In Depth Analysis of Open Source CMS Security

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Recently, I was contacted by the author of an incredibly detailed analysis of the security of a number of popular Open Source content management systems. As part of this breakdown, the analysis goes into detail about which systems have had the most vulnerabilities and the severity of them, coming up with a number of rather [...]

TYPO3 CMS Version 4.6 released

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A new version of the open source content management system, Typo3 has been released. Version 4.6 debuted today with a focus on a reworked localization mechanism, a new form content element and enhanced security and performance. This new version has dropped support for the outdated Internet Explorer 6 browser and exclusively requires a PHP version of [...]

First official alpha of Typo3 4.6 is now available

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The first alpha release of the upcoming Typo3 4.6 has been made available to the public. Typo3 CMS 4.6 is due to be released in stable around October, 2011 so if you are interested in assisting them with meeting this target, please download and test this alpha and provide your feedback and bug reports. This [...]

TYPO3 CMS 4.5.1 released

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A new stable release of the popular TYPO3 Enterprise Content Management System has been made available to the public. TYPO3 version 4.5.1 is a maintenance release and contains only bugfixes. Users of 4.5.0 are strongly advised to upgrade. For details about the release, on how to upgrade and what bugs were fixed with this release, [...]

TYPO3 CMS version 4.5 with Long Term Support available

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The TYPO3 Core Team and the TYPO3 Community are proud to announce that the next major release of TYPO3, version 4.5, will be a “Long Term Support” (LTS) release. We now produce a new major TYPO3 release every six months, which means old versions become unsupported more quickly. The Long Term Support version, however, will [...]

TYPO3 CMS 4.5alpha1 released and we’re having a contest!

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The first alpha release of TYPO3 4.5 has been announced and we’re having a contest for TYPO3 developers (or users). To help celebrate this release, we’re giving away a copy of “TYPO3 Extension Development” by Packt Publishing. All you have to do to enter is retweet (@cmscritic) any of our articles from today and let [...]

Typo3 version 4.4 is now available

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Today the TYPO3 Association released the newest version of their Open Source project TYPO3. TYPO3 has been downloaded over 4.6 million times – making it one of the world’s leading Enterprise Open Source projects. The latest TYPO3 version 4.4 makes TYPO3 easier than ever before – especially for newbies. A TYPO3 website is now up [...]

Typo3 4.3.3 Security Release available

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The TYPO3 core team has just released TYPO3 version 4.3.3, which is now ready for you to download. It is a maintenance release of the current stable branch 4.3 and contains bugfixes and security fixes. IMPORTANT: This version includes important security fixes to the TYPO3 core. A security announcement has just been released: http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2010-008/ For [...]

The TYPO3 security team has identified a critical security issue in the TYPO3 core

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Heads up for Typo3 users: A critical security issue has been found in Typo3. All versions of TYPO3 4.3.x are affected by the flaw. According to the Typo3 website, they will release TYPO3 4.3.3 and publish mitigation advice together with a security bulletin on http://typo3.org on Friday, April 9 at 11:00 am CEST (9:00 am GMT). Since [...]

Typo3 CMS sees new release

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The Typo3 team have announced the 4.3 release of their popular enterprise content management system. Typo3 has been downloaded 4.1 million times to date which makes it an incredibly popular choice for those looking for a reputable and highly adaptable content management system for the enterprise. A brief look at the features: Using “drag & [...]

TYPO3 CMS 4.2.9 released

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The TYPO3 Core Team announces version 4.2.9 of the TYPO3 Enterprise Content Management System. The TYPO3 core team has just released TYPO3 version 4.2.9, which is now ready for you to download. It is a maintenance release of the current stable branch 4.2 and as such contains only bugfixes. For details about the release, see: [...]