Microsoft vs Google spat sees users rolling back security updates to fix browser issues

We like to imagine were in total control of our desktop experience, carefully curated to look and work the way we want it to. However, every so often a story comes along which reminds us how little control we have when the big players notice one another's existence. A recent Windows update really...

Reddit: Regression on dest parameter sanitization doesn't check scheme/websafe destinations

A vulnerability was discovered in Reddit's login page where the "dest" parameter was not properly sanitized, allowing an attacker to perform a JavaScript-based Open Redirect attack. This could lead to Cross-Site Scripting XSS injection and potential cookie theft. An attacker could exploit this...

Browser Security Survey: 87% of SaaS Adopters Exposed to Browser-borne Attacks

The browser serves as the primary interface between the on-premises environment, the cloud, and the web in the modern enterprise. Therefore, the browser is also exposed to multiple types of cyber threats and operational risks. In light of this significant challenge, how are CISOs responding?...

ChatGPT's Data Protection Blind Spots and How Security Teams Can Solve Them

In the short time since their inception, ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms have rightfully gained the reputation of ultimate productivity boosters. However, the very same technology that enables rapid production of high-quality text on demand, can at the same time expose sensitive corpora...

ChatGPT's Data Protection Blind Spots and How Security Teams Can Solve Them

In the short time since their inception, ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms have rightfully gained the reputation of ultimate productivity boosters. However, the very same technology that enables rapid production of high-quality text on demand, can at the same time expose sensitive corpora...

CVE-2023-30538 Stored Cross-site Scripting via improper sanitization of svg files in Discourse

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Due to the improper sanitization of SVG files, an attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript on the users’ browsers by uploading a crafted SVG file. This issue is patched in the latest stable and tests-passed versions of Discourse. Use...

Mozilla: Memory Corruption in Safe Browsing Code

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: Unexpected data returned from the Safe Browsing API could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash...

Fake Chrome updates spread malware

Compromised websites are causing big headaches for Chrome users. A campaign running since November 2022 is using hacked sites to push fake web browser updates to potential victims. Researcher Rintaro Koike says this campaign has now expanded to also target those who speak Korean, Spanish, and...

CVE-2023-26119

Versions of the package net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit from 0 and before 3.0.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution RCE via XSTL, when browsing the attacker’s webpage...

A New Security Category Addresses Web-borne Threats

In the modern corporate IT environment, which relies on cloud connectivity, global connections and large volumes of data, the browser is now the most important work interface. The browser connects employees to managed resources, devices to the web, and the on-prem environment to the cloud one. Ye...

A New Security Category Addresses Web-borne Threats

In the modern corporate IT environment, which relies on cloud connectivity, global connections and large volumes of data, the browser is now the most important work interface. The browser connects employees to managed resources, devices to the web, and the on-prem environment to the cloud one. Ye...

Adobe Experience Manager 跨站脚本漏洞

Adobe Experience Manager AEM is a set of content management solutions that can be used to build websites, mobile applications and forms from the American company Odobie Adobe. The program supports mobile content management, marketing and sales campaign management and multi-site management. A...

Mozilla Firefox 缓冲区错误漏洞

Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser from the Mozilla Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in Mozilla Firefox's handling of data, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to submit a specially crafted web request that the user can be tricked into parsing,...

2023 Browser Security Report Uncovers Major Browsing Risks and Blind Spots

As a primary working interface, the browser plays a significant role in today's corporate environment. The browser is constantly used by employees to access websites, SaaS applications and internal applications, from both managed and unmanaged devices. A new report published by LayerX, a browser...

K6999: Web browser domain-based security and discussion of ''double eval()'' and FP_DO_NOT_TOUCH tags VU#261869

Security Advisory Description Note : For information about signing up to receive security notice updates from F5, refer to K9970: Subscribe to email notifications regarding F5 products and security announcements. Note : Versions that are not listed in this article have not been evaluated for...

SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1 Security update for MozillaFirefox

This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues: Updated to version 102.8.0 ESR bsc1208144: - CVE-2023-25728: Fixed content security policy leak in violation reports using iframes. - CVE-2023-25730: Fixed screen hijack via browser fullscreen mode. - CVE-2023-25743: Fixed Fullscreen...

Mozilla: Screen hijack via browser fullscreen mode

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: A background script invoking requestFullscreen and then blocking the main thread could force the browser into fullscreen mode indefinitely, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks...

Mozilla: Screen hijack via browser fullscreen mode

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: A background script invoking requestFullscreen and then blocking the main thread could force the browser into fullscreen mode indefinitely, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks...

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Denial of Service Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser from the Mozilla Foundation in the United States. A denial of service vulnerability exists in Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 106, Firefox ESR versions prior to 102.4, and Thunderbird versions prior to 102.4. An attacker could exploit this...

SUSE CVE-2015-6759

The shouldTreatAsUniqueOrigin function in platform/weborigin/SecurityOrigin.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 46.0.2490.71, does not ensure that the origin of a LocalStorage resource is considered unique, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors...