WriteFreely

Our latest patch version contains a critical security fix for closed-registration instances, along with some minor bug fixes and improvements to the UI.

Security

• This fixes a vulnerability where anyone could use an invalid invite code to create accounts on closed-registration instances (#1723). Fixed by @snullp in https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1724.

User-Facing Changes

• Fix Material icons in Safari by @thebaer in https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1726
• Fix collection / post rendering in Chorus mode by @thebaer in https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1719
• ActivityPub: Fix duplicated post signature and potential HTML entities in the title by @thebaer in https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1720

Admin-Facing Changes

• make OAuth Adapter RFC-compliant by @mpldr in https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1679
• Fix unquoted From address and phantom recipient in mailer by @thebaer in https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1721

Developer-Facing Changes

• Add tests for signup, templates, and mailer by @thebaer in https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1725

Dependencies and minor fixes

• Bump golang.org/x/net from 0.56.0 to 0.57.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1715

Upgrading from v0.17.x or earlier

1. Download the latest release for your operating system and architecture
2. Stop running your writefreely server
3. Replace all files in your installation (except for the keys directory) with the ones in the archive
4. (Only when upgrading from < v0.17.0) Update your database by running:

   writefreely db migrate

5. Start your writefreely server again

If you’re upgrading from a much earlier version, follow the instructions in each previous release.

New Contributors

• @mpldr made their first contribution in https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1679

Full Changelog: https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/compare/v0.17.1…v0.17.2