March 16, 2020

Open source bugs have soared in the past year

Open source bugs have skyrocketed, according to a report from WhiteSource, with XSS flaws account for a quarter of those bugs.

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March 03, 2020

XSS plugin vulnerabilities plague WordPress users

Thousands of active WordPress plugins have been hit with a swathe of XSS vulnerabilities that could give attackers complete control of the site.

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February 14, 2020

Cookie-nabbing app could have served users side helping of XSS

A popular GDPR compliance WordPress plugin vendor has patched a flaw that rendered both site visitors and admins vulnerable to XSS attacks.

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September 19, 2019

No surprises in the top 25 most dangerous software errors

An in-depth study of reported bugs has produced a list of the top 25 bug categories in software today - with some old familiar names topping the list.

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August 15, 2019

Serious flaws in six printer brands discovered, fixed

There are many ways to compromise company data, but IT teams often overlook one of the most serious: the humble printer.

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July 18, 2019

Google Chrome is ditching its XSS detection tool

Google's throwing in the towel on XSS Auditor and putting its trust in Trusted Types instead.

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March 21, 2019

Flaw in popular PDF creation library enabled remote code execution

A researcher has discovered a high-severity bug in a popular PHP library used for creating PDFs.

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March 18, 2019

WordPress 5.1.1 patches dangerous XSS vulnerability

Researchers have offered more detail on a recently patched vulnerability that would allow an attacker to take over a WordPress site.

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December 14, 2018

Update now! WordPress 5.0.1 release fixes seven flaws

Don't delay, update your Wordpress website today.

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