Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2025

Stytch CTO Julianna Lamb explains why, when it comes to authentication, most organizations are going to be better off relying on a platform than trying to manage these processes at scale themselves. The post Julianna Lamb on Choosing Authentication Platforms Over DIY appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 26, 2024

A critical authentication bypass vulnerability has been discovered in wpDiscuz, a widely used WordPress plugin with over 80,000 active installations.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The post Securing SMBs in a Cloud-Driven World: Best Practices for Cost-Effective Digital Hygiene Through Verified Authentication appeared first on Security Boulevard. Hackers are acutely aware that basic corporate account credentials present a significant vulnerability, increasing the stakes for SMBs in particular.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It exploits “device code flow,” a form of authentication formalized in the industry-wide OAuth standard. Authentication through device code flow is designed for logging printers, smart TVs, and similar devices into accounts.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The second bug fixed this month that is already seeing in-the-wild exploitation is CVE-2024-43451 , a spoofing flaw that could reveal Net-NTLMv2 hashes , which are used for authentication in Windows environments. Narang notes that CVE-2024-43451 is the third NTLM zero-day so far this year.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The catch is: There are two recommendations that WILL DO MORE THAN ALL THE REST ADDED TOGETHER TO REDUCE CYBERSECURITY RISK most efficiently: patching and using multifactor authentication (MFA). Patching is listed third. MFA is listed eighth.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Third, and most critically, is the issue of system control: These operators can alter core systems and authentication mechanisms while disabling the very tools designed to detect such changes. First, unauthorized access must be revoked and proper authentication protocols restored.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 13, 2025

The resulting requests were designed to mimic legitimate Azure OpenAPI Service API requests and used compromised API keys to authenticate them. Among other things, the proxy service used undocumented Microsoft network application programming interfaces (APIs) to communicate with the company’s Azure computers. Slashdot thread.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A botnet of 130,000+ devices is attacking Microsoft 365 accounts via password-spraying, bypassing MFA by exploiting basic authentication. The attackers targeted accounts protected with basic authentication bypassing multi-factor authentication. The attackers used basic authentication methods. ” continues the report.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 10, 2024

New attack against the RADIUS authentication protocol: The Blast-RADIUS attack allows a man-in-the-middle attacker between the RADIUS client and server to forge a valid protocol accept message in response to a failed authentication request.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2023

No passcode fallback is available in the event that the user is unable to complete Face ID or Touch ID authentication. For especially sensitive actions, including changing the password of the Apple ID account associated with the iPhone, the feature adds a security delay on top of biometric authentication.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The vulnerability is an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in HCX, it was privately reported to VMware by Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) through the Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). “An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in HCX was privately reported to VMware.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

An authenticated attacker, with Manager role privileges or higher, could exploit the vulnerability CVE-2024-45844 to elevate privileges and compromise the BIG-IP system. “An authenticated attacker may exploit this vulnerability by storing malicious HTML or JavaScript code in the BIG-IQ user interface.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The company pointed out that only authenticated users with existing access to the NetScaler Console can exploit this vulnerability. “The issue arises due to inadequate privilege management and could be exploited by an authenticated malicious actor to execute commands without additional authorization. NetScaler Console 14.1

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Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The flaw, a zero-click pre-authentication root remote code execution (RCE),... The post 22,000 CyberPanel Servers Exposed: Zero-Click RCE Vulnerability Discovered, PoC Published appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Booking.com said it now requires 2FA , which forces partners to provide a one-time passcode from a mobile authentication app (Pulse) in addition to a username and password. .” The phony booking.com website generated by visiting the link in the text message. SecureWorks said these attacks had been going on since at least March 2023.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber access to exploit a missing capability check, leading to information disclosure. It is installed on over one million WordPress sites, owners use this plugin to enhance user experience, boost SEO rankings, and reduce server load. ” reads the advisory published by WordPress.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Internet Archive was breached again, attackers hacked its Zendesk email support platform through stolen GitLab authentication tokens. Hunt also verified the authenticity of the information included in the stolen archive. Hunt will add the information of the impacted users to HIBP very soon.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

