Home › XSS Flaw Burns a Hole in Kindle Security
 

Keywords :   


XSS Flaw Burns a Hole in Kindle Security

2014-09-16 22:55:17| TechNewsWorld

Security consultant Benjamin Mussler last week warned that the Kindle e-book library had a cross-site scripting vulnerability. It appears Amazon previously had fixed the XSS flaw but two months ago reintroduced it in a new version of the "Manage Your Kindle" Web application, according to Mussler. People who download pirated e-books are at greatest risk, he said.

Tags: security hole burns flaw

Category:Information Technology

Latest from this category

All news
»
05.05How Brexit is not 'done' for Northern Ireland
05.05Is Zimbabwe zigzagging into further currency chaos?
05.05Why mortgage rates are going up, not down
04.05This Week in Agribusiness, May 4, 2024
04.05Weekly Recap: Sherwin-Williams, BASF, Abrafati Top This Weeks Stories
03.05'Garden floods show need to work with nature'
03.05Worst-ever job interviews: 'We had to crawl and moo'
03.05Have the wheels come off for Tesla?
More »