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About Vinay Kumar

Vinay Kumar is a skilled Security Researcher at Quick Heal Security Labs with extensive experience in network security. Focused on vulnerability research, threat intelligence frameworks, reverse engineering, and malware analysis, he is passionate about discovering vulnerabilities and translating them into actionable intelligence that can improve products and services.

CVE-2024-3094 Unveiled: XZ Utils Compromise Sparks Security Alarm

CVE-2024-3094 Unveiled: XZ Utils Compromise Sparks Security Alarm

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

On Friday, March 29, developer Andres Freund detected unusual behavior in his Debian sid environment. In response, he contacted an open-source security mailing list to report his discovery of an upstream backdoor in the commonly used command-line tool XZ...
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Critical Security Alert: CVE-2023-32315 Vulnerability in Openfire XMPP Server

Critical Security Alert: CVE-2023-32315 Vulnerability in Openfire XMPP Server

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

Openfire is an open-source, real-time collaboration server based on the XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) protocol. It facilitates instant messaging, group chat, and other real-time communication services. Openfire is popular for its flexibility, scalability, and robust security features....
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Delving Further: Analyzing Another XSS Vulnerability Found in the Bookly Plugin

Delving Further: Analyzing Another XSS Vulnerability Found in the Bookly Plugin

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

Our previous blog explored an XSS vulnerability within the Bookly plugin (WordPress Online Booking and Scheduling Plugin – Bookly). Today, we will delve into another XSS vulnerability that came to light during our research on the same plugin. Our...
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WordPress Site Security Alert: Bookly Plugin Vulnerability Discovered and Patched

WordPress Site Security Alert: Bookly Plugin Vulnerability Discovered and Patched

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

WordPress is a popular content management system that allows users to create and manage websites with the help of various plugins. One such plugin widely used by over 60,000 websites is the “WordPress Online Booking and Scheduling Plugin –...
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