” Knocknoc orchestrates network infrastructure to remove risk exposure by tying users’ network access to their SSO authentication status. It can also be used on internal networks to add multifactor authentication to legacy systems to satisfy compliance requirements.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

CVE-2024-51567 – is an incorrect default permissions vulnerability in CyberPanel (prior to patch 5b08cd6) that allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands through /dataBases/upgrademysqlstatus by manipulating the statusfile property with shell metacharacters, bypassing secMiddleware.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2025

The vulnerability is an authentication bypass issue that could allow a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges by making maliciously crafted CSF proxy requests. An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, 7.0.0

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

is a buffer overflow issue that an authenticated attacker could exploit. “Buffer overflow in some Zoom Apps may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.” is an improper input validation issue that can be exploited remotely without authentication.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

” Device code phishing attacks exploit authentication flows to steal tokens, granting attackers access to accounts and data. Upon clicking the meeting invitation embedded in the message, recipients are prompted to authenticate using a threat actor-generated device code. ” continues the report.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In this blog post, we take a look at how criminals are abusing Bing and stay under the radar at the same time while also bypassing advanced security features such as two-factor authentication. We should also note that SMS verification is one of the weakest methods for two-factor authentication.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Ivanti addressed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability impacting its Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) solution. Ivanti addressed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-11639 (CVSS score of 10), in its Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) solution. ” reads the advisory published by the company.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The vulnerability CVE-2025-0111 is a file read issue in PAN-OS, an authenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface could exploit the flaw to read files that are readable by the “nobody” user. Palo Alto Networks addressed the flaw CVE-2025-0111 on February 12, 2025.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Of those malicious apps, 5,200 could subvert one of the strongest security practices available today, called multifactor authentication, by prying into basic text messages sent to a device. With multifactor authentication, a username and password are no longer enough to sign into an account.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

However, verifiers SHALL force a change if there is evidence of compromise of the authenticator. Verifiers and CSPs SHALL NOT prompt subscribers to use knowledge-based authentication (KBA) (e.g., “What was the name of your first pet?”) ”) or security questions when choosing passwords.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Attackers accessed targets via VPN gateways lacking multifactor authentication, some of which ran outdated software. In each of the cases, attackers initially accessed targets using compromised VPN gateways without multifactor authentication enabled. Overlapping indicators link these cases to prior Fog and Akira ransomware attacks.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The targeted SMS scams asked employees to click a link and log in at a website that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Some SMS phishing messages told employees their VPN credentials were expiring and needed to be changed; other phishing messages advised employees about changes to their upcoming work schedule.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

“ An authentication bypass in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to bypass the authentication otherwise required by the PAN-OS management web interface and invoke certain PHP scripts. reads the advisory published by Palo Alto Networks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Fortinet FortiManager missing authentication vulnerability CVE-2024-47575 (CVSS v4 score: 9.8) A missing authentication flaw in FortiManager and FortiManager Cloud versions allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or commands through specially crafted requests.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Authentication is more frustrating to your customers when you dont threat model. When he did, they sent him a text message to authenticate him, and it says DO NOT share this access code with anyone. Please: threat model your authentication processes. Recently, I was opening a new bank account. Happier customers.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Choose a strong password that you dont use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. If you can, use a FIDO2-compliant hardware key, laptop or phone as your second factor.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning that cybercriminals are taking over email accounts via stolen session cookies, allowing them to bypass the multi-factor authentication (MFA) a user has set up. Here’s how it works. Most of us don’t think twice about checking the “Remember me” box when we log in.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 26, 2024

Google says it recently fixed an authentication weakness that allowed crooks to circumvent the email verification required to create a Google Workspace account, and leverage that to impersonate a domain holder at third-party services that allow logins through Google’s “Sign in with Google” feature.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2025

He may even have been able to passively receive Microsoft Windows authentication credentials from employee computers at affected companies. If he’d abused his access, he probably could have obtained website encryption certificates (SSL/TLS certs) that were authorized to accept and relay web traffic for affected websites.

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