Google Chrome Once Again Target of Malicious Extensions

Researchers at network security vendor ICEBRG recently discovered four malicious extensions in the official Google Chrome Web Store with a combined user count of more than 500,000, and as with past incidents, the implications are serious for both consumers and enterprises. ICEBRG notified Google...

Design/Logic Flaw

Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, failed to require a user gesture for powerful download operations, which allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page...

Nemucod Infections Moving Locky Over Facebook

Update: Facebook has said that some of the Nemucod infections spreading over Facebook Messenger are not dropping Locky ransomware on victims’ computers as was initially reported. A Facebook spokesperson told Threatpost: “We maintain a number of automated systems to help stop harmful links and fil...

Mozilla Firefox Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation in the United States. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 50, which stems from the fact that WebExtensions can use the mozAddonManager API, and can be exploited by...

chromium-browser: potential leak of sensitive information to malicious extensions

The Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 incorrectly relies on GetOrigin method calls for origin comparisons, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted extension...

Moneybird: Malicious File Upload

This researcher found a vulnerability in which it was possible to upload attachments with malicious extensions. We have implemented a security filter to prevent these attachments to be uploaded...

Google Chrome < 50.0.2661.75 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 50.0.2661.75. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 201604stable-channel-update13 advisory. - Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 allow attackers...

Google Chrome Potential leak of sensitive information to malicious extensions (CVE-2016-1658)

Last Google Chrome release for Chrome 50.0.2661.75 contains the fix for a security low bug I found CVE-2016-1658. When first I found this bug I was under the impression it could be an UXSS. Quickly after I reported I started to realize that this wasn't as exploitable though. The issue per se was...

Google Adds Feature to Keep Malware Out of Chrome Web Store

Google is adding more security controls to its browser-based Chrome Web Store by adding a new application-vetting feature called ‘Enhanced Item Validation.’ For all intents and purposes, the search giant claims that the new policy will only impact application developers in that they will have to...

Google Hardens Chrome To Block Malicious Extensions

Google says it has taken extra steps to counter the threat posed by malicious extensions to its Chrome Web browser, after incidents in which malicious extensions were used to power online scams. The search giant announced on its Web page that it has changed the way users can add third party brows...

CVE-2007-6689

Menalto Gallery before 2.2.4 does not properly check for malicious file extensions during file uploads, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 1 Core application or 2 MIME module...

CVE-2007-6689

Menalto Gallery before 2.2.4 does not properly check for malicious file extensions during file uploads, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 1 Core application or 2 MIME module...

Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Mozilla Thunderbird is the next-generation mail client from the Mozilla project. Description The following vulnerabilities were found and fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird: Mark Dowd from ISS X-Force reported an exploitable heap overrun in the GIF processing of obsolete Netscape extension 2...