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GUEST ESSAY: A primer on content management systems (CMS) — and how to secure them

The Last Watchdog

You very likely will interact with a content management system (CMS) multiple times today. For instance, the The Last Watchdog article you are reading uses a CMS to store posts, display them in an attractive manner, and provide search capabilities. Security is essential for a CMS. Best security practices.

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A flaw in Concrete5 CMS could have allowed website takeover

Security Affairs

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting the Concrete5 CMS exposed numerous servers to full takeover, experts warn. A recently addressed remote code execution (RCE) flaw in the Concrete5 CMS exposed numerous websites to attacks. EdgeScan experts also provided a list of recommendations to keep the CMS secure.

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Drupal developers fixed a code execution flaw in the popular CMS

Security Affairs

The other three vulnerabilities have been rated as “moderately critical,” that can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, information disclosure, or access bypass. The post Drupal developers fixed a code execution flaw in the popular CMS appeared first on Security Affairs. The vulnerability impacts 9.4, Pierluigi Paganini.

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EnemyBot malware adds new exploits to target CMS servers and Android devices

Security Affairs

It uses a list of hardcoded username/password combinations to login into devices in the attempt to access systems using weak or default credentials. LFI CVE-2018-16763 Fuel CMS 1.4.1 LFI CVE-2018-16763 Fuel CMS 1.4.1 The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Experts discovered a privilege escalation issue in popular Umbraco CMS

Security Affairs

Experts discovered a vulnerability in the popular CMS Umbraco that could allow low privileged users to escalate privileges to “admin.” ” Security experts from Trustwave have discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability in the popular website CMS, Umbraco. “Umbraco version 8.9.0 also seen in 8.6.3)

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The team behind the Joomla CMS discloses a data breach

Security Affairs

Maintainers at the Joomla open-source content management system (CMS) announced a security breach that took place last week. The company did not reveal is third-parties have found and accessed to the S3 bucket. The post The team behind the Joomla CMS discloses a data breach appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Multiple XSS flaws in Joomla can lead to remote code execution

Security Affairs

Joomla maintainers have addressed multiple vulnerabilities in the popular content management system (CMS) that can lead to execute arbitrary code. The impact of these flaws can be widespread because roughly 2% of all websites use Joomla, millions of websites worldwide use this CMS. The maintainers of the Joomla!

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