Kibana 7.17.29, 8.17.8, 8.18.3, 9.0.3 Security Update (ESA-2025-10)

Kibana Open Redirect ESA-2025-10 URL redirection to an untrusted site 'Open Redirect' in Kibana can lead to sending a user to an arbitrary site and server-side request forgery via a specially crafted URL. Affected Versions: Kibana versions up to and including 7.17.28, 8.0.0 up to and including...

SUSE-SU-2025:20325-1 Security update for wget

This update for wget fixes the following issues: - CVE-2024-10524: Drop support for shorthand URLs bsc1233773...

Update bitlyshortener to >=0.5.0 to prevent generating some invalid short URLs

Impact Due to a sudden upstream breaking change by Bitly, versions of bitlyshortener 0.5.0 can generate an invalid short URL when a vanity domain exists. Patches Upgrading bitlyshortener to 0.5.0 or newer will prevent the generation of any such invalid short URLs. References Release notes...

CoinHive URL Shortener Abused to Secretly Mine Cryptocurrency Using Hacked Sites

Security researchers have been warning about a new malicious campaign that leverages an alternative scheme to mine cryptocurrencies without directly injecting the infamous CoinHive JavaScript into thousands of hacked websites. Coinhive is a popular browser-based service that offers website owners...

Warning : Emma Watson scam worm spreading widely on Facebook

Spammers have now leveraged the popularity of Harry Potter's star Emma Watson in a Facebook scam that offering tape of popular Hollywood movie star Emma Watson with a malicious link, actually spreading the malicious links and Porn images on infected user's profiles. This isn't the first time Emma...

Expand Those Short URLs Before Clicking

From PC Mag Larry Seltzer Just when we were getting the point across that you need to be careful about what links you click on, along comes the new phenomenon of shortened links through redirection services, making it that much harder to be careful. There are products and services that can help...