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Juniper Networks has released updates to fix a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its SRX Series firewalls and EX Series switches. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-21591, is rated 9.8 on the CVSS scoring system. “An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS SRX Series and EX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a

A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been arrested in connection with running a “sophisticated cryptojacking scheme,” netting them over $2 million (€1.8 million) in illicit profits. The person was apprehended in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on January 9 by the National Police of Ukraine with support from Europol and an unnamed cloud service provider following “months of intensive collaboration.” “A cloud

An issue was discovered in NPM's package @evershop/evershop before version 1.0.0-rc.9. The HMAC secret used for generating tokens is hardcoded as "secret". A weak HMAC secret poses a risk because attackers can use the predictable secret to create valid JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), allowing them access to important information and actions within the application.

Lack of authentication in NPM's package @evershop/evershop before version 1.0.0-rc.9, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via improper authorization in GraphQL endpoints.

### Impact Unauthorized access or privilege escalation due to a logic flaw in `auth()` in the App Router or `getAuth()` in the Pages Router. ### Affected Versions All applications that that use `@clerk/nextjs` versions in the range of `>= 4.7.0`,`< 4.29.3` in a Next.js backend to authenticate API Routes, App Router, or Route handlers. Specifically, those that call `auth()` in the App Router or `getAuth()` in the Pages Router. Only the `@clerk/nextjs` SDK is impacted. Other SDKs, including other Javascript-based SDKs, are not impacted. ### Patches Fix included in `@clerk/[email protected]`. ### References - https://clerk.com/changelog/2024-01-12 - https://github.com/clerk/javascript/releases/tag/%40clerk%2Fnextjs%404.29.3

The US Securities and Exchange Commission and security firm Mandiant both had their X accounts breached, possibly due to changes to X’s two-factor authentication settings. Here’s how to fix yours.

A vulnerability in the popular Joomla! CMS has been added to CISA's known exploited vulnerabilities catalog.

Devise-Two-Factor does not throttle or otherwise restrict login attempts at the server by default. When combined with the Time-based One Time Password algorithm's (TOTP) inherent entropy limitations, it's possible for an attacker to bypass the 2FA mechanism through brute-force attacks. ### Impact If a user's username and password have already been compromised an attacker would be able to try possible TOTP codes and see if they can hit a lucky collision to log in as that user. The user under attack would not necessarily know that their account has been compromised. ### Patches Devise-Two-Factor has not released any fixes for this vulnerability. This library is open-ended by design and cannot solve this for all applications natively. It's recommended that any application leveraging Devise-Two-Factor implement controls at the application level to mitigate this threat. A non-exhaustive list of possible mitigations can be found below. #### Mitigations 1. Use the `lockable` strategy fr...

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202401-15 - A vulnerability has been found in Prometheus SNMP Exporter which could allow for authentication bypass. Versions greater than or equal to 0.24.1 are affected.