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CSV Injection in Online Invoicing System (OIS)

Online Invoicing System is an open source web application by BigProf Software that can be used for the simple invoicing needs of small businesses, consultants and freelancers. OIS 4.3 and below were found to be vulnerable to CSV Injection during my...

My InfoSec Story

Over time, I have received multiple messages in social media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn, and here on my website, asking me for advice/tips on getting started in the Cybersecurity field. Much of the confusion about getting started in this...

Stored XSS Vulnerability found in Nagios Log Server

On testing the popular log monitoring and management application, Nagios Log Server version 2.1.6 (latest at the time of testing), I found that it is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks. CVE-2020-16157 Summary Nagios Log Server is a popular Centralized...

Sensitive Data Exposure in Journal OpenCart Theme

During the audit on an OpenCart website belonging to one of our Astra customers, Journal theme version 3.0.46 and below were found to expose sensitive data through SQL errors at a vulnerable endpoint. Journal version 3.1.0 fixing the issue was...

What’s on my .htaccess?

Some of the security issues commonly seen on a website can be taken care of using the .htaccess (hypertext access) file. In this article, I am gonna be showing the .htaccess configuration from my WordPress website and explain the security issues...

Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing Toolkit

For over a year, I have been using a script that automates several of the initial steps taken when starting a new VAPT Project. Thanks to Docker and Homebrew, I am finally able to share this script and setup without worrying about the potential...

Stored XSS Vulnerability found in WPForms Plugin

WPForms Plugin version 1.5.8.2 and below were found to be vulnerable to authenticated stored XSS while I was auditing the plugin. WPForms version 1.5.9 with improved data sanitization was released on March 5, 2020. CVE-2020-10385 Summary WPForms is...