Malicious Chrome extensions can steal data by abusing Sync feature

By Saad Rajpoot Security Researcher reveals malicious use of Chrome extension- C&C and data exfiltration possible through Sync Feature. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malicious Chrome extensions can steal data by abusing Sync feature...

Revive Adserver 5.1.0 Cross Site Scripting

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It is an offensive tool for exploiting vulnerabilities in software. The repository contains a Python script that exploits a vulnerability in a software product. The script is designed to be used by a penetration tester or a security researcher to test the security of the software. The script uses...

Revive Adserver 5.0.5 Cross Site Scripting / Open Redirect

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Enjin: Reset password policy isn't consistent with registration / change password policy.

The security researcher identified that the password policy on the reset password page wasn't consistent with the policy set forth on the registration and change password pages. The minimum characters, on the reset password page, was only for 6 characters whereas the other pages require a minimum...

Pre-Authorization Limited Arbitrary File Read in Jira Server - CVE-2020-29453

The CachingResourceDownloadRewriteRule class in Jira Server and Jira Data Center allowed unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files within WEB-INF and META-INF directories via an incorrect path access check. h3. Affected versions: version 8.5.11 8.6.0 ≤ version 8.13.3 8.14.0 ≤ versi...

Enjin: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

The security researcher was able to execute CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type through a legacy API endpoint used to upload images. This file was directly upload to our CDN with the appropriate MIME time of the file...

Finding the Location of Telegram Users

Security researcher Ahmed Hassan has shown that spoofing the Androids "People Nearby" feature allows him to pinpoint the physical location of Telegram users: Using readily available software and a rooted Android device, hes able to spoof the location his device reports to Telegram servers. By usi...

An iOS hacker tries Android

Written by Brandon Azad, when working at Project Zero One of the amazing aspects of working at Project Zero is having the flexibility to direct my own research agenda. My prior work has almost exclusively focused on iOS exploitation, but back in August, I thought it could be interesting to try...

Exfiltrating Data from Air-Gapped Computers via Wi-Fi Signals (Without Wi-Fi Hardware)

A security researcher has demonstrated that sensitive data could be exfiltrated from air-gapped computers via a novel technique that leverages Wi-Fi signals as a covert channel—surprisingly, without requiring the presence of Wi-Fi hardware on the targeted systems. Dubbed "AIR-FI," the attack hing...

DNS Filtering: A Top Battle Front Against Malware and Phishing

Peter Lowe With the proliferation of malicious websites, domain name system DNS filtering has been adopted as an effective method for blacklisting content and blocking out suspicious webpages. Peter Lowe, security researcher with DNSFilter, talks to Cody Hackett on this week’s Threatpost Podcast...

German users targeted with Gootkit banker or REvil ransomware

This blog post was authored by Hasherezade and Jérôme Segura On November 23, we received an alert from a partner about a resurgence of Gootkit infections in Germany. Gootkit is a very capable banking Trojan that has been around since 2014 and possesses a number of functionalities such as keystrok...

TurkeyBombing Puts New Twist on Zoom Abuse

Millions of family and friends, forced to spend Thanksgiving socially distant, are being targeted by cybercriminals as they turn to video platforms like Zoom to virtually be together. In this ongoing attack, cybersecurity experts warn, victims are targeted with a Zoom-related and...

Facebook Messenger Bug Allows Spying on Android Users

Facebook has patched a significant flaw in the Android version of Facebook Messenger that could have allowed attackers to spy on users and potentially identify their surroundings without them knowing. Natalie Silvanovich, a security researcher at Google Project Zero, discovered the vulnerability,...

2 More Google Chrome Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation

Google is asking Chrome desktop users to prepare to update their browsers once again as two more zero-day vulnerabilities have been identified in the software. Both allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to compromise an affected system via the web. And both are being actively exploited in the...

MISSIONS — The Next Level of Interactive Developer Security Training

If organizations want to get serious about software security, they need to empower their engineers to play a defensive role against cyberattacks as they craft their code. The problem is, developers haven't had the most inspiring introduction to security training over the years, and anything that...

Pre-Authorization Limited Arbitrary File Read in Confluence Server - CVE-2020-29448

The ConfluenceResourceDownloadRewriteRule class in Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center allowed unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files within WEB-INF and META-INF directories via an incorrect path access check. h3. Affected versions: version 6.13.18 6.14.0 ≤ version 7.4....

WordPress < 5.5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Change Theme Background

Description Erwan, a security researcher from the WPScan team, discovered and responsibly disclosed a Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to change the background image of the theme. For a successful attack, a privileged authenticated WordPre...

Did a Security Researcher Guess Trump’s Twitter Password?

Plus: An Among Us spam attack, China’s favorite vulnerabilities, and more of the week’s top security news...

The Now-Defunct Firms Behind 8chan, QAnon

Some of the worlds largest Internet firms have taken steps to crack down on disinformation spread by QAnon conspiracy theorists and the hate-filled anonymous message board 8chan. But according to a California-based security researcher, those seeking to de-platform these communities may have...