Proposed U.S. Wassenaar Rules on Intrusion Software

Two things worth noting from yesterday’s unveiling of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s proposed Wassenaar rules for the U.S. that weren’t so overt: a The U.S. generally leads the way in implementing Wassenaar changes, and this time it’s been beaten by the EU by almost 18 months; and b reques...

The Penetration Testers Framework (PTF) - Is a Way for Modular Support for Up-to-date Tools

A TrustedSec Project - The PenTesters Framework PTF is a Python script designed for Debian/Ubuntu based distributions to create a similar and familiar distribution for Penetration Testing. As pentesters, we've been accustom to the /pentest/ directories or our own toolsets that we want to keep...

SAP MII - Encryption Downgrade vulnerability

Application: SAP MII Vendor URL: http://www.sap.com Bugs: Cryptographic issues Reported: 05.09.2015 Vendor response: 06.09.2015 Date of Public Advisory: 20.11.2015 Reference: SAP Security Note 2240274 Author: Mathieu GELI ERPScan VULNERABILITY INFORMATION Class: Cryptographic issues Impact: readi...

Web Application Security Scanner Framework: Arachni

Arachni is a feature-full, modular, high-performance Ruby framework aimed towards helping penetration testers and administrators evaluate the security of modern web applications. It is free, with its source code public and available for review. It is multi-platform, supporting all major operating...

SAP NetWeaver 7.4 - XXE

Application: SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.4 Vendor URL: http://www.sap.com Bugs: XML eXternal Entity Reported: 16.04.2015 Vendor response: 17.04.2015 Date of Public Advisory: 11.08.2015 Reference: SAP Security Note 2168485 Authors: Roman Bezhan ERPScan VULNERABILITY INFORMATION Class: XML External Enti...

OWASP ZAP 2.4.0 - Penetration Testing Tool for Testing Web Applications

ZAP is an OWASP Flagship project, and is currently the most active open source web application security tool. For a quick introduction to the new release see this video: Some of the most significant changes include: ‘Attack’ Mode A new ‘attack’ mode has been added that means that applications tha...

Cybrary Offers Free Online Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security Training

I frequently receive emails and messages on how to hack my friend’s Facebook account, how to become a hacker, how to penetrate networks, how to break into computers, and how to compromise routers? These are some of the most frequent queries I came across, and in this article I’ll attempt to answe...

Maligno v2.0 - Metasploit Payload Server

Maligno is an open source penetration testing tool written in Python that serves Metasploit payloads. It generates shellcode with msfvenom and transmits it over HTTP or HTTPS. The shellcode is encrypted with AES and encoded prior to transmission. Maligno also comes with a client tool, which...

SAP Afaria - Stored XSS

Application: SAP Afaria 7 Vendor URL: http://www.sap.com Bugs: XSS Reported: 18.02.2015 Vendor response: 18.02.2015 Date of Public Advisory: 11.08.2015 Reference: SAP Security Note 2152669 Authors: Dmitry Chastukhin ERPScan Vulnerability information Class: XML External Entity CWE-79 Impact: Store...

AppUse - Android Pentest Platform Unified Standalone Environment

AppUse Virtual Machine, developed by AppSec Labs, is a unique and free system, a platform for mobile application security testing in the android environment, and it includes unique custom-made tools. Faster & More Powerful The system is a blessing to security teams, who from now on can easily...

Kali Linux 1.1.0 - The Best Penetration Testing Distribution

After almost two years of public development and another year behind the scenes, we are proud to announce our first point release of Kali Linux – version 1.1.0. This release brings with it a mix of unprecedented hardware support as well as rock solid stability. For us, this is a real milestone as...

Kali Linux

Kali Linux Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security Ltd. Mati Aharoni, Devon Kearns and Raphaël Hertzog are the core developers. Kali Linux is preinstalled with over 300...

DNS Enumeration Script: DNSRecon

DNS reconnaissance is part of the information gathering stage on a penetration test engagement. When a penetration tester is performing a DNS reconnaissance he is trying to obtain as much information as he can regarding the DNS servers and their records. The information that can be gathered can...

Symantec Encryption Management Server 3.2.0 MP6 - Remote Command Injection

Symantec Encryption Management Server 3.2.0 MP6 - Remote Command Injection Vantage Point Security Advisory 2014-007 ======================================== Title: Symantec Encryption Management Server - Remote Command Injection ID: VP-2014-007 Vendor: Symantec Affected Product: Symantec Encrypti...

Symantec Encryption Management Server < 3.2.0 MP6 - Remote Command Injection

Vantage Point Security Advisory 2014-007 ======================================== Title: Symantec Encryption Management Server - Remote Command Injection ID: VP-2014-007 Vendor: Symantec Affected Product: Symantec Encryption Gateway Affected Versions: 3.2.0 MP6 Product Website:...

Exploit Pack - Open Source Security Project for Penetration Testing and Exploit Development

Exploit Pack, is an open source GPLv3 security tool, this means it is fully free and you can use it without any kind of restriction. Other security tools like Metasploit, Immunity Canvas, or Core Iimpact are ready to use as well but you will require an expensive license to get access to all the...

SAP NetWeaver 7.4 - cryptographic issues

Application: SAP NetWeaver Versions Affected: SAP NetWeaver 7.4 Vendor URL: http://www.sap.com Bugs: cryptographic issues Reported: 01.09.2015 Vendor response: 02.09.2015 Date of Public Advisory: 12.01.2016 Reference: SAP Security Note 2191290 Author: Vahagn Vardanyan ERPScan VULNERABILITY...

SAP NetWeaver 7.4 (MDT component) - XSS vulnerability

Application: SAP NetWeaver Versions Affected: SAP NetWeaver 7.4 Vendor URL: http://www.sap.com Bugs: XSS Reported: 01.09.2015 Vendor response: 02.09.2015 Date of Public Advisory: 12.01.2016 Reference: SAP Security Note 2206793 Author: Vahagn Vardanyan ERPScan VULNERABILITY INFORMATION Class:...

Kali Linux NetHunter - Android penetration testing platform

NetHunter is a Android penetration testing platform for Nexus and OnePlus devices built on top of Kali Linux, which includes some special and unique features. Of course, you have all the usual Kali tools in NetHunter as well as the ability to get a full VNC session from your phone to a graphical...

SPARTA - Network Infrastructure Penetration Testing Tool

SPARTA is a python GUI application which simplifies network infrastructure penetration testing by aiding the penetration tester in the scanning and enumeration phase. It allows the tester to save time by having point-and-click access to his toolkit and by displaying all tool output in a convenien...