This article shows you how to scan template-based websites with Acunetix WVS

Scanning a Template-based Website Using Acunetix WVS

April 26, 2013 - 10:03am

Scanning a large website very often takes a long time. Using the default settings, Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner will first try to identify all the pages using various crawling techniques, and will then proceed to scan the pages that have ... [+]


OWASP Updated the Top 10 Web Vulnerabilities for 2013 – Should I Bother?

OWASP Updated the Top 10 Web Vulnerabilities for 2013 – Should I Bother?

Last week, the OWASP team officially updated Top 10 list of vulnerabilities so as to make it relevant for the web attack vectors identified in the last three years. The OWASP Top 10 summarizes and often combines web application vulnerabilities … [+]

New Report for OWASP Top 10, 2013 in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner v8 build 20130619

Download the latest build for Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner v8 and be fully compliant with the most recent OWASP Top 10 2013 web vulnerabilities. The main feature included in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner version 8, build 20130619 is the new … [+]

Google Hacking Explained

Web Security Vulnerabilities Exposed by Google Searches (Google Hacking)

Google Hacking is a hacking technique used by hackers to identify web security vulnerabilities on web applications or gather information for general or individual targets. Mostly this information includes configuration and source code files, sensitive data, database information, etc. This … [+]

Responding to DoS attacks at the web layer

Are you ready to respond to DoS attacks at the web layer? In this article, Kevin Beaver shares an anecdote from his own experience whilst highlighting some important steps to take. First things first; responding to DoS attacks at the … [+]

This article shows you how to scan template-based websites with Acunetix WVS

Scanning a Template-based Website Using Acunetix WVS

Scanning a large website very often takes a long time. Using the default settings, Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner will first try to identify all the pages using various crawling techniques, and will then proceed to scan the pages that have … [+]

Known vulnerabilities found in popular WordPress plugins

WordPress Caching Plugins Remote PHP Code Execution

Two very popular WordPress caching plugins: WP Super Cache (4,373,811 downloads) and W3 Total Cache (1,975,480 downloads) have been affected by a vulnerability that allows remote users to execute arbitrary PHP code. The affected versions are: WP Super Cache (version 1.2 and below, … [+]

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WordPress Attack Vectors and Open Amazon S3 Buckets Identified by Acunetix WVS

Recently there were a lot of news reports about an ongoing attack on sites using WordPress software. Attackers are using around 90,000 computers to try to brute force WordPress credentials. All these servers are trying common account names like admin, administrator, … [+]

This new Acunetix WVS 8 Build checks for WordPress vulnerabilities

New WordPress Checks in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner v8 build 20130416

This new release of Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner version 8, build 20130416, includes new and improved vulnerability checks which target WordPress installations, web applications hosted on Amazon S3, various other web applications. New Functionality Added a test that enumerates valid … [+]

Did you know that there are risks associated with third-party software?

The Risks Associated with Third-Party Software Components

I was recently contacted by a colleague in an information security leadership position who was concerned about his developers using some third-party plug-ins for an enterprise application they were rolling out. His developers wanted to install these third-party components in … [+]

What do you do when you can't find every web vulnerability?

What Happens when you can’t Find Every Web Vulnerability?

On one end of the application security and IT audit spectrum we have people that overlook the obvious and critical stuff. But just as dangerously, on the other end of the spectrum we have people who want us to find … [+]