An updated build of Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 has been released with a number of new security checks and bug fixes. New security checks: Test for File Upload IIS bug filename.asp;.jpg Test for WP-Forum 2.3 vulnerabilities JBoss rmi ping (network script) Bug Fixes: Bugfix: Modified…
Rockyou gets rocked by hackers and old exploit
Well, it has happened. This time, the users themselves have taken action against rockyou.com for their inadvertent disclosure of customer information. Hacker activity has meant Rockyou disclosed what looks like over 32,000,000 accounts. Yes, 32 Million! What is interesting about this case, for me anyways,…
An In-Depth Look at SQL Injection
SQL injection attacks are one of the most common techniques hackers use to access secure information from web servers to carry out illegitimate activities. This hacking technique also demonstrates how vulnerable systems are on not just the insecure ports and other firewall protected fronts, but…
Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 build 20091215 released
An updated build for Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 has been released with a number of improvements, bug fixes, and a number of new security checks. New security checks: JBoss BSHDeployer MBean JBoss checks from RedTeam’s paper JBoss HttpAdaptor JMXInvokerServlet JBoss Server MBean JBoss ServerInfo MBean…
AcuSensor, curl and Zen Cart
Recently we’ve released a new build, build number 20091124. This build includes a new AcuSensor check named “curl_exec() url is controlled by user”. This new check will verify if the user can control the URL passed to curl_exec. In case you are not familiar with curl, below is…
Changes coming to the OWASP Top 10 in 2010
In the spirit of improving Web application security worldwide the folks at OWASP have released the OWASP Top 10 2010 “release candidate”. It’s currently open for comments and scheduled for final release the first quarter of next year. The biggest change you’ll see in this…
Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 build 20091124 released
An updated build for Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 has been released with a number of improvements, bug fixes, and most important of all, a good number of new security checks. New: New security checks of AcuSensor Technology curl_exec() url is controlled by user PHP preg_replace…
PHP "multipart/form-data" denial of service
PHP version 5.3.1 was just released. This release contains a patch for a denial of service condition we’ve reported some time ago. The problem is related with PHP’s handling of RFC 1867 (Form-based File Upload in HTML). When you send a POST request to a…
US Air Force uses Acunetix WVS to identify and mitigate web application vulnerabilities
The US Air Force’s mission is to fly, fight and win… in air, space and Cyberspace. US Air Force has an elite force defending people from millions of cyber attacks every day in their newest battlefield; Cyberspace. In a battle field, you’re always a target,…