Application Security This Week for January 12

Post-CodeMash edition!

 

The Government of Gibraltar had a SQL Injection vulnerability in the site that hosts their laws.  That wouldn't end well.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/07/gibraltar_sql_vuln_allowed_law_editing/

 

There is an actual practical attack against SHA-1 that has been POCd.  If you are still using SHA-1 for session tokens, might want to consider something else.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/01/new_sha-1_attac.html

 

Half of WASM code is used to write malware.  I'm not completely sure, but I think I called this one.

https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/half-of-the-websites-using-webassembly-use-it-for-malicious-purposes/

 

Huge big ginormous remote code execution flaw in Citrix.  TrustedSec has a good writeup.

https://www.trustedsec.com/blog/critical-exposure-in-citrix-adc-netscaler-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution/

 

That's the news, folks.  Stay safe.

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