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WordPress WPKoi Templates for Elementor plugin through 3.7.2 vulnerable to DOM-based XSS (CVE-2026-85302)
A DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2026-85302) was disclosed in the WordPress WPKoi Templates for Elementor plugin affecting all versions through 3.7.2.- Affects WordPress sites using the WPKoi Templates for Elementor plugin, an Elementor addon with 400+ page templates and creative widgets, in all versions from n/a through 3.7.2.
- The flaw is CWE-79 improper input neutralization during web page generation, allowing DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS).
- CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 (medium): network vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed.
- The vulnerability was assigned by Patchstack and reported by Abdullah Kareem 'cyberkareem' via the Patchstack Bug Bounty Program; it was published 2026-09-03.
- A fix is available in plugin version 3.7.3, per the WordPress.org plugin directory.
CrowdStrike Launches SafeMind AI Initiative With Models Trained for Cybersecurity
CrowdStrike has launched SafeMind, an AI initiative built on models purpose-trained for cybersecurity.- Applies to CrowdStrike customers and security teams following announcements at the Fal.Con 2026 event.
- The SafeMind initiative centers on a family of purpose-built AI models and harnesses designed specifically for cybersecurity.
- At its core is a pair of models, each trained to launch and to defend against cyberattacks.
Reddit thread asks for opinions on TryHackMe's new AI Security certification
A Reddit user asked the cybersecurity community for opinions on TryHackMe's new AI Security certification.- Posted in r/cybersecurity by user SonicDasherX asking whether anyone has taken TryHackMe's newly launched AI Security certification
- The poster asked whether any companies already require or request the certification in job applications
- The thread had not drawn notable answers in the clustered feed material, so no assessments of the certification's value were available
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HPE patches critical ArubaOS-CX remote code execution flaw β BleepingComputer
Critical Cisco Nexus 9000 Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Remote Attackers Run Code as Root β The Hacker News
BraZetsu Malware Turns Compromised Windows Hosts Into Criminal Marketplace Inventory β The Hacker News
Thomson Reuters Court Software Breach May Have Exposed SSNs and Sealed Data β The Hacker News
VU#889462: Casdoor authentication server is vulnerable to authorization bypass β CERT/CC Vulnerability Notes
ASCII smuggling crosses over from AI prompt injection to phishing evasion β Microsoft Security Blog
itsourcecode Online Medicine Delivery System Customer Controller controller.p... β CVE ThreatInt
WordPress Unlimited Elements For Elementor (Free Widgets, Addons, Templates) ... β CVE ThreatInt
WordPress SureForms plugin through 2.12.5 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDO... β CVE ThreatInt
WordPress KP Agent Ready plugin before 1.2.08 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerabil... β CVE ThreatInt
OpenList: Authenticated arbitrary file write via Content-Disposition path tra... β CVE ThreatInt
WordPress MountDev AI MCP Connector for WordPress plugin through 1.6.5 - Broken Ac... β CVE ThreatInt
WordPress Booking and Rental Manager plugin through 2.7.7 - Cross Site Scripting (... β CVE ThreatInt
WordPress Quick Event Manager plugin through 9.17 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vul... β CVE ThreatInt
WordPress WC Ukraine Shipping plugin through 1.22.3 - Insecure Direct Object Refer... β CVE ThreatInt
WordPress JobSearch plugin through 3.2.0 - PHP Object Injection vulnerabilityUnaut... β CVE ThreatInt
WordPress Bricksforge plugin through 3.1.8.8 - Privilege Escalation vulnerabilityS... β CVE ThreatInt
WordPress GeoDirectory plugin through 2.8.174 - SQL Injection vulnerabilityUnauthe... β CVE ThreatInt
WordPress BP Better Messages plugin through 2.15.27 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) v... β CVE ThreatInt
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WordPress Really Simple SSL plugin through 9.8.0 - 2FA Bypass vulnerabilityUnauthe... β CVE ThreatInt
Signature Optional - Analysis of CVE-2026-28323 β Bishop Fox Blog
LLMjacking Attack Uses Leaked AWS IAM Key to Steal Paid AI Model Access β Cyber Security News
BTS #81 β Infratrust Pulse, AIβs Role in Security β securityboulevard.com (discovered)
What Are the Main Types of AI Gateways? LLM, MCP, and Agent Gateways Explained β securityboulevard.com (discovered)
The Harness Advantage in Autonomous Red Teaming: Why Frontier LLMs Alone Fail Offensive Security and How RidgeGen Solves the Alignment Dilemma β securityboulevard.com (discovered)
The Honor System Is Ending: Four Places Trust Went Cryptographic β securityboulevard.com (discovered)
A Stop AI Rogue Act has been introduced. β @metacurity@infosec.exchange
I'm really tired of all the Hugging Face post-mortems, but this is worth a listen. β @metacurity@infosec.exchange
βNot perfectly alignedβ with human values: Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents | US owner of Claude chatbot previously said its models had hacked three organisations during testing β r/cybersecurity
Designing a Fail-Closed & Bare-Metal Zeroization Engine: Architectural Challenges β r/cybersecurity
What do you guys use for quick cybersecurity news? β r/cybersecurity
Splunk Dashboards and Alerte β r/cybersecurity