Why should an attacker perform a clickjacking attack when they can simulate the click with JavaScript?

What’s the reason why an attacker should choose to perform a clickjacking attack?
If they create a malicious website, they could just perform the action automatically, they don’t need to "trick" the user to click on the hidden if… Continue reading Why should an attacker perform a clickjacking attack when they can simulate the click with JavaScript?

Is there an automated way to generate a valid API request from Swagger docs?

I am doing a pentest which includes an API and all I have access to is Swagger UI docs. The Swagger docs don’t show me real-world data in the examples, nor do they offer a "try request" option. Some of these requests are huge POS… Continue reading Is there an automated way to generate a valid API request from Swagger docs?

What are the security implications of receiving a secret (e.g. OAuth BEARER) token via cookie vs. Authorization header?

I have seen applications use both the Authentication HTTP header, as well as a cookie, or sometimes even both, to store & transmit BEARER tokens (JWT) when they send requests. For example, I am currently looking at an application where… Continue reading What are the security implications of receiving a secret (e.g. OAuth BEARER) token via cookie vs. Authorization header?

Apache OFBiz team patches critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2024-45195)

For the fourth time in the last five months, Apache OFBiz users have been advised to upgrade their installations to fix a critical flaw (CVE-2024-45195) that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. About CVE-2024-45195 Apache OFBiz is an o… Continue reading Apache OFBiz team patches critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2024-45195)