IT executives prioritize Multi-Factor Authentication in 2020

In 2020, many IT executives will roll out or expand their implementation of Multi-Factor Authentication MFA to better safeguard identities. This is one of the key findings of a survey conducted by Pulse Q&A for Microsoft in October 2019.1 Specifically, 59 percent of executives will implement or...

NCSC Releases Advisory on Securing Internet-Connected Cameras

The United Kingdom UK National Cyber Security Centre NCSC has released an advisory on securing internet-connected cameras such as smart security cameras and baby monitors. An attacker could gain access to unsecured, or poorly secured, internet-connected cameras to obtain live feeds or images. The...

MTN Group: Exposed .bash_history at http://21days2017.mtncameroon.net/.bash_history

Summary: Dear Security Team, I found some dangerous urls on your servers that reveal important informations about the servers configuration themself and that are very interesting from a hacker point of view. Steps To Reproduce: http://21days2017.mtncameroon.net/.bashhistory Remediation disable th...

Wordpress Strong Testimonials 2.40.1 Plugin - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Exploit Title: Wordpress Plugin Strong Testimonials 2.40.0 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Vendor Homepage: https://strongtestimonials.com Vendor Changelog: https://github.com/MachoThemes/strong-testimonials/blob/master/changelog.txt Exploit...

WordPress Strong Testimonials 2.40.1 Cross Site Scripting

Exploit Title: Wordpress Plugin Strong Testimonials 2.40.0 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Date: 2020-01-23 Vendor Homepage: https://strongtestimonials.com Vendor Changelog: https://github.com/MachoThemes/strong-testimonials/blob/master/changelog.txt Exploit Author: Jinson Varghese Behanan Auth...

Wordpress Plugin Strong Testimonials 2.40.1 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting

Wordpress Plugin Strong Testimonials 2.40.1 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Exploit Title: Wordpress Plugin Strong Testimonials 2.40.0 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Date: 2020-01-23 Vendor Homepage: https://strongtestimonials.com Vendor Changelog:...

WordPress Strong Testimonials Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

WordPress is a set of blogging platforms developed using the PHP language by the WordPress Foundation. The platform supports setting up personal blog sites on servers with PHP and MySQL. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in WordPress Strong Testimonials versions prior to 2.40.1. The...

CVE-2020-8549

Stored XSS in the Strong Testimonials plugin before 2.40.1 for WordPress can result in an attacker performing malicious actions such as stealing session tokens...

CVE-2020-8549

Stored XSS in the Strong Testimonials plugin before 2.40.1 for WordPress can result in an attacker performing malicious actions such as stealing session tokens...

Cross site scripting

Stored XSS in the Strong Testimonials plugin before 2.40.1 for WordPress can result in an attacker performing malicious actions such as stealing session tokens...

CVE-2020-8549

Stored XSS in the Strong Testimonials plugin before 2.40.1 for WordPress can result in an attacker performing malicious actions such as stealing session tokens...

CVE-2020-8549

The CVE-2020-8549 entry concerns the WordPress Strong Testimonials plugin, prior to version 2.40.1. The vulnerability is a stored XSS in the plugin (notably via client_name and company_name in the client details UI) that can lead to an attacker executing malicious actions, including stealing sess...

PT-2020-20202 · WordPress · Strong Testimonials

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Strong Testimonials plugin versions prior to 2.40.1 Description: The issue allows an attacker to perform malicious actions, such as stealing session tokens, by exploiting a Stored XSS vulnerability in the Strong Testimonials plugin for...

WordPress Strong Testimonials plugin <= 2.40.0 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability found by Jinson Varghese Behanan in WordPress Strong Testimonials plugin versions = 2.40.0. Solution Update the WordPress Strong Testimonials plugin to the latest available version at least 2.40.1...

Strong Testimonials < 2.40.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities found in popular WordPress testimonial plugin, Strong Testimonials. First reported to the Strong Testimonials team on 23rd January 2020...

Secure New Internet-Connected Devices

During the holidays, internet-connected devices—also known as Internet of Things IoT devices—are popular gifts. These include smart cameras, smart TVs, watches, toys, phones, and tablets. Although this technology provides added convenience to our lives, it often requires that we share personal an...

How Organizations Can Defend Against Advanced Persistent Threats

Advanced persistent threats APTs have emerged to be legitimate concerns for all organizations. APTs are threat actors that breach networks and infrastructures and stealthily lurk within them over extended spans of time. They typically perform complex hacks that allow them to steal or destroy data...

PT-2019-6330 · Fluentd · Fluentd +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Fluent Fluentd version 1.8.0 Fluent-ui version 1.2.2 Description: The issue is related to the use of a default password in Fluent Fluentd and its browser manager fluentd-ui, allowing attackers to gain escalated privileges and execute arbitrar...

Hacking Hardware Password Managers: The RecZone

TL:DR Hardware security can be difficult to fathom, so I set out to research three password vaults as a newbie, sharing my findings. I picked three popular hardware vaults, each with different components, requiring different skills and equipment. Here's how I learned about disassembly, chipset...

National Tax Security Awareness Week is December 2–6

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released an article announcing that National Tax Security Awareness Week will be held December 2–6. The annual recognition event will feature a series of resources and tips to help taxpayers and tax professionals protect their data and identities against...