2020-11-24 Weekly News - Episode 80

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Hosts:

Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus Solutions
Brad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus Solutions

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News and Events

Security Vulnerability Alert - Lucee

We are aware of a potential security vulnerability related to the Lucee Admin. Details of how to exploit this vulnerability will be made public on December 5th, 2020 by a third party, so we are alerting Lucee users to address this potential issue now.
If your Lucee Admin is already locked down, this is not an issue. To lock down your admin, follow the recommendations in the Lucee Lockdown Guide
In addition, we strongly recommend updating to one of the following stable releases which have been patched to address the vulnerability
https://dev.lucee.org/t/lucee-vulnerability-alert-november-2020/7643

TestBox v4.2 Released! - SECURITY UPDATE

We are excited to announce a new minor version release of TestBox version 4.2.x. To install just use CommandBox: install testbox --saveDev or to update your TestBox installation update testbox.
This release includes two important security updates just in case you have deployed TestBox or your tests to production (TESTBOX-294 and TESTBOX-293). Please note, that you should NEVER deploy TestBox and your tests to production. It is a library for development purposes and it has no purpose in being deployed to production servers.
In addition to updating your Testbox installation, you need to update any test browser files that may be in your tests folder. The current version of the Testbox test browser can be found here: https://github.com/Ortus-Solutions/TestBox/blob/development/test-browser/index.cfm

You can avoid installing testbox in production by using the install --production CommandBox command.
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/testbox-v42-released

Breaking change in Adobe ColdFusion 2021

Breaking change in CF2021, new dateformat mask of D may be serious problem for old code
Wow. Beware of this subtle breaking change in CF2021, something discovered since its release (was not documented as one of the "new" things, nor was it documented at all in the beta).
Consider this fragment, which could exist in similar form in millions of CFML templates:
dateformat("11-24-20","MM-DD-YY")
See anything wrong? Probably not. It will indeed "work fine" in CF2018 and before, producing 11-24-2020, as most would expect.
But that same code in CF2021 will produces instead 11-329-2020., which virtually no one would expect!
https://www.carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2020/11/24/breaking_change_in_cf2021_dateformat_D_vs_d

ColdFusion Builder 2016/2018 is NOT compatible with Big Sur

#coldfusion #coldfusionbuilder #bigsur #macos ColdFusion Builder is NOT compatible with Big Sur. Before upgrading, check the support matrix. Refer to https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-builder-big-sur.html  We're working on this.

CFWheels 2.2 released

It’s been a while coming. Can I blame the pandemic? Lots of nice little tweaks and fixes in this version. Please see the changelog for all details. It should be an easy upgrade if you’re on 2.0 or 2.1, just swap out the wheels folder.
https://cfwheels.org/blog/cfwheels-2-2-released/

TryCF.com now supports Adobe ColdFusion 2021
https://trycf.com/

Reminder: Updates to ColdFusion 2016 will end Feb 2021

As Charlie Arehart states in his blog: Are you still running ColdFusion 2016? Did you know that its "core" support (meaning, public updates from Adobe) will end in just a couple of months, Feb 21 2021? Same for CFBuilder 2016.
The recent release of CF2021 is a great sign for the continued vitality of CF, but this looming deadline is a reminder that as the years roll on, we not only get new versions but we say good-bye to old ones.
Wondering what you can do? or when CF2018 or CF2021 support ends? And what's the difference between "core" and paid Adobe support plans? For more on these, as well as official Adobe documentation that discusses such things, read on.
https://www.carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2020/11/23/cf2016_support_ends_feb_2021 

Help us get CFML listed on Sentry.io

Giancarlo Gomez started a thread on Sentry.io to get CFML on the Create Project view. As he mentions in the thread, we have a couple of Sentry plugins available, one he created, and one by Brad.
Let’s get behind this thread, like, reply, and make a little noise for CFML.
https://forum.sentry.io/t/adding-coldfusion-as-a-platform/11875

RESCHEDULED - Seattle CFUG - Hands-on deep-dive into interacting with the Thinkific API.

Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM PST
RESCHEDULED FROM Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Hosted by - William Frankhouser and Leon O'Daniel
This meeting features an hands-on deep-dive into interacting with the Thinkific API.
Thinkific is one of the top platforms for online course delivery. This meetup builds upon the concepts shared at the October 2020 Seattle ColdFusion User Group Meeting to provide a hands-on experience interacting with the Thinkific API.
https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-ColdFusion-User-Group/events/274050264/

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