However, any software that allows the execution of JavaScript code is potentially vulnerable, including PDF readers. It’s not clear if this attack will lead to a resurgence of browser exploits.

Google says its new JavaScript compiler saves 17 years of Chrome users' CPU time each day. It should also benefit all Chromium browsers that use it.

Successful exploitation of the flaws (CVE-2020-9727, CVE-2020-9728, CVE-2020-9729, CVE-2020-9730, CVE-2020-9731) could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

The malicious code is hidden within a CDATA section of the SVG file and relies on a static XOR key to decrypt a payload at ...

The ability to block JavaScript code execution is a crucial security feature of the Tor Browser Bundle (TBB), a browser with enhanced privacy-preserving features that also masks real IP addresses ...

Mozilla has introduced Firefox 141 – a security-focused update that addresses 18 newly disclosed vulnerabilities. They range ...

While the race to make the fastest browser JavaScript engine continues at a heated pace, Microsoft senior product manager Pete LePage reminded the audience at Microsoft TechEd, held in New Orleans ...

Just as EDR transformed endpoint security, Browser Detection & Response (BDR) must become a core component of enterprise security, enabling real-time telemetry, JavaScript execution analysis, and ...

The Tor Project released Tor Browser 9.0.7 today with a permanent fix for a bug that allowed JavaScript code to run on the Safest security level in some situations while using the previous Tor ...

Of course, the developer also notes that not every app that injects JavaScript code into an in-app browser does so for malicious purposes, since JavaScript is the basis of many web features.