Facebook has patched a vulnerability that could have allowed a malicious user to bypass certain security restrictions. Independent security researcher Sow Ching Shiong discovered the flaw on the popular social network earlier this week. The vulnerability was confirmed and patched shortly after it was brought to the attention of Facebook s Security Team yesterday. A visit to the White Hat researchers who have responsibly disclosed bugs to the company now reveals the researcher’s name as well as the researcher. The flaw was fixed by Facebook’s Security Team.
Source: https://threatpost.com/facebook-patches-password-reset-vulnerability-010813/77377/