OP 15 February, 2021 - 03:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 15 February, 2021 - 03:55 PM by Mastiff.)
Quote:The vulnerability could have been exploited to access any account on the site including the Chess.com administrator account.
An IT security researcher identified a critical set of vulnerabilities in chess.com’s API, an immensely popular online chess playing site and app. The vulnerability could have been exploited to access any account on the site. It could also be used to gain full access to the site through its admin panel.
What Happened?
Cybersecurity researcher Sam Curry spent a lot of time finding vulnerabilities in Chess.com. The researcher started with finding generic vulnerabilities and stumbled upon a reflected XSS that could be exploited to drop backdoor to gain access to a victim’s account.
Full article on https://www.hackread.com/vulnerability-c...-accessed/