Tag Archives: Joomla! Security

The Psychology Behind Why Websites Get Hacked

It’s an everyday conversation for security professionals that interact with everyday website owners. The one where we have to explain that just because everything seems fine, doesn’t mean that the best security practices shouldn’t be followed, or that being safe so far doesn’t grant future invincibility. The question, “Why should I worry?” is heard so […]

The Details Behind the Akeeba Backup Vulnerability

It’s been a month since our disclosure of a low-severity vulnerability affecting Akeeba Backup version 3.11.4, which allowed an attacker to list and download backups from a target website using the extension’s JSON API.  As promised, here’s the technical details describing how it was possible for us to send valid requests to the API and […]

Security Advisory – Hikashop Extension for Joomla!

Advisory for: Hikashop for Joomla! Security Risk: High (DREAD score : 7/10) Vulnerability: Object Injection / Remote Code Execution Updated Version: 2.3.2 In a routine audit of our Website Firewall we discovered a serious vulnerability within the Hikashop ecommerce product for Joomla! allowing remote code execution on the vulnerable website[s]. What are the risks? This […]