Since the release of 3.8.7 PL3, hundreds of vulnerabilities (SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting, etc.) have been discovered in the vBulletin 3.x branch. vBulletin (the company) released subsequent patches (like 3.8.11) to address these, but a "nulled" version of an old patch level won't include these fixes. You are essentially building a house with no locks on the doors. 4. Better (and Free) Alternatives

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The safety of your community depends entirely on the decisions you make about the software that powers it. Choose security and legality over shortcuts and vulnerabilities.