BIT-MARIADB-2026-55854 MariaDB Connector/Node.js: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information and Insufficiently Protected Credentials in mariadb

MariaDB Connector/Node.js is used to connect applications developed on Node.js to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3, MariaDB Connector/Node.js can disclose an account password when PAM dialog authentication is negotiated over an insecure transport. In...

GHSA-42R5-VHPQ-M858 MariaDB has Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information and Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Summary When PAM dialog authentication is used, the connector can be coerced into sending the account password in cleartext over an insecure connection. A hostile or man-in-the-middle server can trigger this with the default configuration, disclosing the user's password. Details The...

CVE-2026-55854

MariaDB Connector/Node.js is used to connect applications developed on Node.js to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3, MariaDB Connector/Node.js can disclose an account password when PAM dialog authentication is negotiated over an insecure transport. In...

CVE-2026-55854 MariaDB Connector/Node.js: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information and Insufficiently Protected Credentials in mariadb

MariaDB Connector/Node.js is used to connect applications developed on Node.js to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3, MariaDB Connector/Node.js can disclose an account password when PAM dialog authentication is negotiated over an insecure transport. In...

Writing a BugSleep C2 server and detecting its traffic with Snort

In June 2024, security researchers published their analysis of a novel implant dubbed "MuddyRot"aka "BugSleep". This remote access tool RAT gives operators reverse shell and file input/output I/O capabilities on a victim's endpoint using a bespoke command and control C2 protocol. This blog will...

Missing TTLS Encryption

github.com/edgelesssys/marblerun is vulnerable to Missing TTLS Encryption. The vulnerability is due to unsecured plain TCP connections between Marbles if the parameters don't include an environment variable. This flaw allows an attacker intercept and manipulate the communication between Marbles...