Trent Gordon, Author at Synack

Trent Gordon

Trent Gordon is a Senior Security Program Analyst at Synack who reviews hundreds of unique attack submissions from Synack Red Team researchers every day. His Exploits Explained contribution breaks down how XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerabilities work, walking through two real-world XXE attacks submitted by Synack Red Team members.

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Jul 22, 2019

A Deep Dive into XXE Injection

Written by Synack Sr. Security Program Analyst Trent Gordon Editing and vulnerability reference by Senior Manager, Technical Operations Jake Garner In my career as a Security Program Analyst with Synack, I am privileged to see hundreds of unique attacks, every day, from the best security researchers in the world. These range in complexity, from a […]

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A Deep Dive into XXE Injection