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Andrea Micalizzi

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Andrea Micalizzi
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💼 Occupation
Known forComputer Security

Andrea Micalizzi, also known as rgod, is an Italian computer security researcher, consultant, author, and ethical hacker with a special focus on web applications.[1] In 2015 he was a Hewlett-Packard's Zero Day Initiative contributor.

Career

Micalizzi discovered hundreds of vulnerabilities in commonly used and enterprise software, exploited with a variety of techniques.[2][3][4]

In 2013, he informed JBoss developers of a method to bypass the built-in authentication in their online software.[5][6][7] That year, he also found vulnerabilities in the Foxit PDF reader,[8][9] which were subsequently fixed.[10]

In 2015, Micalizzi discovered vulnerabilities that led to security updates in Pelco software.[11] In 2017, he exposed flaws in the Schneider Electric U.motion Builder software.[12]

References

  1. "Foxit patches critical vulnerability in PDF viewer browser plug-in". InfoWorld, Lucian Constantin | Jan 17, 2013
  2. "Foxit Reader vulnerable to critical remote code execution flaw". Computer World, Lucian Constantin Follow, IDG News Service | Jan 11, 2013
  3. "'Better than Adobe' Foxit PDF plugin hit by worse-than-Adobe 0-day". The Register, 11 Jan 2013, John Leyden
  4. "Command Injection Vulnerability Found in BitTorrent Sync". Security Week, Eduard Kovacs, April 06, 2015
  5. "Old JBoss vuln in the wild, needs patching". The Register, 19 Nov 2013, Richard Chirgwin
  6. Ayoub Fakir. "Les hackers s'attaquent aux serveurs JBoss". Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  7. "Hackers exploit JBoss vulnerability to compromise servers". Computerworld, Nov. 19, 2013
  8. "Foxit Reader security flaw reportedly allows attack". PC World, Lucian Constantin, IDG News Service, Jan 13, 2013
  9. "Vulnerability reported in Foxit PDF plugin for Firefox – how to mitigate it". Naked Security, 11 Jan 2013
  10. "Foxit fixes PDF reader security vulnerability". InfoSecurity Magazine, 21 Jan 2013 .
  11. "Schneider Patches Severe Flaw in Video Management System". Security Week, Eduard Kovacs, June 15, 2016.
  12. "Unpatched Flaws in Schneider Electric U.motion Builder Disclosed". Security Week, Eduard Kovacs, June 30, 2017

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