Security Flaw Allowed Attackers to Take Control Over PCs Connected to a Huawei 4G USB Modem

Security Flaw Allowed Attackers to Take Control Over PCs Connected to a Huawei 4G USB Modem

Huawei fixed the issue and has prepared new firmware

Security Researcher Disappointed with How an XSS Bug Was Fixed in Drupal 8

Security Researcher Disappointed with How an XSS Bug Was Fixed in Drupal 8

Researcher finds reflected XSS bug in Drupal 8

Backdoor in Cisco's WebVPN Service Allows Hackers to Steal Corporate Passwords

Backdoor in Cisco's WebVPN Service Allows Hackers to Steal Corporate Passwords

The backdoor was being loaded via a hidden XSS attack

Huawei 3G Router Goes Unnoticed All These Years Sporting XSS, CSRF, and DoS Bugs

Huawei 3G Router Goes Unnoticed All These Years Sporting XSS, CSRF, and DoS Bugs

Huawei's B260A 3G router was a complete mess

Stored XSS in Jetpack Plugin Allows Attackers to Run Code in the WordPress Backend

Stored XSS in Jetpack Plugin Allows Attackers to Run Code in the WordPress Backend

XSS bug affected Jetpack's custom contact form module

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 22nd, 2015
Attackers Could Have Wiped Mobile Devices in an SAP Afaria Network with One SMS

Attackers Could Have Wiped Mobile Devices in an SAP Afaria Network with One SMS

They could have also taken control over connected devices in an Afaria network using a simple stored XSS

GitHub Implements Subresource Integrity to Better Protect Itself from XSS Attacks

GitHub Implements Subresource Integrity to Better Protect Itself from XSS Attacks

Company opts to prevent rather than fix security problems

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 17th, 2015
Microsoft Patches XSS Vulnerability in SharePoint 2013

Microsoft Patches XSS Vulnerability in SharePoint 2013

XSS flaw allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML via improperly sanitized input fields

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 15th, 2015
WordPress 4.3.1 Available for Download, Fixes Two XSS Vulnerabilities

WordPress 4.3.1 Available for Download, Fixes Two XSS Vulnerabilities

WP 4.3.1 also fixes a privilege escalation issue

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 3rd, 2015
Netflix Open Sources XSS Flaw Detection System That Works Across Applications

Netflix Open Sources XSS Flaw Detection System That Works Across Applications

Security experts can now debug broad-ranging XSS bugs

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 2nd, 2015
PayPal XSS Vulnerability Found, Fixed Before Being Exploited

PayPal XSS Vulnerability Found, Fixed Before Being Exploited

The stored XSS (fixed now) affected Firefox users only

Infographic: How XSS Attacks Work

Infographic: How XSS Attacks Work

6% of the top 1000 websites have been victims of XSS attacks

PayPal Fixes XSS Flaw That Allowed Access to Unencrypted Credit Card Details

PayPal Fixes XSS Flaw That Allowed Access to Unencrypted Credit Card Details

White hat hacker earns himself $750 / €665

Popcorn Time Vulnerable to XSS Attacks and Remote Code Execution

Popcorn Time Vulnerable to XSS Attacks and Remote Code Execution

Attackers can easily access and read the user's local files

SAP HANA Databases Vulnerable to XSS and SQL Injections

SAP HANA Databases Vulnerable to XSS and SQL Injections

SAP encryption issues exposed client credentials

Synology Products Affected by Multiple Vulnerabilities

Synology Products Affected by Multiple Vulnerabilities

Manufacturer releases updates to fix the problems

Researcher Reports Vulnerabilities in SoundCloud Service

Researcher Reports Vulnerabilities in SoundCloud Service

SoundCloud is sufficiently popular for potential abuse

 
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