Matthias Ungethüm, a security expert from Germany, has managed to find a couple of vulnerabilities on the official website of the United States National Security Agency.
The expert has told German broadcaster MDR that he first found a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the NSA website’s homepage. The flaw enabled him to alter the website’s appearance.
To demonstrate how the issue can be exploited, he replaced one of the banners on the site with one that read “Examine your homepage” in German.
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German Security Expert Finds Vulnerabilities on the NSA’s Website
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Interesting article ...I'm sensing there might still be a bit of tension between the 2 countries! ;)
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