Vulnerabilities
Host Header Injection: Risks and Protection for Small Businesses
Attackers manipulate the HTTP Host header to bypass security controls, cache poison servers and steal session tokens without touching your application code.
input validation
Everything Cipher Insider has reported about input validation: 5 stories, newest first. Part of our Vulnerabilities coverage.
Vulnerabilities
Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities: How They Work and How to Stop Them
Remote code execution flaws allow attackers to run commands on your server without any prior access, bypassing standard authentication entirely.
Vulnerabilities
XML External Entity Prevention Checklist for Secure Applications
Disabling external entity processing entirely is the only reliable defence against XXE, as parser configurations vary widely and default settings often remain permissive.
Vulnerabilities
Prevent NoSQL Injection: Validation, Operators and Query Builders
String escaping fails against NoSQL injection because the database interprets input as code objects rather than plain text data.
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Command Injection Explained: How Code Runs Outside Its Box
When an application fails to separate your input from its instructions, your data becomes executable code that bypasses standard security controls.