POST vars for new fields.
* Changed logoff function to remove onlineusers table data if logged in user logs off.
* Changed lastActive function to check for logged in or guest users and insert details in onlineusers table.
* Changed Functions that used mysql_result for returned row data to plain query. I could not find a mysqli replacemet.
* Removed Rogue getlistings() request on listings.php should speed up results.
* Removed INET_ATON MySQL specific feature replaced with a function ipConvertLong should work with any unsigned(int).
* Removed link to forums in header.tpl for less editing on start ups.
* Removed getTypesList(), getDriveTrainsList(), getManufacturersList(), they are basically redundent functions.
* Added getTableDataList($table) as replacement for three redundent functions.
* Added Site statistics for admin section, view total listings by type, sold listings, guest and logged in users etc.
* Added new mod_rewrite rules into the .htacces file to allow for SEF urls.(experimental)
* Added New database table onlineusers which holds the visitor tracking info.
* Added Listing approval system that can be turned on or off in the admin section (defaults to off).
* Added User approval system that can be turned on or off in the admin section (defaults to off).
* Added Updated "Find by make or model URL Hack" to codebase [sentry].
* Added Function to display script generation time, time is commented in the bottom footer view page source to see.
* Added 3 new files to Includes/configs for remapping db functions.
* Fixed Function checkIfEmail does not ensure email is matched when a user changes their password from reset.php [leowmjw].
* Fixed Removed function call from contact.php which would add unneeded slashes to your sent emails.
* Fixed Invalid function pagefix on contact.php when send a bad email replaced with correct function viewOnPage.
* Fixed Small validation issues for w3c validation for XHTML strict doctype.
* Misc cleanup of various code and minor bug fixes.

Open Auto Classifieds is a free, open source vehicle classifieds manager. Intended to be easy to install and easy to administer. OAC is Based on open technologies such as the PHP, MySQL, XHTML, and CSS styling making it easy to customize to the look you want.

In this current release There has been a lot going on some of the changes include:

===== version v1.5.0b =====
* Change reformatted language file structure all pages have a separate lang file. View the upgrade guide located at
http://openautoclassifieds.com/wiki/doku.php/Upgrade_Instructions
* Change reformatted the theme file structure changed to an override type system. View the upgrade guide located at
http://openautoclassifieds.com/wiki/doku.php/Upgrade_Instructions
* Change all text should now be located in one of the language files.
* Fixed after fixing the combo-box issue in v1.4.11 I introduced a search issue that is fixed listings.php.
* Fixed E_ALL debugging error undefined index in listings.php.
* Added code to prevent session fixation attacks in env.inc.php.
* Added flag in env.inc.php to turn force compile on/off by setting flag "force_compile_enabled".
* Added Email Verification for newly registered users [leowmjw].
* Added admin ability to turn on and off Email Verification feature (OFF by default).[leowmjw].
* Added Version details to make it easier to figure out which version you are running.
* Added 3 new button images for the sidebar.
* Removed some misc text and graphics from the userside sidebar.
* Removed Require includes from Captcha.php as they are unnecessary.
* Many other Misc fixes.

New release for OAC with many fixes

This new release has some user side enhancements using JavaScript and allows for additional themes

version v1.4.8b
Fixed changed SQL to allow for proper phone number entry old value was 12 new value is 25 to
allow for new phone validation scheme
Fixed made sure validation happens on useredit page as well as registration page
Fixed Check for edge case in search results for price [leowmjw]
Fixed Edit Listing shows "View this Listing" after delete [leowmjw]
Fixed SQL issue where correct admin information was not propagated
Fixed in certain cases the style.css was not being pointed to correctly
Change adjusted listing.tpl to not show blank fax and alt phone information
Added check for html tags and links in listing descriptions [sentry]
Added 2 new entries in the english lang file for the choose template section

Sorry for the delay in getting a new version out but here it is

This update addresses a few login security issue that have been resolved

Please upgrade IMMEDIATELY if running a version prior to v1.4.4b. Critical remote exploits and SQL injection possibilities exist in all previous versions.

This version addresses a few very small bugs and adds a user submitted change for the tpl files and lang file Enjoy.

I had a couple of minor oversights so there has been 2 bugfix release address the problems.

I have released a new version of Open Auto Classifieds today

This version has some more updates for the search functionality and fixes some pagination issues for the displayed results.

This version covers a minor bug for MySQL 5 users not being able to add or edit listings. also some minor site settings changes to allow you to customize the number of listings per page via the admin section.

Changes:
version rc 1.2.0
Expanded search functionality
added search by min and max price
Moved all text into the language file except the sidebar.tpl text and link text
added dynamic content in title when viewing a listing
added dynamic keywords when viewing a listing

Just released an update for openauto.

Today I am going to release the first rc for Open Auto. It has taken a little longer than expected to get this release out but it is finally here.

Go to the forums at http://openautoclassifieds.com/forum/ or check the bug tracker for the fix. This is also fixed in the newest version along with a few other changes rc 1.3.1

I have released a new version of the login script that adds an option to add and delete a profile picture. It uses GD to manipulate the image.

I have released another minor update to phplogin. Make sure you get the newest version when downloading. Thank you to all who are interested.

I have started putting the backend in place for the classifieds system I think it should be ready for a release in the next week

Updated new version rc 1.2 is released