Erik Kipka

Consultant

Erik Kipka has been working as a consultant in the field of IT security at softScheck GmbH since 2019. His professional focus includes IT security audits of networks, software and hardware products as well as the development, testing and evaluation of security concepts and security architectures.
Zammad Helpdesk Zero-Day-Vulnerability

Zammad Helpdesk Zero-Day-Vulnerability

During a security test at one of our customers, we came across a web application with integrated helpdesk software. In this context, we identified a critical zero-day vulnerability in Zammad’s …

  • Jul 21, 2022
  • 3 minute read
Log4Shell – critical vulnerability in Java logging library Log4j

Log4Shell – critical vulnerability in Java logging library Log4j

On November 24th, a critical vulnerability (zero-day vulnerability) in Log4j was reported to Apache. It was later (10th December) made public under the name Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228); it can be …

  • Dec 15, 2021
  • 4 minute read