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The Web Hacking Incidents Database
Last update:17 February 2008

List of Incidents for a Classification

Please note that classifications are a new feature and not all entries in WHID are already classified, so when you get a certain number of entries for a classification, WHID might have more records matching that classification that we did not classify yet. We hope to complete the classification process soon.

Select classification:
Attack Method, Country, Location, Origin, Outcome, Software, Vertical

Select criteria for classification "Attack Method":
Abuse of Functionality, Administration Error, Brute Force, Buffer Overflow, Content Spoofing, Credential/Session Prediction, Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Cross Site Scripting (XSS), Denial of Service, Directory Indexing, Drive by Pharming, Failure to Restrict URL Access, Format String Attack, HTTP Response Splitting, Improper Error Handling, Insecure Direct Object Reference, Insufficient Anti-automation, Insufficient Authentication, Insufficient Authorization, Insufficient Process Validation, Insufficient Session Expiration, Known Vulnerability, LDAP Injection, Misconfiguration, OS Commanding, Other, Path Traversal, Predictable Resource Location, Redirection, Session Fixation, Session Hijacking, SQL Injection, SSI Injection, Unintentional Information Disclosure, Unknown, Weak Password Recovery Validation, XPath Injection


List of incidents for which Attack Method is Other
4 incidents listed
WHID 2007-08: WordPress Backdoor
Reported: 29 March 2007
Occurred: 02 March 2007

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Other
  • Outcome: Planting of Malware
  • Software: WordPress

Backdoor was planted in a new official release of WordPress, the most popular blogging software in the world. It was available for download for a few days before the backdoor was located.

References:

WHID 2005-41: XSS on Google's AdWords enables phishing
Reported: 10 November 2005
Occurred: 10 October 2005

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Other
  • Attack Method: Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
  • Outcome: Disclosure Only

References:

WHID 2005-44: Xoops web site hacked
Reported: 08 November 2005
Occurred: 28 October 2005

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Other
  • Attack Method: Insufficient Authorization

Configuration mistake left an unprotected unused virtual host. No details on the configuration problems given.

References:

WHID 2005-40: Defacement of several Novell websites
Reported: 08 November 2005
Occurred: 04 October 2005

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Other

Script upload due to a scoop known vulnerability

References:



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