Cyber Risks · Krebs on Security

Is That a Virus in Your Shopping Cart?

Summary: Armorize detected more than six million web pages seeded with attack kits that exploit browser plug-in flaws, including two in Java, two Windows bugs, and a weakness in Adobe's PDF Reader, on sites running outdated versions of the osCommerce shopping cart program. The malware leverages three named osCommerce vulnerabilities disclosed between May 2010 and July 2011, and patches are available for all the targeted browser flaws.

What you should know: Six million booby-trapped pages sat on e-commerce sites handling credit and debit card transactions, and the exploited osCommerce flaws had public disclosures dating back to May 2010 - meaning the exposure persisted long after fixes were available.

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Vulnerabilities & Patching
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