Abstract: File upload is a convenient feature offered by a plethora of applications and communication services in various interesting application contexts, such as IoT devices, smart home systems, and ...

Abstract: Unrestricted file upload (UFU) vulnerabilities, especially unrestricted executable file upload (UEFU) vulnerabilities, pose severe security risks to web servers. For instance, attackers can ...

New research has uncovered exploitation primitives in the .NET Framework that could be leveraged against enterprise-grade applications to achieve remote code execution. WatchTowr Labs, which has ...

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that prevents some users from opening Excel email attachments in the new Outlook client. According to a service alert (EX1189359) seen by BleepingComputer ...

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CVE-2025-55315 is an HTTP request smuggling bug leading to information leaks, file content tampering, and server crashes. Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday updates addressed a critical-severity ...

The Kestrel web server flaw allows request smuggling attacks, but the actual risk depends on the application code and deployment. Microsoft has patched a critical vulnerability in ASP.NET Core that ...

OpenAI has been adding several interesting features to ChatGPT, including support for web browsing and plugins. And now, you can easily upload documents to ChatGPT without relying on third-party ...

Anthropic on Tuesday announced a new Claude feature that some users should appreciate. The chatbot can now create files for you based on the instructions you provide in a prompt. Claude can generate ...

When Microsoft 365 apps like Word or Excel show the error: “Upload Blocked. We ran into a problem with this file and can’t save any new changes. Please save a copy to avoid losing your work.” …it ...

ASP.NET Core offers a simplified hosting model, called minimal APIs, that allows us to build lightweight APIs with minimal dependencies. We’ve discussed minimal APIs in several earlier posts here.