Tagged Questions

1
vote
1answer
84 views

XSS MySQL Database Accessible?

I'd like to know if there is any danger of someone being able to access the database via XSS vulnerabilities on this page. I have the following link. When you go to this link, the text I've enclosed ...
1
vote
2answers
267 views

What vulnerabilities in the OWASP Top 10 are relevant to WordPress?

I have been looking at the OWASP Top 10, and am wondering which of the top 10 security risks are relevant to a WordPress installation with various plugins installed? I know injections and XSS are ...
4
votes
1answer
176 views

Can anybody recommend any gems for checking security vulnerabilities?

I want to check one of my RoR projects for security vulnerabilities. So can anybody recommend any gems for my needs?
7
votes
2answers
587 views

Interpolique: transparently preventing SQL Injection and XSS with base64 encoding, what happened?

For the keynote at The Next HOPE a couple of years ago, Dan Kaminsky unveiled Interpolique (the talk is really fun btw). The problem he raised was how to defend against injection attacks, including ...
0
votes
2answers
143 views

How much security should I use for my web application?

My question is, for a "normal" site, what do you think is enough to secure against methods used by "script kiddies"? For example, SQL injection, XSS, and stuff like that. Same question for password ...
6
votes
2answers
192 views

Presentation on Web App Security (ACM Student Chapter)

I am a member of the local ACM student chapter in my university and as part of our activities I am scheduled to give a talk on current issues on Web Application Security (and possibly secure coding ...
1
vote
1answer
289 views

Is this enough to tackle script / malicious code insertion in GET, POST requests?

I've got legacy PHP code which attempts to prevent script / SQL injection with the following: if (!empty($_POST)) { reset($_POST); while (list($k,$v)=each($_POST)) { ...