Acunetix v10.5 build 20160504 has been released. This new build updates the PCI DSS and the NIST compliance reports with the requirements of PCI DSS 3.2 and NIST 800-53 rev4 respectively. The new build also fixes an important bug uncovered earlier this week. Improvements Updated…
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Latest build of Acunetix includes new version of .NET AcuSensor, checks for JSP source code disclosure and improves crawling capabilities
Acunetix v10.5 (build 20160427) has been released. This new build includes a new version of the .NET AcuSensor registers with .NET web applications in a way that supports signed .NET Assemblies. In addition, it includes new and improved vulnerability checks and a number of minor…
Error installing .NET AcuSensor when a previous version of the sensor is detected
When installing the AcuSensor in your .NET Web Application, you might encounter the following error: Failed to install sensor in site: “<path to site>”. Reason: Previous version of AcuSensor detected on the site. Please remove it using AcuSensor .NET Injector. This error is caused when…
Alliance Technology Partners offering introductory and advanced Acunetix training courses
Alliance Technology Partners, Acunetix Partners since 2007, have announced they shall be offering Acunetix Training Courses, delivered via the web, by their highly experienced senior security engineer. The 3 hour courses on offer are at introductory and advanced level, as well as providing on-going consulting. Training…
Acunetix v10.5 assigns CVSS 3.0 scoring to its vulnerabilities
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an open standard for assessing the severity of security vulnerabilities. “Common” being the keyword, indicating that CVSS is designed to not only be independent to a specific vendor or industry, but also interoperable across systems that vary in…
Acunetix v10.5 adds support for Joomla! Drupal and CVSS3.0
A new version of Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanners v10.5 has been released. The new version tests for Joomla! and Drupal vulnerabilities, supports CVSS 3.0 and includes other improvements/bug fixes. Joomla! and Drupal Support Acunetix v10.5 now reports vulnerabilities in popular content management systems Joomla! and Drupal. The…
New Acunetix update includes security checks for Joomla! Core RCE, improved XXE tests and more
New updates have been released that test for a new Joomla! remote code execution vulnerability affecting versions 1.5.0 through 3.4.5 CVE-2015-8562. Other updates also include improved XML External Entity (XXE) testing, multiple Cross-site Scripting tests in commonly used libraries and other improvements/bug fixes. Below is the…
Acunetix 10 build includes security checks in CORS configurations, Rails web applications and identifies the vBulletin 5 RCE
Acunetix 10 (build 20151125) has been released. This new build checks for insecure DNS records, insecure CORS configurations, Rails web applications running in development mode, web applications running Tornado and Pyramid in debug mode and various new and updated vulnerability checks including one for vBulletin…
Acunetix Port Scanner
The Acunetix Port Scanner performs a port scan against the server hosting the scanned website. When open ports are found, Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner will proceed with network level security checks against the network service running on that port, such as DNS Open Recursion tests,…