CVE-2021-30120

Kaseya VSA before 9.5.7 allows attackers to bypass the 2FA requirement. The need to use 2FA for authentication in enforce client-side instead of server-side and can be bypassed using a local proxy. Thus rendering 2FA useless. Detailed description --- During the login process, after the user...

Your Employees Want Passwordless. Isn't It Time You Gave It to Them?

I hate passwords. There, I said it. I dread getting an email from Akamai IT telling me it will soon be time to update my password. I procrastinate until the last possible moment instead of immediately doing what is actually a trivial process. I suspect I'm not alone in my dislike for passwords. T...

What is Web API Security❓ — Methods of Protection

What is Web API Security❓ — Methods of Protection Before stressing what web API security is, it is important to first explain what APIs are. What are APIs? Fully known as Application Programming Interface , API is a software middle person that allows your applications to talk with one another. It...

New API Lets App Developers Authenticate Users via SIM Cards

Online account creation poses a challenge for engineers and system architects: if you put up too many barriers, you risk turning away genuine users. Make it too easy, and you risk fraud or fake accounts. The Problem with Identity Verification The traditional model of online identity –...

Authentication bypass in SilverStripe GraphQL

The GraphQL module accepts basic-auth as an authentication method by default. This can be used to bypass MFA authentication if the silverstripe/mfa module is installed, which is now a commonly installed module. A users password is still required though. Basic-auth has been removed as a default...

GHSA-MG2G-8PWJ-R2J2 Authentication bypass in SilverStripe GraphQL

The GraphQL module accepts basic-auth as an authentication method by default. This can be used to bypass MFA authentication if the silverstripe/mfa module is installed, which is now a commonly installed module. A users password is still required though. Basic-auth has been removed as a default...

CVE-2020-26136

In SilverStripe through 4.6.0-rc1, GraphQL doesn't honour MFA multi-factor authentication when using basic authentication...

CVE-2020-26136

In SilverStripe through 4.6.0-rc1, GraphQL doesn't honour MFA multi-factor authentication when using basic authentication...

Authentication flaw

In SilverStripe through 4.6.0-rc1, GraphQL doesn't honour MFA multi-factor authentication when using basic authentication...

CVE-2020-26136

In SilverStripe through 4.6.0-rc1, GraphQL doesn't honour MFA multi-factor authentication when using basic authentication...

CVE-2020-26136

CVE-2020-26136 affects SilverStripe GraphQL prior to fixes in 4.6.0-rc1, where MFA is not honored when basic authentication is used. Several connected advisories corroborate an authentication bypass risk via the GraphQL module, with mitigation notes indicating that basic-auth has been removed by ...

CVE-2020-26136

In SilverStripe through 4.6.0-rc1, GraphQL doesn't honour MFA multi-factor authentication when using basic authentication...

CVE-2020-26136 GraphQL doesn't honour MFA when using basic auth

More info at https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/cve-2020-26136...

How to secure your hybrid work world with a Zero Trust approach

We are operating in the most complex cybersecurity landscape we’ve ever seen. Sophisticated and determined attackers are the norm. And we all are preparing for the next great disruption—hybrid work. Security has never been more important, and as I shared in another Security blog today, it’s clear...

CVE-2021-22515

Multi-Factor Authentication MFA functionality can be bypassed, allowing the use of single factor authentication in NetIQ Advanced Authentication versions prior to 6.3 SP4 Patch 1...

SaaS Attacks: Lessons from Real-Life Misconfiguration Exploits

It’s unfortunate but true: SaaS attacks continue to increase. You can’t get around it, COVID-19 accelerated the already exploding SaaS market and caused industries not planning on making a switch to embrace SaaS. With SaaS apps becoming the default system of record for organizations, it has left...

Hackers Exploit VPN to Deploy SUPERNOVA malware on SolarWinds Orion

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has disclosed details of a new advanced persistent threat APT that's leveraging the Supernova backdoor to compromise SolarWinds Orion installations after gaining access to the network through a connection to a Pulse Secure VPN device...

Terraform Enterprise Organization-Level MFA Requirement Was Not Enforced

Summary Terraform Enterprise did not enforce the organization-level setting to require all users within an organization to enable two-factor authentication. This vulnerability, CVE-2021-3153, was fixed in Terraform Enterprise v202103-1. Background Terraform Enterprise organizations are a shared...

Multi-factor Authentication. Reset MFA you say?

MFA is a no brainer. It helps mitigate the risk of password re-use, overly simple passwords and more. Just don’t confuse it with 2 step verification… Anyway, when we’re red teaming, MFA can make things more complicated. So why not social engineer your way around it? Having worked on a helpdesk...

Phish-Proof Multi-Factor Authentication with Akamai MFA

Today, Akamai announced Akamai MFA, a phish-proof multi-factor authentication MFA service for the workforce that delivers all of the security benefits of FIDO2 with the frictionless end-user experience of a mobile push on a smartphone. Why has Akamai introduced this new service? When an employee...