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diff --git a/doc/security.mdwn b/doc/security.mdwn index b3af3db3e..ea8954f5c 100644 --- a/doc/security.mdwn +++ b/doc/security.mdwn @@ -397,3 +397,13 @@ with strong blowfish hashes. You might also consider changing to [[plugins/openid]], which does not require ikiwiki deal with passwords at all, and does not involve users sending passwords in cleartext over the net to log in, either. + +## Empty password security hole + +This hole allowed ikiwiki to accept logins using empty passwords, to openid +accounts that didn't use a password. It was introduced in version 1.34, and +fixed in version 2.48. The [bug](http://bugs.debian.org/483770) was +discovered on 30 May 2008 and fixed the same day. + +I recommend upgrading to 2.48 immediatly if your wiki allows both password +and openid logins. |