Brute Force

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Brute Force due to improper enforcement of authentication lockout in the login process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to accounts protected by two-factor authentication by repeatedly submitting incorrect TOTP codes without...

BIT-PARSE-2026-33627 Parse Server: Auth data exposed via /users/me endpoint

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.61 and 9.6.0, an authenticated user calling GET /users/me receives unsanitized auth data, including sensitive credentials such as MFA TOTP secrets and recovery codes. The...

EUVD-2026-14980

Parse Server exposes auth data via /users/me endpoint...

GHSA-37MJ-C2WF-CX96 Parse Server exposes auth data via /users/me endpoint

Impact An authenticated user calling GET /users/me receives unsanitized auth data, including sensitive credentials such as MFA TOTP secrets and recovery codes. The endpoint internally uses master-level authentication for the session query, and the master context leaks through to the user data,...

CVE-2024-8796 Insufficient Default OTP Shared Secret Length

Under the default configuration, Devise-Two-Factor versions = 2.2.0 & 6.0.0 generate TOTP shared secrets that are 120 bits instead of the 128-bit minimum defined by RFC 4226. Using a shared secret shorter than the minimum to generate a multi-factor authentication code could make it easier for an...

Google Authenticator App Gets Cloud Backup Feature for TOTP Codes

Search giant Google on Monday unveiled a major update to its 12-year-old Authenticator app for Android and iOS with an account synchronization option that allows users to back up their time-based one-time passwords TOTPs to the cloud. "This change means users are better protected from lockout and...

Hackers Behind Twilio Breach Also Targeted Cloudflare Employees

Web infrastructure company Cloudflare on Tuesday disclosed at least 76 employees and their family members received text messages on their personal and work phones bearing similar characteristics as that of the sophisticated phishing attack against Twilio. The attack, which transpired around the...

Telegram-powered bots circumvent 2FA

Two-factor authentication is a great way to protect your online accounts, and we always recommend you turn it on. But where users put up walls, you can be sure there are cybercriminals trying to break them down. Yesterday, security intelligence firm, Intel 147, revealed it had noticed an uptick o...