Russia Clamps Down on VPNs, Furthering Restrictions on Internet Access

By Deeba Ahmed Russia Tightens Grip on Internet Freedom: VPN Ban Sparks Concerns. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russia Clamps Down on VPNs, Furthering Restrictions on Internet Access...

GHSA-R9RV-9MH8-PXF4 Nervos CKB BlockTimeTooNew should not be considered as invalid block

Impact Currently, when a node receives a block in future according to its local wall clock, it will mark the block as invalid and ban the peer. If the header's timestamp is more than 15 seconds ahead of our current time. In that case, the header may become valid in the future, and we don't want t...

Nervos CKB BlockTimeTooNew should not be considered as invalid block

Impact Currently, when a node receives a block in future according to its local wall clock, it will mark the block as invalid and ban the peer. If the header's timestamp is more than 15 seconds ahead of our current time. In that case, the header may become valid in the future, and we don't want t...

Italian Data Protection Watchdog Accuses ChatGPT of Privacy Violations

Italy's data protection authority DPA has notified ChatGPT-maker OpenAI of supposedly violating privacy laws in the region. "The available evidence pointed to the existence of breaches of the provisions contained in the E.U. GDPR General Data Protection Regulation," the Garante per la protezione...

CLSA-2023-1703785140 openssh: Fix of CVE-2023-51385

CVE-2023-51385: ban user/hostnames with most shell metacharacters in command line...

openssh: Fix of CVE-2023-51385

CVE-2023-51385: ban user/hostnames with most shell metacharacters in command line...

CLSA-2023-1703612727 openssh: Fix of CVE-2023-51385

CVE-2023-51385: ban user/hostnames with most shell metacharacters in command line...

CLSA-2023-1703612125 openssh: Fix of CVE-2023-51385

CVE-2023-51385: ban user/hostnames with most shell metacharacters in command line...

CLSA-2023-1703610859 Fix CVE(s): CVE-2023-51385

SECURITY UPDATE: possible OS command injection - debian/patches/CVE-2023-51385.patch: ban user/hostnames with most shell metacharacters in command line - CVE-2023-51385...

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`bit-flags` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

This crate was part of a typosquatting malware cluster published by the user alexrichton to run an arbitrary malware payload on Windows hosts. This advisory is to retrospectively document this attempted attack. The version information and download records of the malicious crate are no longer...

The vulnerability of the WP-Ban plugin of the WordPress content management system allows a hacker to execute XSS attacks.

The vulnerability of the WP-Ban plugin of the WordPress content management system is related to the lack of measures taken to protect the website’s structure. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to carry out XSS attacks...

The Bin Laden Letter Is Being Weaponized by the Far Right

Far-right influencers and right-wing lawmakers are using the spread of Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America” to call for a TikTok ban and boost decades old conspiracies...

Canada Bans WeChat and Kaspersky Apps On Government Devices

Canada on Monday announced a ban on the use of apps from Tencent and Kaspersky on government mobile devices, citing an "unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security." "The Government of Canada is committed to keeping government information and networks secure," the Canadian government said...

CVE-2023-4153

The BAN Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to a missing capability check on the 'w3devsavebanusersettingscallback' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber,...

CVE-2023-4153

The BAN Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to a missing capability check on the 'w3devsavebanusersettingscallback' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber,...

Design/Logic Flaw

The BAN Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to a missing capability check on the 'w3devsavebanusersettingscallback' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber,...

CVE-2023-4153

The CVE-2023-4153 entry concerns the BAN Users WordPress plugin (versions

WordPress plugin BAN Users security vulnerability

WordPress and WordPress plugin are both products of the WordPress Foundation.WordPress is a blogging platform developed using the PHP language. The platform supports personal blog sites on PHP and MySQL servers.WordPress plugin is an application plugin. A security vulnerability exists in the...

WordPress BAN Users Plugin <= 1.5.3 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation

Software BAN Users Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 1.5.3 Fixed in N/A OWASP Top 10 A7: Identification and Authentication Failures Classification Privilege Escalation CVE CVE-2023-4153 Patch priority High CVSS severity High 8.8 Developer Claim ownership PSID ec1ffb5bed37 Credits Lana Codes...