This specific build was significant for introducing critical detection capabilities for high-profile security flaws active during that period, such as the Apache Struts Remote Code Execution (S2-057) Key Features of Build 12.0.180911134 Enhanced Vulnerability Detection: Added checks for Web Cache Poisoning Python pickle serialization Drupal Core Open Redirect SSRF Testing: Introduced new AcuMonitor tests specifically for detecting Reverse Proxy Misrouting and attacks on auxiliary systems. Infrastructure Improvements: Added detection for CORS origin validation failures and security issues in the Yii2 Framework Stability Fixes:
Integrated checks for vulnerabilities where an attacker could manipulate a web cache to serve malicious content to other users. This specific build was significant for introducing critical
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