CVE-2022-34971

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Advertising Management module of Feehi CMS v2.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHP file...

PT-2022-22467 · Feehicms · Feehicms

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Feehi CMS version 2.1.1 Description: An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Advertising Management module allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHP file. Recommendations: For Feehi CMS version 2.1.1, consider disabli...

CVE-2022-34971: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Advertising Management module of Feehi CMS v2.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHP file...

Hackers for Hire: Adversaries Employ ‘Cyber Mercenaries’

A for-hire cybercriminal group is feeling the talent-drought in tech just like the rest of the sector and has resorted to recruiting so-called “cyber-mercenaries” to carry out specific illicit hacks that are part of larger criminal campaigns. Dubbed Atlas Intelligence Group A.I.G., the cybergang...

Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking < 1.0.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The plugin does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfilteredhtml capability is disallowed. Due to the nature of this plugin, well crafted XSS can also leak into the frontpage. PoC Put the followi...

WordPress Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking (UET) plugin <= 1.0.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability discovered by Chowdhury Faizal Ahammed in WordPress Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking UET plugin versions = 1.0.3. Solution Update the WordPress Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking UET plugin to the latest availab...

Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking < 1.0.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The plugin does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfilteredhtml capability is disallowed. Due to the nature of this plugin, well crafted XSS can also leak into the frontpage. Put the following...

PT-2022-4952 · Microsoft · Advertising Universal Event Tracking (Uet) Wordpress Plugin

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking UET WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.0.4 Description: The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when the unfiltered html capability ...

MAL-2022-484 Malicious code in @otvet/advertising (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 4794143eca43e3411cd4ddaff32676ac1ee6bcb8b03ae39e6051fbf35dd2b9b6 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

TrustPid is another worrying, imperfect attempt to replace tracking cookies

German ISPs are considering the introduction of TrustPid, a new type of “supercookie” that comprises of a unique identifier which will be issued for each customer that will be able to track what that customer is doing online. The providers are trying to sell this idea by telling the public that t...

Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing

The Federal Trade Commission FTC and the Department of Justice DOJ have ordered Twitter to pay a $150M penalty for using users account security data deceptively. The deception violates an FTC order from 2011, that bars Twitter from "misleading consumers about the extent to which it protects the...

Twitter Fined $150 Million for Misusing Users' Data for Advertising Without Consent

Twitter, which is in the process of being acquired by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has agreed to pay $150 million to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC to settle allegations that it abused non-public information collected for security purposes to serve targeted ads. In addition to the monetary penalty...

Biden wants stronger privacy protections, no targeted ads for children

On March 1, US President Joe Biden gave his first State of the Union Address SOTU speech to Congress. In it, Biden highlighted the dire need to get help for teens with mental health issues. He demanded tech companies implement more robust privacy protections for kids and teens using their online...

Google Drops FLoC and Introduces Topics API to Replace Tracking Cookies for Ads

Google on Tuesday announced that it is abandoning its controversial plans for replacing third-party cookies in favor of a new Privacy Sandbox proposal called Topics, which categorizes users' browsing habits into approximately 350 topics. The new mechanism, which takes the place of FLoC short for...

UK Government to Launch PR Campaign Undermining End-to-End Encryption

Rolling Stone is reporting that the UK government has hired the M&C Saatchi advertising agency to launch an anti-encryption advertising campaign. Presumably theyll lean heavily on the "think of the children!" rhetoric were seeing in this current wave of the crypto wars. The technical eavesdroppin...

The Facebook Pixel Hunt aims to unravel Facebook’s tracking methods. Will you join?

Browser developer Mozilla has announced a research project to provide insights into, and data about, a space that’s opaque to policymakers, researchers and users themselves. Tracking the trackers is the name of the game. Give up some of your data voluntarily to stop the involuntary collection by...

What is a search engine and why does anyone care which one you use?

An attempt at a simple definition: a search engine is a software system that allows users to find content on the Internet based on their input. The introduction of the major search engines brought about huge changes in the way we use the Internet. There is a wealth of knowledge available for thos...

ICO challenges adtech to step up privacy protection

The UK Information Commissioners Office ICO wants the advertising industry to come up with new initiatives that address the risks of adtech, and take account of data protection requirements from the outset. The ICO is an independent body set up to uphold information rights. The technology that is...

Smart TV adverts put a wrinkle in your programming

Smart TVs are back in the news due to the potential pitfalls of embedded advertising. It may come as a surprise to some, but these devices aren’t particularly new. As far back as 2013, security researchers were already exploring the issues related to internet connected televisions in a home...

CVE-2021-43032

In XenForo through 2.2.7, a threat actor with access to the admin panel can create a new Advertisement via the Advertising function, and save an XSS payload in the body of the HTML document. This payload will execute globally on the client side...