Many customers ask me, “so what’s the big deal about this Google banning thing?”. As I try and explain Google’s algorithms, the lovely joy of begging to be allowed back into their (Google’s) good graces and the challenges of ensuring continued ‘cleanliness’, I feel sometimes…
Why all the hoopla over the Twitter onMouseOver flaw?
The recent publicity and ranting about Twitter’s onMouseOver flaw* got me thinking about our perception of software quality and expectations of risk. Why is there no room for error when Twitter makes a mistake yet we put up with so many bigger – and more…
Acunetix WVS Version 7 build 20100921 released
An updated build of Acunetix WVS Version 7 has been released. Apart form a number of improvements and bug fixes, this build will also automatically check for the latest OpenX OFC file upload and the ASP.NET padding Oracle vulnerabilities. New Security Checks: Added a security…
Check if your application is vulnerable to ASP.NET Padding Oracle Vulnerability
Everybody’s talking about the ASP.NET Padding Oracle vulnerability released a few days ago at the ekoparty Security Conference. However, until now there wasn’t enough information on how do you check if your application is vulnerable or not. Yesterday, Duncan Smart from ASP.NET forums published some…
Why do so many people buy into "checklist" audits?
Probably my biggest pet peeve related to application security is the claim by many (typically management) that “We know we’re secure, we just had an audit”. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen this situation. Management will require their administrators to go down…
Directory Traversal in Axigen v7.4.1 running on Windows
Note: This article refers to an older version of Acunetix. Click here to download the latest version. We are continuing with the list of security vulnerabilities found in a number of web applications while testing our latest version of Acunetix WVS v7 . In this…
Ways to avoid email floods when running Web vulnerability scans
If you’ve ever ran a Web vulnerability scan you’ve likely experienced this situation. You fire up your scanner, tweak your settings, and click Start. The next thing you know people in customer service, marketing, IT, etc. are wondering why they’re getting hit with hundreds –…
Attack of the WordPress worm – SQL Injection
Just about every single entity involved in computing requires some form of updates — whether it’s the newest software version of Firefox or the newest graphics driver for your computer. We all know this can get annoying… every few minutes another application is telling me…
SQL Injection and XSS vulnerabilities in CubeCart version 4.3.3
Note: This article refers to an older version of Acunetix. Click here to download the latest version. Note: This article refers to an older version of Acunetix. Click here to download the latest version. We are continuing with the list of security vulnerabilities found in…