Expert articles on web security, vulnerabilities, and best practices
Platform SecurityLearn how .env files, .git directories, backups, debug files, logs, and deployment artifacts reach production, what they can expose, and how to prevent and validate leaks.
NewsCVE-2026-1801 is an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in libsoup caused by non-compliant parsing of malformed chunk headers. Remote attackers may be able to create request-boundary confusion in applications using the affected server-side parsing path, and Ubuntu has released security updates across supported releases.
Platform SecurityLearn how to configure credentialed CORS safely, restrict trusted origins, handle preflight requests, protect cookies, and test cross-origin APIs without exposing user data.
TutorialsLearn how to write actionable XSS vulnerability reports with reproducible evidence, source and sink details, severity context, remediation guidance, and retest results.
NewsTwo critical vulnerability chains in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin can lead to unauthenticated remote code execution when comments are enabled on event pages. CVE-2026-78006 and CVE-2026-78159 both carry CVSS scores of 9.8 and affect vulnerable releases used across hundreds of thousands of sites.
TutorialsLearn how to retest an XSS fix properly, distinguish real remediation from payload blocking, verify stored and DOM paths, and build regression tests.
SecurityLearn how to assess XSS severity using exploitability, persistence, victim privileges, user interaction, CSP, session controls, and real application impact.
NewsCVE-2026-5430 is a critical authentication bypass affecting multiple WSO2 API management products. Improper handling of JWTs signed with unsupported algorithms can allow unauthorized access and administrative account takeover, and researchers have observed active exploitation attempts using forged administrator tokens.
SecurityLearn how blind XSS moves from public inputs into support tools, CRMs, logs, and admin panels, why it can cross privilege boundaries, and how to test and fix it safely.
ProductUnderstand the difference between an XSS scanner and a broader website vulnerability scanner, when to use each, what they can miss, and how to combine them.