Category Archive for ‘Security’ at T. Longren

Archive for the 'Security' Category

WordPress Theme: Unwakeable 1.2.1

Published by Tyler on 4 September 2007 in Internet, Noteworthy, PHP, Personal, Security, Unwakeable and WordPress. 3 Comments 1 Star

(7 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5)

I hadn’t planned on releasing another version of Unwakeable in the 1.x series, yet here it is. The release of Unwakeable 1.2.1 was prompted after the discovery of a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Unwakeable search functions.

The vulnerability makes it possible for people to run malicious code that could, for example, steal all [...]

Popularity: 23% [?]

Unwakeable XSS Vulnerability

Published by Tyler on 3 September 2007 in Internet, Noteworthy, PHP, Personal, Security, Unwakeable and WordPress. 5 Comments 1 Star

(5 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

It was brought to my attention a couple days ago that Unwakeable 1.2 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search piece. To test to see if you’re vulnerable, search for this on your Unwakeable site:
<script>alert(’XSS Vulnerability!’);</script>
If you see a javascript popup after searching, you’re vulnerable to attack and should follow the steps [...]

Popularity: 19% [?]

WordPress 2.0.6 Important Security Update

Published by Tyler on 6 January 2007 in Internet, PHP, Personal, Security and WordPress. 0 Comments 1 Star

(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

WordPress 2.0.6 has been released. It includes an important security fix for a vulnerability reported by Stefan Esser, developer of Suhosin, an advanced protection system for PHP installations.
Head over to the WordPress development blog for more details on the release of WordPress 2.0.6. The development blog also says that 2.0.6 is likely going [...]

Popularity: 6% [?]

PhishTank Is Here

Published by Tyler on 2 October 2006 in Internet, OpenDNS, Personal and Security. 1 Comment 1 Star

(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

PhishTank launched today. PhishTank is a site designed to make keeping tabs on phishing sites easier. If you come across a phishing site while browsing the web, you’re encouraged to submit the URL to PhishTank.
PhishTank is a collaborative clearing house for data and information about phishing on the Internet. Also, PhishTank provides an [...]

Popularity: 6% [?]

Generate Easy To Remember Random Passwords

Published by Tyler on 8 September 2006 in Internet, Noteworthy, Personal and Security. 0 Comments 1 Star

(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

SafePasswd is awesome. Most random password generators simply generate random combinations of numbers and letters. Those passwords are often very difficult to remember, making it difficult for users to actually put these passwords into use anywhere. That’s where SafePasswd comes into play.
The default “type” of password generated by SafePasswd is an “Easy [...]

Popularity: 4% [?]

More SSH Brute Force Protection

Published by Tyler on 23 August 2006 in Internet, Linux, Noteworthy, Personal and Security. 1 Comment 1 Star

(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

Stopping SSH Brute Force Attacks resulted in some really great comments and suggestions from readers.
So, this is a follow up to the last SSH brute force post. I didn’t realize there was such a wide selection of applications for dealing with this, but there is! The two best looking options in my opinion [...]

Popularity: 7% [?]