Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin 2.6.6 – Privilege Escalation

#!/usr/bin/env python3 # Exploit Title: Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin 2.6.6 – Privilege Escalation # Exploit Author: Gurjot Singh # CVE: CVE-2023-3460 # Description : The attached PoC demonstrates how an unauthenticated attacker can escalate privileges to admin by abusing unsanitized input in `wp_capabilities` during registration. import requests import argparse import re import…

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A classic hacking technique works on some quantum computers

A quantum computer at IBM IBM The laws of quantum mechanics make it impossible to copy quantum information, but that doesn’t mean quantum computers are unhackable. Two independent teams of researchers have now devised methods for disrupting calculations on quantum computers. They both rely a method used to hack traditional computers called a row-hammer attack….

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Our sister died because of our mum’s cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers

Marianna Spring Social media investigations correspondent BBC/Getty Images Gabriel and Sebastian Shemirani watched with concern as their mother Kate rose to notoriety during the pandemic, eventually getting struck off as a nurse for promoting misinformation about Covid-19. Then, their sister Paloma was diagnosed with cancer. Doctors told her she had a high chance of survival…

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Copenhagen Fashion Week and CIFF join forces to support Nordic talent

Two major players in the promotion of Copenhagen’s fashion scene are joining forces to promote Scandinavian designers. Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) and CIFF (Copenhagen International Fashion Fair) have announced a long-term strategic alliance. The two pillars of Danish fashion are moving forward with the CPHFW Newtalent program, dedicated to supporting the region’s most promising emerging…

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