Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Tweet Blender Wordpress Plugin

Advisory ID: HTB23180 Product: Tweet Blender Wordpress Plugin Vendor: kirilln Vulnerable Versions: 4.0.1 and probably prior Tested Version: 4.0.1 Advisory Publication: October 25, 2013 without technical details Vendor Notification: October 25, 2013 Vendor Patch: November 13, 2013 Public Disclosur...

Chamilo Lms 1.9.6 - profile.php?password SQL Injection

Chamilo Lms 1.9.6 - profile.php?password SQL Injection Advisory ID: HTB23182 Product: Chamilo LMS Vendor: Chamilo Association Vulnerable Versions: 1.9.6 and probably prior Tested Version: 1.9.6 Advisory Publication: November 6, 2013 without technical details Vendor Notification: November 6, 2013...

Dokeos 2.2 RC2 SQL Injection Vulnerability

Dokeos version 2.2 RC2 suffers from a remote SQL injection vulnerability. Vendor: Dokeos Vulnerable Versions: 2.2 RC2 and probably prior Tested Version: 2.2 RC2 Advisory Publication: October 30, 2013 without technical details Vendor Notification: October 30, 2013 Public Disclosure: November 27,...

Members of We Are the Cavalry on Security Research

Dennis Fisher talks with several members of the We Are the Cavalry project, including Josh Corman, Robert Hansen, Space Rogue and John Dickson, about the movement’s origins, its goals to promote research on topics such as medical device security and how to help change the perception of security...

Zikula 1.3.5 Build 20 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Product: Zikula Application Framework Vendor: Zikula Software Foundation Vulnerable Versions: 1.3.5 build 20 and probably prior Tested Version: 1.3.5 build 20 Advisory Publication: October 16, 2013 without technical details Vendor Notification...

Vendor Customizations Lead to Android Security Issues

When Android phone manufacturers tweak devices and customize phones with special software, apps and code, it has a direct effect on the security of each device. In some cases, the changes made can account for more than 60 percent of vulnerabilities found in devices. That’s according to a paper “T...

appRain 3.0.2 SQL Injection

Advisory ID: HTB23177 Product: appRain Vendor: appRain Vulnerable Versions: 3.0.2 and probably prior Tested Version: 3.0.2 Advisory Publication: October 9, 2013 without technical details Vendor Notification: October 9, 2013 Public Disclosure: November 6, 2013 Vulnerability Type: SQL Injection...

Introduction: Chris Betz, new head of MSRC

By way of introduction, I am Chris Betz, the leader of the Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC. I’m stepping in to fill the shoes of Mike Reavey, who has moved on to become the General Manager of Secure Operations, still within Trustworthy Computing. Since joining the MSRC, I’ve spent time...

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Tweet Blender Wordpress Plugin

High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered vulnerability in Tweet Blender Wordpress Plugin, which can be exploited to perform Cross-Site Scripting XSS attacks. 1 Cross-Site Scripting XSS in Tweet Blender Wordpress Plugin: CVE-2013-6342 1.1 The vulnerability exists due to insufficient...

GuppY 4.6.26 Cross Site Scripting

Advisory ID: HTB23176 Product: GuppY Vendor: GuppY Vulnerable Versions: 4.6.26 and probably prior Tested Version: 4.6.26 Advisory Publication: October 2, 2013 without technical details Vendor Notification: October 2, 2013 Vendor Patch: October 12, 2013 Public Disclosure: October 23, 2013...

Microsoft Mitigation Bypass Bounty Winner James Forshaw

Give James Forshaw a good logic bug over a memory-corruption vulnerability any day of the week. The British researcher says he would rather manipulate weaknesses in code to climb out of an application sandbox than turn a fuzzer against a piece of software and spot a memory leak. But incentivized ...

Feng Office 2.3.2-rc Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Feng Office version 2.3.2-rc suffers from a cross site scripting vulnerability. Advisory ID: HTB23174 Product: Feng Office Vendor: Secure Data SRL Vulnerable Versions: 2.3.2-rc and probably prior Tested Version: 2.3.2-rc Advisory Publication: September 18, 2013 without technical details Vendor...

Microsoft paid over $28,000 Rewards to Six Researchers for its first ever Bug Bounty Program

Microsoft today announced that they had paid more than $28,000 in rewards to Security Researchers for its first Bug Bounty program, that went on for a month during the preview release of Internet Explorer 11 IE11. The program was designed to run during Internet Explorer 11's browser beta test on...

Yahoo Revamps Bug Bounty Vulnerability Rewards Program

Yahoo has promised to put the finishing touches on a new vulnerability reporting and rewards policy by Halloween after finding itself in the throes of a mini scandal this week over two $12.50 Yahoo company store discount codes handed out to one researcher in thanks for turning in a pair of...

Researchers Ponder When to Notify Users of Public Vulnerability Exploits

BERLIN–Just whispering the words “vulnerability disclosure” within earshot of a security researcher or vendor security response team members can put you in fear for your life these days. The debate is so old and worn out that there is virtually nothing new left to say or chew on at this point...

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Gnew

Advisory ID: HTB23171 Product: Gnew Vendor: Raoul Proenca Vulnerable Versions: 2013.1 and probably prior Tested Version: 2013.1 Advisory Publication: August 28, 2013 without technical details Vendor Notification: August 28, 2013 Public Disclosure: October 2, 2013 Vulnerability Type: PHP File...

Gnew 2013.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities

Gnew version 2013.1 suffers from file inclusion and remote SQL injection vulnerabilities. Product: Gnew Vulnerable Versions: 2013.1 and probably prior Tested Version: 2013.1 Advisory Publication: August 28, 2013 without technical details Vendor Notification: August 28, 2013 Public Disclosure:...

Remote Code Execution in Microweber

High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered vulnerability in Microweber, which can be exploited to delete arbitrary files and compromise vulnerable system as a consequence. 1 Improper Access Control in Microweber: CVE-2013-5984 Vulnerability exists due to improper access restriction to...

X2CRM 3.4.1 Cross Site Scripting / Local File Inclusion

Advisory ID: HTB23172 Product: X2CRM Vendor: X2Engine Inc. Vulnerable Versions: 3.4.1 and probably prior Tested Version: 3.4.1 Advisory Published: September 4, 2013 Vendor Notification: September 4, 2013 Vendor Patch: September 10, 2013 Public Disclosure: September 25, 2013 Vulnerability Type: PH...

Hackers Bypass iPhone 5S Touch ID

Hackers from the venerable Chaos Computer Club in Germany have found a method for bypassing the new iPhone 5S Touch ID fingerprint security mechanism. The method, which is the first known technique for circumventing the iPhone’s newest security feature, involves taking a picture of a user’s...