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Critical Security Flaw Found in Popular LayerSlider WordPress Plugin

A critical security flaw impacting the LayerSlider plugin for WordPress could be abused to extract sensitive information from databases, such as password hashes. The flaw, designated as CVE-2024-2879, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. It has been described as a case of SQL injection impacting versions from 7.9.11 through […]

Another Critical Unauthenticated SQLi Flaw Discovered in MOVEit Transfer Software

Progress Software has announced the discovery and patching of a critical SQL injection vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, popular software used for secure file transfer. In addition, Progress Software has patched two other high-severity vulnerabilities. The identified SQL injection vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2023-36934, could potentially allow unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access to the MOVEit Transfer […]

MITRE Unveils Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses of 2023: Are You at Risk?

MITRE has released its annual list of the Top 25 “most dangerous software weaknesses” for the year 2023. “These weaknesses lead to serious vulnerabilities in software,” the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said. “An attacker can often exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system, steal data, or prevent applications from […]

SonicWall Issues Patch for Critical Bug Affecting its Analytics and GMS Products

Network security company SonicWall on Friday rolled out fixes to mitigate a critical SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability affecting its Analytics On-Prem and Global Management System (GMS) products. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22280, is rated 9.4 for severity on the CVSS scoring system and stems from what the company describes is an “improper neutralization of special […]

Protect Your WordPress Website from SQL Injection

WordPress websites need to be protected against SQL injection threats. SQL (Structured Query Language) is a widely used database language, a domain specific language that’s designed for managing data in a relational database management system (RDBMS). SQL injection attacks, which happen by exploiting security vulnerabilities in an application’s software, happen when malicious SQL statements are […]

List of Best Open Source SQL Injection Tools – 2019

SQL injection is a standout amongst the most widely recognized attacks against web applications. Here is the list of Best SQL Injection Tools 2019. Its attacks comprise of insertion or “injection” of a SQL query by means of the information from the customer to the application. An effective SQL injections endeavor can read delicate information […]

Critical vulnerabilities present in smart city systems

Researchers have discovered countless zero-day vulnerabilities that can be used to disrupt critical systems Experts in enterprise network security from the International Institute of Cyber Security reported the finding of 17 vulnerabilities in different smart city systems that could affect core services. At an event held in Las Vegas last Monday, a team of enterprise network security […]

How to safeguard your databases from SQL injections

SQL (Structured Query Language) is a popular programming language for managing data kept in relational databases. However, the databases can be breached when an attacker adds SQL statements that attempt to corrupt, delete, extract, or delete the data held in the databases. With the current rise of SQL injection cases, learning how to protect your […]

Exploiting Custom Template Engines

Introduction When performing an application assessment one of the areas within an app I pay particular attention to is any ability to define custom templates. By this I mean functionality that extends the ability to generate custom, dynamic, report, email, and document structures to application users. This functionality can often be exploited because of how […]

WordPress releases the version 4.8.3 to address a serious SQL Injection vulnerability

WordPress developers fixed a serious SQL injection vulnerability on Tuesday with the release of version 4.8.3.. Apply it as soon as possible. WordPress developers fixed a serious SQL injection vulnerability that was reported by the researcher Anthony Ferrara,  VP of engineering at Lingo Live. The issue was addressed on Tuesday with the release of version 4.8.3. The vulnerability can be […]

Swiss BPC banking software SmartVista is vulnerable to SQL Injection attacks

The suite of payment infrastructure and management systems SmartVista created by the BPC Group is vulnerable to SQL Injection attacks. Researchers at security firm Rapid7 have publicly disclosed a SQL injection vulnerability affecting the financial platform SmartVista after they couldn’t raise a response from the vendor. SmartVista is a suite of payment infrastructure and management systems created by […]

TELEGRAM-CONTROLLED HACKING TOOL TARGETS SQL INJECTION AT SCALE

A black market hacking tool has the potential to rapidly conduct website scans for SQL injection vulnerabilities at a large scale, all managed from a smartphone through the Telegram messenger. The Katyusha Scanner is a relative newcomer available to black hats that surfaced in early April. It’s a blend of the Anarchi Scanner open source […]

SQL Injection Vulnerability Found In WordPress Plugin Used By 300,000+ Sites

SQL Injection Vulnerability Found in WordPress plugin, WP Statistics is one of the most popular WordPress plugins installed on 300,000 websites. The WordPress plugin makes it possible for administrators to monitor the statistics of the WordPress site without relying on external services and uses were attributed the data whenever possible to respect the privacy of […]

SQL Injection flaw in WordPress Plugin WP Statistics potentially exposed 300,000+ Sites

Security experts at Sucuri have discovered a SQL Injection vulnerability in WP Statistics, one of the most popular WordPress plugins. Security experts at Sucuri have discovered a SQL Injection vulnerability in WP Statistics, one of the most popular WordPress plugins, that is currently installed on over 300,000 websites. The SQL Injection vulnerability in WP Statistics could be exploited by attackers, with […]

Joomla! 3.7.1 is released to address a critical SQL Injection Vulnerability

A critical SQL Injection Vulnerability( CVE-2017-8917) with Joomla! 3.7, if you are Joomla user it’s you need to update immediately.  Joomla! is a content management system (CMS), that allows you to make websites and powerful on-line applications. A content management system software that keeps track of each piece of content on your internet site, very like […]

SQL Injection & more via XSS in pgAdmin 4

This is the story of how I found and exploited XSS (content injection) in the pgAdmin4 1.3 desktop client. (Before I get too much further if you use pgAdmin 4 go update to 1.4 I’ll wait) The Spark This all started the one day when I speculated that pgAdmin 4 was a web application, due […]

Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability Found in NextGEN Gallery WordPress Plugin

The vulnerability can lead to attackers grabbing data from website database or user sensitive information. A new SQL Injection vulnerability was discovered in the NextGen Gallery plugin for WordPress, allowing users to grab data from the victim’s website database, which may very well include sensitive user information. The discovery was made by researchers from Sucuri […]

WORDPRESS 4.7.2 UPDATE FIXES XSS, SQL INJECTION BUGS

Developers with WordPress fixed three security issues this week, including a cross-site scripting and a SQL injection vulnerability, with the latest version of the CMS. The update, 4.7.2, was pushed Thursday, only two weeks after developers released the previous version. Aaron Campbell, a WordPress core contributor, announced the update – a security release – on WordPress’ […]