Accusations Against Password Vault Provider Over Encryption Issues UPDATED Bitwarden, a password vault provider, has addressed renewed concerns regarding its encryption methods for safeguarding users’ secret keys by improving the security configuration of its mechanisms. This concern revolves around the number of PBKDF2 hash iterations utilized to generate the decryption key for a user’s password…
Concerns Raised Over Password Vault Vendor’s Encryption Practices UPDATED: Password vault provider Bitwarden has addressed renewed concerns surrounding its encryption strategy for safeguarding users’ secret keys by strengthening its default security configurations. The primary concern focuses on the number of PBKDF2 hash iterations used for generating a decryption key for a user’s password vault. According…
Pre- and post-authentication vulnerabilities pose significant risks A trio of authentication bypass vulnerabilities have been identified and resolved in the widely-used enterprise analytics platform, Yellowfin BI. These vulnerabilities originate from the use of hardcoded keys, exposing the platform to potential exploitation. Initial research conducted by security experts from Assetnote revealed pre-authentication vulnerabilities, which later led…
Numerous applications are exposed to brute-force attacks, and many more may also be at risk. UPDATED: Inadequate integration of the Ransack library within Ruby on Rails (RoR) applications poses a risk of data theft from backend databases, as highlighted by security firm Positive Security in a recent report. Ransack facilitates developers in incorporating object-based search…
Charlie Osborne 26 January 2023 at 13:52 UTC Updated: 26 January 2023 at 13:55 UTC Over 61,000 vulnerabilities resolved and still counting Trellix has successfully patched more than 61,000 projects impacted by a critical vulnerability in Python, utilizing an innovative automated system to streamline the remediation process significantly. Recently, researchers at the Trellix Advanced Research…
Charlie Osborne26 January 2023 at 13:52 UTC Updated: 26 January 2023 at 13:55 UTC Trellix has successfully patched over 61,000 vulnerabilities in open source projects, utilizing an automated tool to expedite the process against a significant Python bug. A year ago, the Trellix Advanced Research Center identified a long-standing vulnerability within Python’s tarfile module, which…
Numerous applications are vulnerable to brute-force attacks, and many more may also be at risk. UPDATED Security firm Positive Security has issued a warning about poor integration of the Ransack library within Ruby on Rails (RoR) applications, which could enable attackers to extract sensitive information from backend databases. Ransack provides developers with the ability to…
A number of applications have been identified as susceptible to brute-force attacks, and there is a possibility that many more may be at risk. UPDATED Security firm Positive Security has issued a warning regarding poor integration of the Ransack library into Ruby on Rails (RoR) applications, which could allow attackers to extract sensitive information from…
A number of applications have shown vulnerabilities to brute-force attacks, with hundreds more potentially at risk. UPDATED: Poor implementation of the Ransack library in Ruby on Rails (RoR) applications could enable attackers to extract data from backend databases, according to a warning issued by security firm Positive Security. Ransack provides developers with the ability to…
