WP GDPR Compliance <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Call Any Action or Update Any Option

The plugin WP GDPR Compliance allows unauthenticated users to execute any action and to update any database value. If the request data form is available for unauthenticated users, even unauthenticated users are able to do this. See references for discussion of the issue. The problem is in the fil...

WP GDPR Compliance <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Call Any Action or Update Any Option

The plugin WP GDPR Compliance allows unauthenticated users to execute any action and to update any database value. If the request data form is available for unauthenticated users, even unauthenticated users are able to do this. See references for discussion of the issue. The problem is in the fil...

WordPress WP GDPR Compliance Plugin Privilege Escalation

The Wordpress GDPR Compliance plugin use auxiliary/admin/http/wp/gdprcomplianceprivesc msf undefinedgdprcomplianceprivesc show actions ...actions... msf undefinedgdprcomplianceprivesc set ACTION msf undefinedgdprcomplianceprivesc show options ...show and set options... msf...

GDPR’s First 150 Days Impact on the U.S.

Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly entered the data privacy fray earlier this month, praising the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation GDPR. At the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Conference ICDPPC, Cook advocated for GDPR rules to have a far-reaching...

UK Slaps Facebook with $645K Fine Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

The UK has fined Facebook $645,000 over Cambridge Analytica’s data harvesting practices, which exploited the data of 87 million users of the social network. That represents a gnat bite for the tech giant, which generated $5.1 billion in net profit in the second quarter of the year. However, the...

Facebook Fined £500,000 for Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal

Facebook has finally been slapped with its first fine of £500,000 for allowing political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly gather and misuse data of 87 million users. The fine has been imposed by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office ICO and was calculated using the UK's old...

WordPress GDPR Compliance Plugin Privilege Escalation (CVE-2018-19207)

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in WordPress GDPR Compliance Plugin. The vulnerability is due to a missing authorization at the "userscanregister" action. A remote authenticated attacker may exploit this vulnerability to gain administrator privileges...

WordPress wp-live-chat-support plugin cross-site scripting vulnerability (CNVD-2020-28776)

WordPress is the WordPress Software Foundation's set of blogging platform developed using the PHP language, the platform supports PHP and MySQL servers to set up a personal blog site. wp-live-chat-support plugin is used in one of the live chat plugin . A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists ...

PT-2018-14475 · WordPress · Wp-Live-Chat-Support

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: wp-live-chat-support version 8.0.15 Description: A security issue exists in the wp-live-chat-support plugin for WordPress. The problem is related to the term parameter in the "modules/gdpr.php" file. This issue can be exploited through a...

‘Secure by Design’ & SB-327. Standards for a secure IoT?

The ‘Secure by Design’ guidance for consumer IoT security from the UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport DCMS is coming shortly. In the meantime we’ve seen SB-327 from California legislators, mandating some basic security standards for consumer smart tech. Both are big steps...

The Effects of GDPR's 72-Hour Notification Rule

The EU's GDPR regulation requires companies to report a breach within 72 hours. Alex Stamos, former Facebook CISO now at Stanford University, points out how this can be a problem: Interesting impact of the GDPR 72-hour deadline: companies announcing breaches before investigations are complete. 1...

Facebook Finds 'No Evidence' Hackers Accessed Connected Third-Party Apps

When Facebook last weekend disclosed a massive data breach—that compromised access tokens for more than 50 million accounts—many feared that the stolen tokens could have been used to access other third-party services, including Instagram and Tinder, through Facebook login. Good news is that...

British Airways Hack Triggers GDPR Concerns, as World Awaits Windows 0-Day Patch

A swipe of confidential data from almost 400,000 British Airways customers. A string of app takedowns at the Mac App Store after exfiltration findings. A gargantuan data breach at a Chinese hotel chain. An unpatched zero-day Windows bug exploited in the wild. These are some of the security news...

GDPR 101: Monitoring & Maintaining Compliance After the Deadline

Discussions about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation GDPR reached a crescendo on May 25, the compliance deadline, but many companies continue seeking guidance. The reason: A majority of companies missed the deadline, according to estimates from various sources, including Gartner, Crowd...

Yahoo Persists in Scanning Emails for In-Depth Ad-Targeting

While the rest of the U.S. tech industry is taking steps to assuage consumer concerns over privacy and data-harvesting, Yahoo is selling off the ability to scan more than 200 million Yahoo Mail inboxes for rich user data that might be used for marketing purposes. Verizon’s Oath unit, which owns...

Static vs Dynamic Data Masking: Why Are We Still Comparing the Two?

Earlier this month a leading analyst released their annual report on the state of Data Masking as a component of the overall Data Security sector; which included commentary on what’s known as ‘static’ data masking and an alternative solution known as ‘dynamic’ data masking. And these two solution...

cityplug.be XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-668131 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| cityplug.be Open Bug Bounty Program:| View Open Bug Bounty Program Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A...

Node.js third-party modules: [express-cart] Customer and admin email enumeration through MongoDB injection

I would like to report an injection in express-cart It allows to enumerate the email address of the customers and the administrators. Module module name: express-cart version: 1.1.7 npm page: https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-cart Module Description expressCart is a fully functional shopping...

Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Security Technology and GDPR

Many of our customers conducting business in Europe are concerned about how the new General Data Protection Regulation "GDPR" impacts the ability to protect their organization's data, network and IT system resources. In particular, many worry that the requirements of GDPR will restrict their...

Spam and phishing in Q2 2018

Quarterly highlights GDPR as a phishing opportunity In the first quarter, we discussed spam designed to exploit GDPR General Data Protection Regulation, which came into effect on May 25, 2018. Back then spam traffic was limited to invitations to participate in workshops and other educational even...