Pluck (software)

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pluck
pluck administration center
Developer(s)	Pluck development team
Stable release	4.7 / August 20, 2011 (2011-08-20)
Written in	PHP
Type	Content Management System
License	GNU General Public License
Website	http://www.pluck-cms.org/

Pluck, also known as pluck-cms, is an open source content management system, written in the PHP scripting language. It allows for webpage creation for users with little or no programming experience, and, unlike most content management systems, does not use a database to store its data. Pluck also includes a module system, which allows developers to integrate custom functionality into the system.^[1]

Functionality

Pluck has the following functionality:^[2]

Page creation
Theming system
Module support
Trashcan

It includes 3 default modules:

Albums
Blog
Contact form

More functionality can be added through the module system.^[1]

History

CMSsystem login page

The first version of pluck was released in 2005 under the name CMSsystem. It was a "one man project", and the code wasn't released under an open source license. Version 2 and 3 where released in 2005 and 2006 respectively, though the exact dates are unknown.^[3]

4.2 was the first version with the name pluck, and also the first version released under the GNU General Public License.^[3]

Vulnerabilities

According to Secunia, pluck currently (as of July 2013) has 1 unpatched security advisory (out of 7 total).^[4] The vulnerability allows arbitrary PHP code to be executed and is rated highly critical.^[5] Although the development code has been patched since November 2012, the latest stable release (4.7) available for download is still vulnerable.^[6]

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