[Updates] Joomla! 1.5.23 Released

A new version of Joomla! has been released, version 1.5.23. The release announcement is available at:

http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5367-joomla-1523-released.html

ALL USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UPGRADE. Related to this release, there appears to be an information disclosure bug in version 1.5.22 and older.

NOTICE REGARDING JOOMLA! COMPONENTS – All users need to insure that the components and extensions you have installed for Joomla! are secure and being kept up-to-date. We are again seeing a rash of accounts being hacked into due to outdated or insecure components. If you use an insecure or outdated component, then even if you have the most up-to-date Joomla! script, you can still be vulnerable. Please keep your components and extensions up-to-date to avoid having your website compromised, defaced, or hacked into.

The Joomla! 1.6 tree does not appear to be affected by this.

This upgrade should also be available in Softaculous if you used Softaculous to install Joomla!

Steven