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Date Published
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Detectify
Word count
483
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None

Summary

Detectify delivers major security updates every two weeks to keep its tool current with new vulnerabilities, features, and improvements sourced from its security researchers and the Crowdsource ethical hacker community. Although confidentiality agreements prevent full disclosure of these updates, they are immediately incorporated into the Detectify scanner and made available to users. Recent vulnerabilities added to the scanner include iframe buster DOM-XSS, phpMyAdmin CSRF issues, Caucho Resin XSS, and several other security concerns affecting popular tools such as WordPress plugins and network monitoring software Nagios. These vulnerabilities can expose sensitive information or allow unauthorized code execution, highlighting the importance of regular security scans. Detectify encourages users to begin scans for these vulnerabilities and offers a free trial for new users.