Security
Introducing Ostorlab Security Testing Benchmarks: Real Vulnerabilities, Real Impact
The first open-source benchmark suite featuring 93 realistic vulnerable mobile apps that mirror actual CVE and bug bounty findings - not theoretical textbook examples.
Mon 22 September 2025
Banking Report 2025: Security at the Core of Mobile Finance
Large-scale security analysis of 500+ top mobile banking apps reveals widespread vulnerabilities,...
Mon 15 September 2025
Automating Security Research: AI Engine Exploits Complex Blind Code Injection
Precision beats payload spray using Ostorlab's AI engine to systematically land RCE on Titiler an...
Thu 04 September 2025
AI-Powered Pentesting: A Deep Dive into Android Intent Redirection
This article showcases Ostorlab's AI Pentest Engine's process for analyzing an Android applicatio...
Sun 31 August 2025
Automating Security Research: AI Engine Exploits GCP Service Account Secret
This article presents a thorough, hands-on analysis and real-world exploitation of a hardcoded GCP service account with overprivileged Pub/Sub access discovered in a HackerOne mobile app. It details how Ostorlab’s AI-powered pentesting engine automated the full cycle—from authentication and permission enumeration to end-to-end message injection/interception—enabling remediation within four days.
From Signal to the Android SDK: Chaining Path Traversal, Mimetype Confusion, Security Check Bypass and File Descriptor Bruteforce for Arbitrary File Access
This technical analysis reveals how sophisticated attack chains—combining path traversal, symbolic link manipulation, and Android SDK quirks—can breach Signal Android's defenses to extract sensitive internal files, despite its legendary encryption remaining intact. While Signal patched these vulnerabilities within days, the discoveries offer crucial lessons about how seemingly minor bugs can be chained into powerful exploits, and why even the best security architecture needs multiple layers of defense
Latest posts
Automating Security Research: AI Engine Exploits Report Portal XXE (CVE-2021-29620)
This article presents a thorough, hands-on analysis and proof of concept for exploiting an OOB XXE vulnerability CVE-2021-29620 in Report Portal. It details how Ostorlab's AI-powered pentesting engine was used to automate the full cycle.
Thu 07 August 2025
Automating Security Research: AI Engine Exploits Zulip Stored XSS (CVE-2025-52559)
This article presents a thorough, hands-on analysis and proof of concept for exploiting the stored XSS vulnerability CVE-2025-52559 in Zulip. It details how Ostorlab's AI-powered pentesting engine was used to automate the full cycle.
Mon 28 July 2025
Bypassing Obfuscation in Android Apps: A Dual Approach with DalvikFLIRT and LLM-Powered Rewrites
This research introduces a pioneering dual approach that combines signature-based matching (DalvikFLIRT) with LLM-powered code transformation to bypass sophisticated Android app obfuscation, enabling automated security analysis of previously impenetrable code.
Wed 16 April 2025
Pre-Auth Root RCE Vulnerability in CyberPanel: Deep Dive Exploit Analysis
A technical analysis of a vulnerability in CyberPanel, a Pre-Auth Root RCE, including confirmed exploitation paths, investigated components, and research methodology findings.
Wed 30 October 2024
Defending Against GraphQL Attacks: A Deep Dive into Common Vulnerabilities
This article is an in-depth look at the most common GraphQL vulnerabilities, why they occur, and how they can be mitigated.
Mon 21 October 2024
Assessing the Large-Scale Exposure of CUPS Vulnerabilities: Chained CVEs Leading to Remote Code Execution
This article assesses the large-scale exposure of systems to multiple CVEs affecting the CUPS printing service, which can be chained together to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). We provide an overview of how these vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-47176, work in tandem, walking through the exploit flow. Additionally, we analyze how many systems are potentially vulnerable and highlight a unique behavior observed during testing.
Wed 16 October 2024
Deep Dive: Stored XSS Vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin for WordPress (CVE-2024-47374)
An in-depth look at the CVE-2024-47374 vulnerability affecting LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, its impact, and a technical breakdown of our detection method.
Thu 10 October 2024
Actively Exploited CVE-2022-21445, Deep Dive
The article delves into the technical details of this CVE, its potential impact, and the methods used to detect and exploit it.
Wed 25 September 2024