Omnistar Knowledge Base Patches

Welcome to the Knowledge Base software patch area. If our development team finds general or security bugs with our software we immediately note the issue and solution in this area. To use this area you should should check your version by going to:
http://www.youdomain.com/kbase/admin/version.php
(Important: yourdomain should be replaced with your actual domain name)

You can also check the last time the software was updated by going to:
http://www.yourdomain.com/kbase/last_updated.php
(Important: yourdomain should be replaced with your actual domain name)

Once you find your version you should then download all software fixes that have been released since the last modified date. You only need to get the fixes that are after the last modified date.

If you have questions please submit a ticket at our Customer Support Center.

Version Patch ID Date Description
3.3 0005 11-08-06 users/kb.php fixed glossary issue. Backup and replace this file if you are using the specified version.
3.2 0004 12-21-05 If on your user pages you use the next and previous options under certain circumstances you receive sql errors. To fix, download the latest version and replace

users/kb.php

3.2 0003 12-21-05 IMPORTANT SECURITY UPDATE

Only apply this fix if you downloaded the software before 12-21-05.
Under certain conditions it is possible for hackers to do a sql injection exploit. By changing the following code the problem should be fixed. Make sure you back the following file before you make the following change:

File to make change: omnisupport.php

Search for:

/* recover from register_globals=off */
if(!ini_get('register_globals')) {

and replace with:

/* emulate magic_quotes_gpc behaviour when it's off */
if(!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
function addslashes_deep($value) {
$value = is_array($value) ?
array_map('addslashes_deep', $value) :
addslashes($value);

return $value;
}

$_POST = array_map('addslashes_deep', $_POST);
$_GET = array_map('addslashes_deep', $_GET);
$_COOKIE = array_map('addslashes_deep', $_COOKIE);
}

/* recover from register_globals=off;
* also override globals when magic_quotes_gpc=off
*- this wil sanitise input */
if(!ini_get('register_globals') || !get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {

3.2 0002 12-15-05 When a staff members adds a ticket, the creation date on the article is not created. The problem can be fixed by downloading the latest version and replacing the file:

/staff/kb.php

3.2 00001
11-29-05 When you have multiple articles and you have next and previous links. These links do not work properly. To fix download the latest version and replace the following files.

users/kb.php

 

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