WordPress has issued a security release, patching a SOME vulnerability in Plupload, and a reflected cross-site scripting bug in MediaElement.js.
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Exploiting 1-byte buffer overflows
Matías Porolli shows how exploit another classic buffer overflow vulnerability, in which the ebp register is moved to execute an arbitrary code.
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Hacker Arrested after Exposing Flaws in Elections Site
A security researcher disclosed vulnerabilities in the poorly secured web domains of a Florida county elections, but he ended up in handcuffs on criminal hacking charges and jailed for six hours Wednesday.
Security researcher David Michael Levin was arrested and charged by the United States law enforcement after breaking into and disclosing some serious vulnerabilities in a couple of
After authentication comes authorization and access control
In our first post in this series, we talked about authentication. The focus shifts to authorization and access control, says ESET’s Lysa Myers.
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Yahoo Releases Second Wave of Unsealed FISC Documents
Yahoo releases a second wave of unsealed documents tied to its battle with the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
FCC takes initiative to Speed Up Mobile Security Updates
In Brief
The Smartphone users are fed up with slow security updates, so two United States federal agencies have launched an official inquiry to know how manufacturers and carriers deal with mobile phone security updates and what they are doing to roll out patches as quickly as possible.
The Smartphone patch update mechanism is broken, and someone has to fix it.
Most smartphone models are
Top tech firms ordered to disclose approach to mobile patches
Top tech organizations have been “ordered” to disclose their approach to security updates with mobile devices.
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Stanford University – Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Posted by Vulnerability Lab on May 10
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Stanford University – Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1829
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2016-05-09
Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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1829
Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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7.8
Product & Service Introduction:…
Trend Micro Direct Pass – Filter Bypass & Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Posted by Vulnerability Lab on May 10
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Trend Micro Direct Pass – Filter Bypass & Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1716
Trend Micro Security ID: 1-1-1039900197
Release Date:
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2016-05-01
Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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1716
Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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WordPress Truemag Theme – Client Side Cross Site Scripting Web Vulnerability
Posted by Vulnerability Lab on May 10
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Wordpress Truemag Theme – Client Side Cross Site Scripting Web Vulnerability
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1839
Release Date:
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2016-04-29
Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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1839
Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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3.3
Product & Service Introduction:…