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Severe and Unpatched eBay Vulnerability Allows Attackers To Distribute Malware

Posted by timothy on from the not-to-mention-unwanted-housewares dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Check Point researchers have discovered a severe vulnerability in eBay's online sales platform, which allows criminals to distribute malware and do phishing campaigns. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass eBay's code validation and control the vulnerable code remotely, to execute malicious Javascript code on targeted eBay users.

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  1. Well isn't that lovely by JustAnotherOldGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well isn't that lovely...in addition to being the eBay of Thieves, now they can infect your PC as well.

    It's like an extra service, I'm only surprised they aren't charging for it.

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