Modernize or Die® - CFML News Podcast for March 30th, 2023 - Episode 189

Modernize or Die ® Podcast - CFML News Edition

2023-03-30 Weekly News - Episode 189

Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/TgmP20awQ1A?feature=share

Hosts:

• Eric Peterson - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions
• Brad Wood - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions

Thanks to our Sponsor - Ortus Solutions

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News and Announcements

ICYMI: Critical Security Update for ColdFusion APSB23-25

From Adobe

https://community.adobe.com/t5/coldfusion-discussions/released-coldfusion-2021-and-2018-march-2023-security-updates/td-p/13649873

From Foundeo

Adobe has just published a security bulletin APSB23-25, and has released security updates for ColdFusion 2018 and 2021.

We recommend installing these update as soon as possible, because one of the vulnerabilities has been actively exploited by attackers already.

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-25.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-2018-update-16.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-2021-update-6.html

HackMyCF has been updated to warn you if the hotfix is missing.

It is important to note that if you are on ColdFusion 11, or 2016 that it is possible that your servers could be vulnerable to at least one of these issue as well. However, because these versions reached end of life they are no longer receiving security patches from Adobe.
One thing you can do to mitigate one of these issues is to block requests containing a variable named _cfclient. Some of the filters in FuseGuard may help prevent some attack vectors when configured to. But the best solution is to upgrade to CF2018 or 2021 and apply the patch released today.
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Foundeo Inc.

ICYMI - State of the CF Union 2023 Released

Help us find out the state of the CF Union – what versions of CFML Engine do people use, what frameworks, tools etc.
https://teratech.com/state-of-the-cf-union-2023-survey

New Releases and Updates

ICYMI - New CommandBox Goodies

• print.tree() - https://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1639392842656235520
• print.columns() and printColumns - https://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1639395391148810242
• clipboard - https://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/163946183001074483

OpenAI-powered ChatGPT has arrived for Ortus Documentation

We are pleased to announce a fun little project that our Patreon supports have been testing in private for a week or so. Ortus has rolled out our own OpenAI-powered chat bot, which is fueled by all of the documentation in our GitBooks! This behaves similar to the ChatGPT you’ve likely played with, but is custom loaded with all of our most recent documentation.

https://chatgpt.ortussolutions.com/

https://community.ortussolutions.com/t/openai-powered-chatgpt-has-arrived-for-ortus-documentation/9582

Adobe ColdFusion 2023 Beta now on ForgeBox

Adobe ColdFusion 2023's public beta is now on ForgeBox for you to test out in CommandBox servers or Docker containers. Use "cfengine=adobe@2023-beta" to start it up and ensure you're on the latest CFConfig. Happy testing!

https://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1638987316445446144

Webinar / Meetups and Workshops

Ortus Event Calendar for Google

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y181NjJhMWVmNjFjNGIxZTJlNmQ4OGVkNzg0NTcyOGQ1Njg5N2RkNGJiNjhjMTQwZjc3Mzc2ODk1MmIyOTQyMWVkQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20

CFSummit East 2023 Training Workshop - ColdFusion MVC for Dummies.

Before the ColdFusion Summit East in Washington, D.C., on April 4th, 2023.
Luis Majano, the creator of The ColdBox Platform, will be leading this workshop, bringing you a deep dive 1-day workshop: ColdFusion MVC for Dummies.

The workshop will combine a variety of theories, hands-on coding, and best practices to give you all the tools needed to leave the workshop ready to build MVC-powered apps when you return to your office.
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldfusion-summit-east-2023-mvc-training-workshop

CFCasts Content Updates

https://www.cfcasts.com

Recent Releases

• Secure your ColdBox Apps with cbSecurity 3 - March 2023 Webinar
  • https://cfcasts.com/series/ortus-webinars-2023/videos/secure-your-coldbox-apps-with-cbsecurity-3
• Mastering CommandBox 5 ...