Acunetix sunsets support for Windows 8 and Server 2012

Acunetix Premium releases update 15.7 for Windows and Linux. This update will sunset support for Windows 8, Server 2012, and Server 2012 R2.

Users are encouraged to upgrade to the next major OS version (e.g., Windows 8.1 → Windows 10, Server 2012/R2 → Server 2016, 2019, or 2022) for continued Acunetix version updates. 15.7 updates will be the last compatible with the mentioned operating systems.

Closed Beta: Internal Site Scanning with Acunetix On-Demand:

• The closed beta version introduces internal site scanning for Acunetix on-demand users.
• Users can deploy a Docker-based Internal Agent to scan internal websites, ensuring the latest engine usage and results reporting back to Acunetix on-demand.
• Interested users can express interest in the closed beta program by contacting Acunetix Support with the subject line “Opt in for the internal scanning beta program.”

New Features:

• Support was added for internal site scanning (Closed beta feature).
• Automated detection of WSDL during crawling.
• There is a new security check for SOAP WS addressing server-side request forgery.

Improvements:

• .NET sensor now supports .NET 6.0 for Windows and Linux.
• Updated WordPress plugin vulnerabilities.
• Updated WordPress core vulnerabilities.
• Updated Software Composition Analysis (SCA) database.

Fixes:

• Resolved time validation issue on the Scheduling Scan dialog.
• Added time validation for scheduling scans.

Upgrade Instructions:

• Users on Acunetix build 15.x can initiate an automatic upgrade from the new build notification on the About page.
• Users on Acunetix build 14.x or earlier need to download Acunetix from the provided link and use their license key for activation.

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