New 'Rules File Backdoor' Attack Lets Hackers Inject Malicious Code via AI Code Editors

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new supply chain attack vector dubbed Rules File Backdoor that affects artificial intelligence AI-powered code editors like GitHub Copilot and Cursor, causing them to inject malicious code. "This technique enables hackers to silently compromis...

Unicode characters allow malicious code to be hidden from a human reviewer (JSM Server & Insight asset management App) - CVE-2021-42574

Researchers at the University of Cambridge reported a vulnerability affecting Jira Service Management Server / DC and Insight Asset Management app where special characters, known as Unicode bidirectional override characters, are not rendered or displayed in the affected applications. These specia...

Unicode characters allow malicious code to be hidden from a human reviewer (JSM Server & Insight asset management App) - CVE-2021-42574

Researchers at the University of Cambridge reported a vulnerability affecting Jira Service Management Server / DC and Insight Asset Management app where special characters, known as Unicode bidirectional override characters, are not rendered or displayed in the affected applications. These specia...

Unicode characters allow malicious code to be hidden from a human reviewer (Jira Server) - CVE-2021-42574

Researchers at the University of Cambridge reported a vulnerability affecting Jira Server / DC where special characters, known as Unicode bidirectional override characters, are not rendered or displayed in the affected applications. These special characters are typically not displayed by the...

Unicode characters allow malicious code to be hidden from a human reviewer (Bitbucket Server / DC) - CVE-2021-42574

Researchers at the University of Cambridge reported a vulnerability affecting Bitbucket Server / DC where special characters, known as Unicode bidirectional override characters, are not rendered or displayed in the affected applications. These special characters are typically not displayed by the...