A developer rebuilt his puzzle bulletin board as mostly static HTML to withstand 3 million monthly bot visits, using Claude Code to migrate content from phpBB into a database and regenerate pages week…
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in phpBB's default configuration, tracked as CVE-2026-48611, allows unauthenticated attackers to log in to any account with a single request. Discovered …
Aikido's AI pentesting tool discovered a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in phpBB, affecting tens of millions of users across thousands of forums. The flaw, present in versions up to 3.3.…
The article announces the launch of a new, open-source forum software called "bsBB" that combines a nostalgic, old-school forum structure with modern features. It replaces traditional user authenticat…
The Gentoo Forums announced a planned upgrade to Discourse, replacing the outdated phpBB software. However, the post was revealed to be an April Fool's joke, as the described AI-powered feature to scr…