What can we learn from the passwords used in brute-force attacks?

Brute force attacks are one of the most elementary cyber threats out there. Technically, anyone with a keyboard and some free time could launch one of them -- just try a bunch of different username and password combinations on the website of your choice until you get blocked. Nick Biasini and I...

GHSA-XFQ4-78J7-V594 Passbolt Browser Extension leaks password information

An issue was discovered in Passbolt Browser Extension before 4.6.2. It can send multiple requests to HaveIBeenPwned while a password is being typed, which results in an information leak. This allows an attacker capable of observing Passbolt's HTTPS queries to the Pwned Password API to more easily...

HCL Technologies HCL Connections 安全漏洞

HCL Technologies HCL Connections is a suite of enterprise collaboration platforms from HCL Technologies. A user enumeration vulnerability exists in HCL Technologies HCL Connections versions 7.0 and 8.0, which can be exploited by an attacker to determine if a user is valid, leading to a brute forc...

Cisco Warns of Global Surge in Brute-Force Attacks Targeting VPN and SSH Services

Cisco is warning about a global surge in brute-force attacks targeting various devices, including Virtual Private Network VPN services, web application authentication interfaces, and SSH services, since at least March 18, 2024. "These attacks all appear to be originating from TOR exit nodes and a...

The vulnerability of the Chamberlain myQ gate control device’s software lies in its insufficient attempt-limiting mechanism. This allows a intruder to circumvent existing security measures through brute-force attacks.

The vulnerability of the Chamberlain myQ gate control device’s software is related to insufficient restrictions on authentication attempts. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to circumvent existing security measures through brute-force attacks...

10-Year-Old 'RUBYCARP' Romanian Hacker Group Surfaces with Botnet

A threat group of suspected Romanian origin called RUBYCARP has been observed maintaining a long-running botnet for carrying out crypto mining, distributed denial-of-service DDoS, and phishing attacks. The group, believed to be active for at least 10 years, employs the botnet for financial gain,...

Medium: python-jwcrypto

Issue Overview: A vulnerability was found in JWCrypto. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service DoS attack and possible password brute-force and dictionary attacks to be more resource-intensive. This issue can result in a large amount of computational consumption, causing a denia...

PT-2024-13701 · Stilog · Stilog Visual Planning

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Stilog Visual Planning version 8 Description: An authentication bypass issue was found, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to brute-force the password reset PINs of administrative users. Recommendations: For Stilog Visual Planning version 8...

Key Lesson from Microsoft's Password Spray Hack: Secure Every Account

In January 2024, Microsoft discovered they'd been the victim of a hack orchestrated by Russian-state hackers Midnight Blizzard sometimes known as Nobelium. The concerning detail about this case is how easy it was to breach the software giant. It wasn't a highly technical hack that exploited a...

CVE-2024-21662

A flaw was found in Argo CD, where the rate limit for login attempts may be bypassed due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-8827. The cache-based mechanism is limited to a defaultMaxCacheSize of 1000 entries. An attacker can overflow this cache by sending excessive login attempts for different...

CVE-2024-21662 Argo CD vulnerable to Bypassing of Rate Limit and Brute Force Protection Using Cache Overflow

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. Prior to versions 2.8.13, 2.9.9, and 2.10.4, an attacker can effectively bypass the rate limit and brute force protections by exploiting the application's weak cache-based mechanism. This loophole in security can be combine...

CVE-2024-21662

CVE-2024-21662 (Argo CD) is a brute-force protection bypass caused by a weak cache-based login attempt tracker. The vulnerability centers on a per-user login attempt cache capped at 1000 entries (defaultMaxCacheSize). An attacker can overload the cache with login attempts for many users, causing ...

Bypassing Brute Force Protection via Application Crash and In-Memory Data Loss

Summary An attacker can exploit a chain of vulnerabilities, including a Denial of Service DoS flaw and in-memory data storage weakness, to effectively bypass the application's brute force login protection. This makes the application susceptible to brute force attacks, compromising the security of...

CVE-2024-2051

CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability exists that could cause account takeover and unauthorized access to the system when an attacker conducts brute-force attacks against the login form...

CVE-2024-2051

CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability exists that could cause account takeover and unauthorized access to the system when an attacker conducts brute-force attacks against the login form...

CVE-2024-2051

CVE-2024-2051 concerns Schneider Electric Easergy T200 (including SC2-04MOD-07000104 and earlier). The vulnerability arises from an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts, which could allow an attacker to perform brute-force login attempts and potentially lead to account takeov...

PT-2024-2037 · Schneider Electric · Schneider Electric Easergy T200

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Schneider Electric Easergy T200 affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts, which could allow an attacker to conduct brute-force attacks against the login...

Hacked WordPress Sites Abusing Visitors' Browsers for Distributed Brute-Force Attacks

Threat actors are conducting brute-force attacks against WordPress sites by leveraging malicious JavaScript injections, new findings from Sucuri reveal. The attacks, which take the form of distributed brute-force attacks, "target WordPress websites from the browsers of completely innocent and...

Five Eyes Agencies Expose APT29's Evolving Cloud Attack Tactics

Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from the Five Eyes nations have released a joint advisory detailing the evolving tactics of the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT29. The hacking outfit, also known as BlueBravo, Cloaked Ursa, Cozy Bear, Midnight Blizzard formerly Nobelium, a...

Innovaphone PBX Security Breach

Innovaphone PBX is an advanced and modern IP phone system from Innovaphone. A security vulnerability exists in Innovaphone PBX versions prior to 14r1, which stems from the vulnerability of passwords used for authentication to brute force attacks...