SECRET_KEY is the new addition to wordpress Security which is introduced in the Wordpress 2.5. SECRET_KEY is used to secure Wordpress Cookies. But an attacker can use this Key to intrude the Wordpress system. In a recently found vulnerability discovered by xiam and published in Security Focus shows that an attacker can get into the system through this technique.
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WordPress 2.5 SECRET_KEY and SALT Cracking Vulnerability
Wordpress 2.5 SECRET_KEY
The New Wordpress 2.5 has intoduced a security feature for wordpress cookies called SECRET_KEY. It will make cookies secure against attacks where someone has hacked into your database via an SQL injection exploit. SECRET_KEY is defined in the wp-config-sample.php file like this :
// Change SECRET_KEY to a unique phrase. You won’t have to remember it later,
// so make it long and complicated. You can visit http://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.0/
// to get a secret key generated for you, or just make something up.
define(’SECRET_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase here’); // Change this to a unique phrase.
Wordpress 2.5.1 Security Fix
Wordpress has recently released their 2.5.1 version with some security fixes and over 70 annoying bug fixes according to their say. Allgeeks.info is currently upgraded to the new version 2.5.1 and I am fully satisfied with the new upgraded wordpress system. It is really cool. If you still haven’t updated your wordpress I will suggest you to do so as soon as possible and enjoy the new features and secured wordpress system. You will get the latest version of Wordpress here :
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Myspace SWF Hack - it works
Myspace users can use SWF (Flash movies) to make their Layout. But Flash movie can be more than a simple animation. It has the ability to do action. This is called Action Scripting. While you are viewing someone’s Profile with Animated Flash movie your profile data’s like your email address and password can be hijacked from your cookie and saved in a place in behind.
I have recently came through a Digg story published by kinematic where he mentioned the Myspace hack technique. He actually decompiled a SWF file in Myspace to see it’s action script which revealed the secret of the hacking. It is advanced Javascript called AJAX which was used to hack.