Dean Pemberton

Head of Security Engineering

Dean is Head of Security Engineering at Bastion Security Group, co-founder of Cassini, and a recognised expert in security architecture.

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Highlights

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With 30 years’ experience across government, enterprise, and infrastructure in New Zealand, the Pacific, and South East Asia. Dean pairs deep technical capability with strategic insight, regularly working with CISOs, CTOs, and boards to align security initiatives with business goals. Dean has served on the boards or a number of organisaitons, and leads a high-performing team focused on designing secure systems, modernising architecture, and driving lasting security outcomes.

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Silverstripe - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the administrator panel of Silverstripe CMS, specifically in the handling of the user input within the form messages module.

Silverstripe - Host Header Injection

A Host header injection vulnerability in Silverstripe has been identified that allows an attacker to poison the password rese

Sam Schroder found a local file inclusion (write only) vulnerability inside of the upload functionality of Statamic CMS. This affects front end components like forms with `assets` fields.

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