WordPress WP GDPR plugin <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Content Spoofing vulnerability

Unauthenticated Content Spoofing vulnerability discovered by NinTechNet in WordPress WP GDPR plugin versions = 2.1.1. Solution This plugin has been closed as of October 23, 2019 and is not available for download. Reason: Security Issue...

WordPress WP GDPR plugin <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update vulnerability

Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update vulnerability discovered by NinTechNet in WordPress WP GDPR plugin versions = 2.1.1. Solution This plugin has been closed as of October 23, 2019 and is not available for download. Reason: Security Issue...

WP GDPR <= 2.1.1 - Multiple Unauthenticated Issues

The plugin is affected by multiple issues, and has been closed from WP repo: - Unauthenticated Stored XSS - Unauthenticated Content spoofing - Unauthenticated Arbitrary comment deletion - Unauthenticated plugin's settings update...

WordPress WP GDPR plugin <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Comment Deletion vulnerability

Unauthenticated Arbitrary Comment Deletion vulnerability discovered by NinTechNet in WordPress WP GDPR plugin versions = 2.1.1. Solution This plugin has been closed as of October 23, 2019 and is not available for download. Reason: Security Issue...

Privacy by design: Building customer trust

Historically, the question of privacy has been the domain of the legal community. This makes perfect sense, because privacy has its roots almost exclusively in laws and regulations. The EU General Data Protection Regulation GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act CCPA, and similar regulations...

sberbank-uploads.chatbot.ba GDPR PII Exposure vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1146386 Security Researcher dubstard Helped patch 0 vulnerabilities Received 0 Coordinated Disclosure badges , found a security vulnerability affecting sberbank-uploads.chatbot.ba website and its users. Following coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure...

What Worries CISOs Most

From acquisitions to GDPR compliance, we interviewed a group of CISOs and IT security leaders to find out just what’s been keeping you and your peers up at night...

A week in security (March 30 – April 5)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we offered readers tips for safe online shopping now that cybercriminals are ramping up Internet-based attacks, showed the impact that GDPR has around the world, and helped users understand how social media platforms mine their personal data. We also hosted our...

GDPR: An impact around the world

A little more than one month after the European Union enacted the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR to extend new data privacy rights to its people, the governor of California signed a separate, sweeping data protection law that borrowed several ideas from GDPR, sparking a torch in a...

cknuckles.com GDPR PII Exposure vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1119636 Security Researcher MrBug Helped patch 0 vulnerabilities Received 0 Coordinated Disclosure badges , found a security vulnerability affecting cknuckles.com website and its users. Following coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO...

Popular ThemeREX WordPress Plugin Opens Websites to RCE

A critical vulnerability in a WordPress plugin known as “ThemeREX Addons” could open the door for remote code execution in tens of thousands of websites. According to Wordfence, the bug has been actively exploited in the wild as a zero-day. The plugin, which is installed on approximately 44,000...

Popular ThemeREX WordPress Plugin Opens Websites to RCE

A critical vulnerability in a WordPress plugin known as “ThemeREX Addons” could open the door for remote code execution in tens of thousands of websites. According to Wordfence, the bug has been actively exploited in the wild as a zero-day. The plugin, which is installed on approximately 44,000...

A week in security (March 2 – 8)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we fired up part 1 of our series on child identity theft, asked how well law enforcement can deal with cybercriminals, and took a trip down the memory lane of moral panic. We also looked at the positives and negatives of VPNs and examined our own progress in the...

Facebook's Download-Your-Data Tool Is Incomplete

Privacy International has the details: Key facts: Despite Facebook claim, "Download Your Information" doesn't provide users with a list of all advertisers who uploaded a list with their personal data. As a user this means you can't exercise your rights under GDPR because you don't know which...

RSAC 2020: Blockchain is 'Garbage In', Voting Needs Paper Ballots

SAN FRANCISCO – Cryptography is at the heart of security, especially here at this week’s RSAC 2020. And during the event’s annual Cryptographer’s Panel, industry leaders broke down their top crypto-concerns, including privacy regulations, election security and blockchain. Privacy is clearly a top...

WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin Cross Site Scripting

A cross site scripting vulnerability exists in WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject an arbitrary web script into the affected system...

GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin for WordPress < 1.8.3 Cross-Site Scripting

The WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin installed on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability due to improper access controls. Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. No...

Critical WordPress Plugin Bug Afflicts 700K Sites

A popular WordPress plugin, which helps make websites compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR, has issued fixes for a critical flaw. If exploited, the vulnerability could enable attackers to modify content or inject malicious JavaScript code into victim websites. The plugin, GD...

GDPR Cookie Consent < 1.8.3 - Improper Access Controls

Improper Access Controls issue in the clipolicygenerator AJAX call which could allow an authenticated user with low privileges such as a subscriber to: - Change the status of any post/page from published to draft, removing them from the frontend of the blog. - Put a payload in the content of one...

WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent plugin <= 1.8.2 - Improper Access Controls vulnerability

Improper Access Controls vulnerability found by Jerome Bruandet in WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent plugin versions = 1.8.2. Solution Update the WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to the latest available version at least 1.8.3...