Unpatched SQLi vulnerability in SmartVista e-commerce suite

Companies using SmartVista, the popular e-commerce/payment management product suite developed by Swiss company BPC Banking Technologies, are urged to put limit access to its management interface. That’s because Rapid7 researcher Aaron Herndon found a SQL injection vulnerability in it, and BPC has shown no indication that it’s going to fix it. About the vulnerability According to Rapid7’s findings, the issues affect the “Transactions” interface of SmartVista Front-End (SVFE), version 2.2.10, revision 287921. “Users with access … More Continue reading Unpatched SQLi vulnerability in SmartVista e-commerce suite

Vendor BPC Banking Silent on Patching SQL Injection in SmartVista Ecommerce Software

A popular ecommerce platform sold in 60 countries suffers from a SQL injection vulnerability privately disclosed in April that has yet to be patched by the vendor. Continue reading Vendor BPC Banking Silent on Patching SQL Injection in SmartVista Ecommerce Software

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Rapid7 Nexpose Community Edition – Free Vulnerability Scanner

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U.S. Copyright Office seeks changes to anti-piracy law derided by white-hat hackers

The U.S. Copyright Office is calling for wide-ranging reforms of an anti-piracy law that critics say restricts the “right to tinker” and puts white-hat cybersecurity researchers in legal jeopardy. In a little-noticed report published last week, the office questions the “overall operation and effectiveness” of Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA. The section makes it a federal crime to to circumvent or get around special “technological protection measures,” designed to prevent piracy of digital products. The law was designed to protect movies, recorded music or books from endless duplication and distribution online. Critics of the section say that — because so many things now include software, and most has some form of anti-piracy protection — it’s effectively illegal to repair, tinker with or even look for security flaws in almost any kind of “smart” or connected product, despite an exemption under the la for security testing. “The current exemption includes a requirement that security researchers obtain prior permission” for any […]

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