The PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit can be used to replace your WiseScript, VBScript and Batch wrapper scripts with one versatile, re-usable and extensible tool. There is no word from the vendor on if or when another fix might be coming.This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform silent or interactive installs and uninstalls of the Screencastify Chrome Extension using the Powershell App Deployment Toolkit. In any case, if you use the extension just be aware of the risks associated with it. This error page is located under a fixed address, so it can be opened directly rather than triggering the error condition."
"The problem was located in the error page displayed if you already submitted a video to a challenge and were trying to submit another one. The extension's popularity exploded during the pandemic because it represented such a quick and easy solution to a problem that only emerged when tens of millions of people around the world started working from home. The total number of installations may be significantly higher, but the site's counter only goes to ten million.
That's problematic because Screencastify boasts more than ten million installations worldwide on the Chrome store. Unfortunately, three months later the lingering issues that could allow an unscrupulous insider to make the same kind of attack remain unaddressed. Although the threat from external attackers has been eliminated. While we applaud the rapid response, unfortunately, the fix didn't completely address the issue and it may still be possible. The vendor that created the extension responded quickly to the reported flaw and issued a fix just days after the issue was reported to them. The cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that made this possible was reported by independent security researcher Wladimir Palant and it was reported on Valentine's Day of this year (February 14, 2022). Unfortunately, the web extension also suffers from a critical security vulnerability that allows attackers to take control of a user's webcam and steal recorded videos. Are you one of the legions of users making use of the Screencastify Chrome extension? It's a fantastic Chrome extension that allows you to almost effortlessly create screencasts for a variety of purposes.
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