XSS

Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2018
SaaS webservice for Seagate’s GoFlex Home Storage devices vulnerable to MiTM and XSS

Security expert found more than 33000 Seagate’s GoFlex Home network-attached storage (NAS) devices vulnerable exposed online. Seagate has patched several vulnerabilities in its Personal Cloud and GoFlex products, but unfortunately, some flaws remain unpatched. In September, researcher Aditya K. Sood discovered vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers to launch cross-site scripting (XSS) and man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks against […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2017
Formidable Forms plugin vulnerabilities expose WordPress sites attacks

A researcher from Finland-based company Klikki Oy has discovered several vulnerabilities in the Formidable Forms plugin that expose websites to attacks. The researcher Jouko Pynnönen from Finland-based company Klikki Oy has discovered several vulnerabilities in the Formidable Forms plugin the expose websites to attacks. The Formidable Forms plugin allows users to easily create contact pages, polls and surveys, and many other kinds […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2017
Researcher spotted flaws in the web-based version of popular Sarahah app

A security researcher discovered a number of embarrassing vulnerabilities in the popular anonymous feedback app Sarahah. The anonymous feedback app Sarahah makes the headlines once again, according to the according to security researcher Scott Helme, the web-based version of the app is plagued with security flaws. Sarahah mobile app allows users to receive anonymous feedback […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2017
October 2017 Oracle Critical Patch Update addresses 252 Vulnerabilities

Oracle released the October 2017 Critical Patch Update (CPU) that addresses a total of 252 security vulnerabilities that affect multiple products. Most of the vulnerabilities fixed by Oracle could be remotely exploitable without authentication. This is the last Oracle Critical Patch Update of 2017, this year the tech giant already resolved 1119 vulnerabilities, or 22% […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2017
Expert disclosed 10 zero-day vulnerabilities in D-Link DIR 850L wireless routers

The security researcher Pierre Kim has discovered ten critical zero-day vulnerabilities in D-Link DIR 850L routers and invites users to stop using them. The security researcher Pierre Kim has discovered ten critical zero-day vulnerabilities in routers from networking equipment manufacturer D-Link that open owners to cyber attacks. The flawed devices are the D-Link DIR 850L wireless AC1200 dual-band […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2017
Do you use Adobe Flash Player? You should update it now!

Adobe released new versions of Flash Player and Connect web conferencing software to fix important and critical vulnerabilities. According to the security advisory published by Adobe for Flash Player, the new version 26.0.0.137 patches three critical vulnerabilities, including a remote code execution flaw tracked as CVE-2017-3099 that can be exploited by attackers to take full control of affected systems. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2017
WordPress 4.7.5 release addresses six security vulnerabilities

The new WordPress 4.7.5 release fixes six security vulnerabilities affecting version 4.7.4 and earlier, including XSS, CSRF, SSRF flaws. The WordPress 4.7.5 release patches six vulnerabilities affecting version 4.7.4 and earlier. The latest version addresses cross-site scripting (XSS), cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaws. Below the list of the security issues fixed […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2017
SAP Patches 17 security flaws, the lowest number of monthly update over the past 6 months

SAP issued the May 2017 Security Update that addresses 17 security Vulnerabilities. On Tuesday SAP released the May 2017 security update that addresses 17 vulnerabilities in its products, 9 of them were released on this Security Patch Day. “On 9th of May 2017, SAP Security Patch Day saw the release of 9 security notes. Additionally, there were […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2017
How to get admin credentials from TP-Link M5350 3G/Wi-Fi modem with a text message

A German security researcher discovered how to retrieve the admin credentials from a TP-Link M5350 3G/Wi-Fi modem with an evil text message Some bugs are very strange and dangerous, this is the case of a flaw affecting the TP-Link’s M5350 3G/Wi-Fi router that can expose admin credentials to an evil text message. The bug was discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2017
Serious flaws in Western Digital My Cloud NAS devices allow attackers to fully control them

Researchers discovered serious issues in Western Digital My Cloud NAS that can be exploited by attackers to gain root control of the affected devices. Western Digital Corporation network-attached storage owners were warned of Critical flaws in Western Digital NAS boxes of the My Cloud NAS line could be exploited by remote attackers to gain remote control […]