U.S. General Services Administration: Weak password policy leading to exposure of administrator account access

Hi, The login endpoint https://mysmartplans.gsa.gov/Marathon/Default.aspx is having weak password policy. During the recon, I came across a mysmartplans overview document http://www.accentimaging.com/accent/pdfs/Accent%20MySmartPlans.pdf . In this document few users are mentioned like - rick, ban...

How to Vaccinate Against the Poor Password Policy Pandemic

Data breaches remain a constant threat, and no industry or organization is immune from the risks. From Fortune 500 companies to startups, password-related breaches continue to spread seemingly unchecked. As a result of the volume of data breaches and cybersecurity incidents, hackers now have acce...

How to Vaccinate Against the Poor Password Policy Pandemic

Data breaches remain a constant threat, and no industry or organization is immune from the risks. From Fortune 500 companies to startups, password-related breaches continue to spread seemingly unchecked. As a result of the volume of data breaches and cybersecurity incidents, hackers now have acce...

Fixing the Weakest Link — The Passwords — in Cybersecurity Today

Password security has long been an issue for businesses and their cybersecurity standards. Account passwords are often the weakest link in the overall security posture for many organizations. Many companies have used Microsoft's default password policies for decades. While these can be customized...

Default credentials

The telnet administrator service running on port 650 on Gigaset DX600A v41.00-175 devices does not implement any lockout or throttling functionality. This situation together with the weak password policy that forces a 4-digit password allows remote attackers to easily obtain administrative access...

Poor Password Security Led to Recent Water Treatment Facility Hack

New details have emerged about the remote computer intrusion at a Florida water treatment facility last Friday, highlighting a lack of adequate security measures needed to bulletproof critical infrastructure environments. The breach involved an unsuccessful attempt on the part of an adversary to...

How to Audit Password Changes in Active Directory

Today's admins certainly have plenty on their plates, and boosting ecosystem security remains a top priority. On-premises, and especially remote, accounts are gateways for accessing critical information. Password management makes this possible. After all, authentication should ensure that a user ...

Enjin: Reset password policy isn't consistent with registration / change password policy.

The security researcher identified that the password policy on the reset password page wasn't consistent with the policy set forth on the registration and change password pages. The minimum characters, on the reset password page, was only for 6 characters whereas the other pages require a minimum...

How Does Your AD Password Policy Compare to NIST's Password Recommendations?

End-user passwords are one of the weakest components of your overall security protocols. Most users tend to reuse passwords across work and personal accounts. They may also choose relatively weak passwords that satisfy company password policies but can be easily guessed or brute-forced. Your user...

CVE-2020-36176

The iThemes Security formerly Better WP Security plugin before 7.7.0 for WordPress does not enforce a new-password requirement for an existing account until the second login occurs...

Reddit: Weak rate limit could lead to ATO due to weak password protection mechanisms

Summary: Although the server sends a message when attempting to brute force the login endpoint, if you enter the right credentials the server will ignore that error and will give access to the account. When the server sends this error, it should not give access until the 3400+ seconds ends...

How to Use Password Length to Set Best Password Expiration Policy

One of the many features of an Active Directory Password Policy is the maximum password age. Traditional Active Directory environments have long using password aging as a means to bolster password security. Native password aging in the default Active Directory Password Policy is relatively limite...

openGauss: Configuring the Number of Days Before Which a Password Cannot Be Reused

You are advised to configure the number of days before which a password cannot be reused. This protects a password from being cracked due to repeated usage. After the parameter passwordreusetime is set, a password can be reused only after the number of days specified by the parameter. Copyright C...

U.S. Dept Of Defense: hardcoded password stored in javascript of https://████.mil

Summary: I have discovered a cleartext password stored within a javascript. This password allows me to authentication to https://█████.mil. Description: I have discovered a cleartext password stored within a javascript. This password allows me to authentication to https://███████.mil. To confirm...

Stripo Inc: weak password poilicy in signup password leak to account takeover

Summary: add summary of the vulnerability i create account with weak password Steps To Reproduce: add details for how we can reproduce the issue 1.i create account with weak password qwerty123 2- account create done without validation 3- it should have protected users from attack and have policy...

Malicious Cyber Actor Spoofing COVID-19 Loan Relief Webpage via Phishing Emails

Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA is currently tracking an unknown malicious cyber actor who is spoofing the Small Business Administration SBA COVID-19 loan relief webpage via phishing emails. These emails include a malicious link to the spoofed SBA website that th...

PT-2020-14197 · Coreos +1 · Etcd +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: etcd versions prior to 3.3.23 etcd versions prior to 3.4.10 Description: The issue allows for very short passwords, such as those with a length of one, which may enable an attacker to guess or brute-force users' passwords with little...

PT-2020-18141 · Ibm · Ibm Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to the default password strength requirements. By default, strong passwords are not required, making it easier for attackers to compromise user...

CVE-2020-4245

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 175423...

Security Bulletin: IBM has announced a release for IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence in response to a security vulnerability (CVE-2020-4245)

Summary IBM has announced a release for IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence IGI in response to a security vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to a Weak Password Policy in IBM Security Access Request. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-4245 DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Identity...