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Safer Internet Day 2022 – Together for a better internet

February 7, 2022

Today is Safer Internet Day! To raise awareness on the significance of how to navigate the web safely two excellent projects tackle the problem of security training and awareness from a different angle. Cyber Security Quiz Breaking down essential security topics applying the concepts of microlearning, gamification ,and… Read More

SBA Security Advisory – Shibboleth Identity Provider OIDC OP Plugin – Server-Side Request Forgery (CVE-2022-24129)

February 1, 2022

Shibboleth Identity Provider OIDC OP plugin 3.0.3 or below is prone to a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability due to an insufficient restriction of the request_uri parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to interact with arbitrary third-party HTTP services. We recommend to update Shibboleth Identity Provider OIDC OP plugin to version 3.0.4 or later. For further details, see the full security advisory. Read More

Johanna Ullrich in Radio Ö1 about Cybercrime

November 26, 2021

On November 23, 2021 our key researcher Johanna Ullrich was interviewed for the Radio Ö1 program Journal-Panorama. The topic was “Cybercrime” and the increasing importance of Cyber Security. Here is the link to the article about the program and the record which is online until November 30,… Read More

SBA Security Advisory – Monsta FTP – Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2020-14055)

July 1, 2020

Monsta FTP 2.10.1 or below is prone to a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the language setting due to insufficient output encoding. Read More

SBA Security Advisory – Monsta FTP – Server-Side Request Forgery (CVE-2020-14056)

July 1, 2020

Monsta FTP 2.10.1 or below is prone to a server-side request forgery vulnerability due to insufficient restriction of the web fetch functionality. This allows attackers to read arbitrary local files and interact with arbitrary third-party services. Read More

SBA Security Advisory – Monsta FTP – Arbitrary File Read and Write (CVE-2020-14057)

July 1, 2020

Monsta FTP 2.10.1 or below allows external control of paths used in filesystem operations. This allows attackers to read and write arbitrary local files, allowing an attacker to gain remote code execution in common deployments. Read More

Alexander Schatten as a guest at Ö1 (matrix): Do we lose control over essential IT systems?

February 6, 2020

Alexander Schatten speaks with different experts about the current situation of complex and globally used IT systems. The participants try to answer the main question: Do we lose control over essential IT systems? Furthermore, what are the main reasons and their visible effects? A large number of topics were… Read More

SBA Security Advisory – WordPress Plugin – All in One SEO Pack – Stored XSS (CVE-2019-16520)

October 23, 2019

The all-in-one-seo-pack plugin before 3.2.7 for WordPress (aka All in One SEO Pack) is susceptible to Stored XSS due to improper encoding of the SEO-specific description for posts provided by the plugin via unsafe placeholder replacement. We recommend to update the all-in-one-seo-pack plugin to version 3.2.7 or later. For further details, see the full security advisory. Read More

SBA Security Advisory – WordPress Plugin – Broken Link Checker – Reflected XSS (CVE-2019-16521)

October 23, 2019

The broken-link-checker plugin through 1.11.8 for WordPress (aka Broken Link Checker) is susceptible to Reflected XSS due to improper encoding and insertion of an HTTP GET parameter into HTML. The filter function on the page listing all detected broken links can be exploited by providing an XSS payload in the s_filter GET parameter in a filter_id=search request. NOTE: this is an end-of-life product. Read More

SBA Security Advisory – WordPress Plugin – EU Cookie Law (GDPR) – Stored XSS (CVE-2019-16522)

October 23, 2019

The eu-cookie-law plugin through 3.0.6 for WordPress (aka EU Cookie Law (GDPR)) is susceptible to Stored XSS due to improper encoding of several configuration options in the admin area and the displayed cookie consent message. This affects Font Color, Background Color, and the Disable Cookie text. An attacker with high privileges can attack other users. Read More

SBA Research is a research center for Information Security
funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.

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Safer Internet Day 2022 – Together for a better internet

SBA Security Advisory – Shibboleth Identity Provider OIDC OP Plugin – Server-Side Request Forgery (CVE-2022-24129)

Johanna Ullrich in Radio Ö1 about Cybercrime

SBA Security Advisory – Monsta FTP – Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2020-14055)

SBA Security Advisory – Monsta FTP – Server-Side Request Forgery (CVE-2020-14056)

SBA Security Advisory – Monsta FTP – Arbitrary File Read and Write (CVE-2020-14057)

Alexander Schatten as a guest at Ö1 (matrix): Do we lose control over essential IT systems?

SBA Security Advisory – WordPress Plugin – All in One SEO Pack – Stored XSS (CVE-2019-16520)

SBA Security Advisory – WordPress Plugin – Broken Link Checker – Reflected XSS (CVE-2019-16521)

SBA Security Advisory – WordPress Plugin – EU Cookie Law (GDPR) – Stored XSS (CVE-2019-16522)

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