Input validation

The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML injection in versions up to, and including, 6.7. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML code into form fields. When the form data is viewed by an administrator in the Entries View Page, the injected...

The Anatomy of HTML Attachment Phishing

The Anatomy of HTML Attachment Phishing: One Code, Many Variants By Mathanraj Thangaraju, Niranjan Hegde, and Sijo Jacob · June 14, 2023 Introduction Phishing is the malevolent practise of pretending to be a reliable entity in electronic communication to steal sensitive data, such as login...

4 sneaky scams from 2023

In 2023, the public primarily confronted two varieties of online scams: the technical and the topical. Technical scams abuse legitimate aspects of modern internet infrastructure to lead users to illegitimate or compromised sites. A team of hackers can, say, boost their own info-stealing websites...

Carbanak Banking Malware Resurfaces with New Ransomware Tactics

The banking malware known as Carbanak has been observed being used in ransomware attacks with updated tactics. "The malware has adapted to incorporate attack vendors and techniques to diversify its effectiveness," cybersecurity firm NCC Group said in an analysis of ransomware attacks that took...

PikaBot Malware Unleashes Threat via Malvertising

Summary: PikaBot, a recently identified malware family, has become a prominent threat in malvertising campaigns, particularly through search engine ads. Associated with the TA577 threat actor and linked to ransomware distribution, PikaBot employs advanced tactics, such as decoy websites and...

The vulnerability of the Static Handler component of the web framework used to create scalable and high-performance web applications, Echo, allows a attacker to perform an SSRF attack.

The vulnerability of the Static Handler component of the web framework used to create scalable and high-performance web applications, Echo, involves redirecting URLs to an unreliable website. Exploiting this vulnerability can enable a remote attacker to perform an SSRF attack...

MainWP Dashboard SQL Command Injection vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command 'SQL Injection' vulnerability in MainWP MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance.This issue affects MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance: from n/a through 4.4.3.3...

CVE-2023-38519

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command 'SQL Injection' vulnerability in MainWP MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance.This issue affects MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance: from n/a through 4.4.3.3...

Sql injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command 'SQL Injection' vulnerability in MainWP MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance.This issue affects MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance: from n/a through 4.4.3.3...

SpyLoan Scandal: 18 Malicious Loan Apps Defraud Millions of Android Users

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 18 malicious loan apps for Android on the Google Play Store that have been collectively downloaded over 12 million times. "Despite their attractive appearance, these services are in fact designed to defraud users by offering them high-interest-rate loans...

Mac Users Beware: New Trojan-Proxy Malware Spreading via Pirated Software

Unauthorized websites distributing trojanized versions of cracked software have been found to infect Apple macOS users with a new Trojan-Proxy malware. "Attackers can use this type of malware to gain money by building a proxy server network or to perform criminal acts on behalf of the victim: to...

Scanning Danger: Unmasking the Threats of Quishing

Scanning Danger: Unmasking the Threats of Quishing By Shyava Tripathi, Raghav Kapoor and Rohan Shah · December 07, 2023 Phishing, a prevalent cybercrime worldwide, is responsible for as much as 90 percent of data breaches, making it a significant avenue for the theft of sensitive credentials and...

Scanning Danger: Unmasking the Threats of Quishing

Scanning Danger: Unmasking the Threats of Quishing By Shyava Tripathi and Rohan Shah · December 7, 2023 This blog was also written by Raghav Kapoor Phishing, a prevalent cybercrime worldwide, is responsible for as much as 90 percent of data breaches, making it a significant avenue for the theft o...

The vulnerability of the Mozilla Firefox browser, related to the redirection of URLs to unreliable websites, allows attackers to carry out phishing attacks.

The vulnerability of the Mozilla Firefox browser is related to the redirection of URLs to unreliable websites. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to carry out phishing attacks using a specially created malicious link...

PT-2023-8689 · Microsoft · Edge

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: ScaleFusion version 10.5.2 Description: The issue is related to inadequate access control in the Scalefusion MDM Agent, allowing an attacker to open arbitrary websites. Specifically, a search can be made from a tooltip, which can be used to...

68% of US Websites Exposed to Bot Attacks

By Deeba Ahmed The conclusion was reached after researchers evaluated over 9,500 of the largest transactional websites in terms of traffic,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 68% of US Websites Exposed to Bot Attacks...

USN-6515-1 thunderbird vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site tracing,...

WebKitGTK Security Vulnerability

WebKitGTK is a full-featured port of the WebKit rendering engine for projects that require any type of web integration, from hybrid HTML/CSS applications to full-fledged web browsers. It provides the full functionality of WebKit for a wide range of systems from desktop computers to embedded syste...

Atomic Stealer Sneaks In via Fake Browser Updates

Summary: The macOS information-stealing malware known as Atomic, or AMOS, is currently being delivered to targets through a deceptive web browser update chain known as ClearFake. ClearFake is a recent malware campaign that exploits compromised websites to distribute fake browser updates. Threat...

MainWP Dashboard < 4.5.1.3 - Authenticated(Administrator+) CSS Injection

Description The MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSS Injection via the ‘newColor’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization. This makes it possible for authenticated...