Drupal 7 Sites at Risk as Popular Module Loses Security Support

When a widely used Drupal 7 module like Views Slideshow, with 70,000 site installations, becomes unsupported, it triggers significant security concerns across the Drupal community. Klaus Purer discusses this issue in a recent blog post on D7Security, highlighting how the decision by maintainers to mark the module as unsupported led to thousands of warning emails being sent to site owners. 

This action, driven by the maintainers no longer running Drupal 7 sites, inadvertently left a large user base vulnerable. D7Security has stepped in to take over the module’s maintenance, ensuring continued security support, but only for those who are aware and have followed their guidelines. The blog emphasizes the importance of not marking modules as unsupported without considering alternatives, urging maintainers to collaborate with groups like D7Security to prevent similar issues in the future.