Research Worth Reading Week 49/2025

Published: 07 Dec 2025

WAF bypasses, CVE research & constant-time crypto.

Introducing constant-time support for LLVM to protect cryptographic code

Trail of Bits explains their work on adding constant-time support to LLVM so that compiled cryptographic code remains constant-time: Introducing constant-time support for LLVM to protect cryptographic code.

⛔️ Bypassing WAFs for Fun and JS Injection with Parameter Pollution

A great summary of the current state of HTTP parameter pollution as a way to bypass WAFs: Bypassing WAFs for Fun and JS Injection with Parameter Pollution.

🧐 How to Research & Reverse Web Vulnerabilities 101

One of my favourite hobbies (CVE analysis) is covered in this blog post from the ProjectDiscovery team: How to Research & Reverse Web Vulnerabilities 101.

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