Link hijacking attack one, two, three-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Blog post author: lake2 TSRC Release date: 2012-11-09 Blog post content: With application security development, we are more concerned about application security vulnerabilities, in fact, in the application layer below the Transport Layer there are also many security risks and the security risks...

Security Updates Available for Adobe Flash Player

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player. These updates address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Secure updates are available for the following versions of Adobe Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player...

Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager DCNM contains a remote command execution vulnerability that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the computer that is running the Cisco Prime DCNM application. Cisco has released software updates that address this...

Wordpress Plugin Facebook Survey v1 SQL Injection Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Wordpress Facebook Survey v1 - SQL Injection Vulnerability Introduction: ============= Wordpress Facebook Survey Pro is an easy to install & use Wordpress plugin. Get started right away, and set up as many timeline optin pages as you want. Thi...

Facebook spam messages says WWE Champion Rey Mysterio dies during fight

A spam message is circulating on Facebook that WWE wrestler Rey Mysterio has died in a stunt gone wrong. Social media is now full of spam messages like this. Last week scammers trick users with "John Cena is died" and this week, rumors about the death of Rey Mysterio. The message actually include...

Adobe Releases Security Bulletin for Flash Player

Adobe has released a security bulletin for Adobe Flash Player to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities affect Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.278 and earlier versions for Windows, Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.265 and earlier versions for Macintosh, Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.238 and...

Microsoft Releases October Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, SQL Server, Server Software, Office, and Lync as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin summary for October 2012. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service...

Adobe Releases Security Bulletin About Code Signing Certificate

Adobe has released a security bulletin to address an issue with a current Adobe code signing certificate. The certificate to be revoked has been used to sign malicious code. The certificate will be revoked on October 4, 2012 for all software code signed after July 10, 2012. Adobe is issuing a new...

Increased Exploitation in Web Content Management Systems

US-CERT is aware of recent increases in the exploitation of known vulnerabilities in web content management systems CMSs such as Wordpress and Joomla. Compromised CMS installations can be used to host malicious content. US-CERT recommends that users and administrators ensure that their CMS...

Microsoft Releases Security Advisory for Internet Explorer

Microsoft has released Security Advisory 2757760 to address a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7 , 8, and 9. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code if a user accesses specially crafted HTML documents e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachmen...

Microsoft Releases September Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Development Tools and Server Software as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin summary for September 2012. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to operate with elevated privileges. US-CERT encourages users and...

Most Smartphone Users Consider Privacy When Vetting Apps

Cellphone owners now account for 88 percent of the U.S. population, of which some 43 percent say they download applications on their phones. Among these ‘app users,’ 57 percent told the Pew Internet and American Life Project that they have either uninstalled existing applications or made the...

Facebook Timeline Eraser Chrome Plugins Dupe Tens of Thousands of Users

Nearly 100,000 Facebook users have been duped into installing third-party Chrome plugins over the past few weeks that have access to all of their data on every Web site they visit. According to research recently conducted by security firm Barracuda Networks, the unsuspecting users were tricked in...

Survey Tracks Security's 'Bad Mood' Trend, Need for Improvement

The bulk of security teams face a relentless uphill battle when it comes to dealing with security risks and are sorely lacking when it comes to tracking, measuring and maintaining data access, according to new research. The majority of those interviewed in a survey published today, “The Buried...

US-CERT Releases Oracle Java JRE 1.7 Security Advisory

US-CERT has released Vulnerability Note VU636312 to address a vulnerability in Oracle Java Runtime Environment JRE 1.7. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Vulnerability Note VU636312. Thi...

Microsoft Releases August Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, SQL Server, Server Software, Developer Tools, and Exchange Server as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin summary for August 2012. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute...

Pinterest Temporarily Locking Down Compromised Accounts

The popular social sharing site Pinterest is addressing an uptick in suspected hacks by temporarily locking down suspicious accounts and forcing those users to create more unique passwords. The lockouts follow a couple of weeks of notices that include an 11-question survey to help the company...

Maian Survey - '/index.php' URI redirection / Local File Inclusion

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54613/info Maian Survey is prone to a URI-redirection vulnerability and a local file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data. An attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary local files within...

Maian Survey - index.php URI redirection Local File Inclusion

Maian Survey - index.php URI redirection Local File Inclusion source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54613/info Maian Survey is prone to a URI-redirection vulnerability and a local file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data. An attacker can exploit...

Users Remain Mostly Oblivious to Spear Phishing

A new survey shows that 50 percent of employees think that their company has been the victim of a targeted attack. Security firm Proofpoint found in its survey that these targeted attacks continue to be a nuisance, affecting both small and large organizations. A similar number, 56 percent of...