blog — research

What I find, I write up

CVE analyses, OWASP methodologies and pentesting fundamentals — from a practitioner's perspective.

CVE-2026-XXXXXX — Remote Code Execution in Dolibarr ERP/CRM (dol_eval sandbox bypass)

An incomplete sandbox in dol_eval_standard() lets an admin achieve RCE via a computed extrafield — three filter bypasses. CVSS 3.1 9.1 CRITICAL.

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CVE-2026-105090 — Broken Access Control / Stored XSS in Formbricks (Custom Head Scripts)

An editor (Read & write) can set a survey's Custom Head Scripts — a capability reserved for the Manage role — and run code in an admin's session. Self-hosted. CVSS 4.0 5.1 MEDIUM.

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CVE-2026-38441 — Persistent XSS in Zextras Carbonio WebMail (Print)

Participant display names (From, To, CC, BCC, Reply-To) are not escaped in the print template, and the Print window has no CSP. CVSS 8.1 HIGH.

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CVE-2026-33944 — SQL Injection in Dolibarr ERP/CRM

The localtax1_value parameter reaches an UPDATE query without sanitisation — full database exfiltration.

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CVE-2022-1438 — Persistent XSS in Keycloak

Missing server-side validation of the username field enables XSS during impersonation.

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The OWASP ASVS methodology in web application testing

Three verification levels, practical examples and a case study from real pentests.

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OWASP Top 10 2025 — new threats

How the new threat categories will affect application testing methodologies.

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What is penetration testing?

Types of pentests (black/grey/white-box) and why they are essential.

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AI phishing — how AI is reshaping the threat

Deepfakes, personalised attacks and the role of phishing campaigns in defence.

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