Published on 2006-10-27 20:23:38
Acunetix WVS audits Joomla! site for SQL Injection, XSS and other vulnerabilities
London, UK – 26 October, 2006 – Joomla!, an award-winning, open-source content management system, uses Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner to automatically audit its PHP-based website. Acunetix WVS scans the site for SQL injection, cross-site scripting and other vulnerabilities, thereby averting possible hacker attacks.
The need for an automated security auditing tool
The Joomla! Core Team Quality & Testing Working Group’s mission is to help improve the quality, stability and security of the Joomla! Core Code, through continuous rigorous testing and quality reporting. The extensive PHP-based Joomla! Core Code was, until recently, tested manually. "Performing a manual security audit each time we released a new version would take up too many hours and resources. Manual auditing is highly complex and it means that you have to keep track of considerable volumes of code as well as the latest techniques being used by hackers. Finding an automated solution was, therefore, essential," said Mr. Muilwijk, member of the Quality and Testing Team.
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