Tapatalk Disabled

Discussion in 'News & Information' started by northwestbikers, May 24, 2014.

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  1. northwestbikers

    northwestbikers News & Info

    We have come to the unfortunate decision to disable our Tapatalk plugin.

    After extensive searching, it has come to light that there are a few vulnerabilities with the software. Some of which are yet to be addressed by the developers. Whilst we can't put the blame on Tapatalk for our recent downtime, taking these issues into consideration, we have to put the forum first and do what we can to protect the stability and security of the site.

    Paul
     
    northwestbikers, May 24, 2014
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  2. ListerTheStupid

    ListerTheStupid Is it summer yet? VIP Member

    Fair dos
     
    ListerTheStupid, May 24, 2014
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  3. Woody

    Woody Super Naked. VIP Member

    Shocking for a vulnerability to come from such a high end app.

    Any plans to use anything else instead or wait until tapatalk sort it out?
     
    Woody, May 24, 2014
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  4. paul

    paul Administrator Staff Member

    Like I said, I'm not blaming Tapatalk directly. It looks like there's a few bugs in the software which are causing some security issues. Tapatalk have been dismissing them as serious threats however, they haven't been able to address the issues since February. I'f I'm being honest, I'm not being overwhelmed with confidence.

    I'll look into alternatives. That being said, anyone is free to suggest other options.
     
    paul, May 24, 2014
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  5. lee

    lee Moderator Staff Member

    Tbh ive never used tapatalk.
    I find the normal mobile view is fine.
     
    lee, May 24, 2014
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  6. Woody

    Woody Super Naked. VIP Member

    Woody, May 24, 2014
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  7. Clarkey

    Clarkey Well-Known Member

    I find tapatalk easier to use, but if it causes extra work / more grief for Paul then fair enough... mobile view is fine :)
     
    Clarkey, May 24, 2014
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  8. Pacuk

    Pacuk New Member

    I only use it to put pictures on as its easier.. The regular forum does hammer data though on a mobile..
     
    Pacuk, May 24, 2014
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  9. CaNsA

    CaNsA New Member

    I'm gutted for the tapatalk users, I really am.
     
    CaNsA, May 24, 2014
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  10. Dave

    Dave Moderator Staff Member

    tapashit was a load of talk anyway …i never used it on the iPhone or iPad ..
     
    Dave, May 24, 2014
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  11. mikeyl

    mikeyl New Member

    I will miss tapatalk. It's a godsend for multiple forum whoring.
     
    mikeyl, May 25, 2014
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  12. smudger

    smudger I Love SV650's

    How about forumrunner I can supply android users with the apk file
     
    smudger, May 25, 2014
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  13. Purity14

    Purity14 New Member

    Tapatalk for uploading photos was a godsend..
     
    Purity14, May 26, 2014
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  14. Richie Rich

    Richie Rich New Member

    Would like to see Tapatalk undisable
     
    Richie Rich, May 26, 2014
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  15. CRM

    CRM Administrator Staff Member

    i had a notification this morning about the plugin i use on my sites - i have to say i personally fucking hate tapatalk.
    it has a memory leak i am sure and ever since i was running it on mine it needs a IIS service refresh every week. remove tapatalk and all is fine again.
    anyway i digress - this is what i got today.


    Dear Tapatalk Partner,

    This message is to notify you of a security vulnerability that was found earlier this year in the Tapatalk plug-in. The issue involves a cross-site scripting vulnerability that may allow a third party to manipulate the content or behavior of a web application in a user's browser, without compromising the underlying system.

    While our engineering team and other security apps have classified this as a low risk item and have not received any reports of compromised systems, we still recommend that you update your forum's Tapatalk plugin to the latest version available on our website.

    Plug-ins versions that have been patched:

    vBulletin 3 v4.4.1
    vBulletin 4 v5.0.1
    phpBB 3 v4.4.1
    IPB 3.4 v3.9.1
    SMF 2 v3.9.5
    Xenforo v2.0.4
    MyBB v3.9.1
    Kunena3 v1.1.5
    Vanilla v1.4.2
    WBB4 V1.0.1

    If your forum platform is not listed above, it is not vulnerable to the cross site scripting issue.
    If you have any questions, please reply to this message and let us know. We will only be communicating this issue via email to avoid broadcasting the existence of the vulnerability and putting forum owners who have not yet updated in unnecessary risk.

    Thank You,
    Ken Hsu
    Community Manager
    Tapatalk inc.
     
    CRM, May 26, 2014
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  16. paul

    paul Administrator Staff Member

    I received that too.
     
    paul, May 27, 2014
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  17. HondaPete

    HondaPete New Member

    Just on a side note....how do i now add photos without them just being a link?
     
    HondaPete, May 27, 2014
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  18. paul

    paul Administrator Staff Member

    paul, May 27, 2014
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  19. HondaPete

    HondaPete New Member

    Cheers paul!
     
    HondaPete, May 27, 2014
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  20. smudger

    smudger I Love SV650's

    Or you could click the picture icon next to the smiley face just above were you type paste img link it and click insert omg did that just work lol
     
    smudger, May 27, 2014
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