How I Found a CSRF Vulnerability That Could Take Over Student Accounts on an Educational Platform
This vulnerability was a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack, allowing malicious users to hijack student accounts on an educational platform by manipulating a sensitive account management action (changing passwords) through an unsuspecting victim's browser session. The application failed to verify that the origin of the request was the legitimate user, instead relying on session cookies for authentication without additional CSRF protection. By using a crafted payload within a link, the researcher exploited the flawed security mechanism by forcing the victim's browser to make a password change request on behalf of the attacker. The impact was significant as unauthorized individuals could gain access to sensitive student accounts. The researcher received $500 as part of the bug bounty program, and the platform responded by implementing CSRF tokens for account management actions to prevent future attacks. Key lesson: Always implement CSRF tokens to protect sensitive user actions. #BugBounty #Cybersecurity #WebSecurity #CSRF

https://medium.com/@s3clipt0r/how-i-found-a-csrf-vulnerability-that-could-take-over-student-accounts-on-an-educational-platform-6e65bc70816f?source=rss------bug_bounty-5

When Old Breaches Meet New Code: Why Historical Leaks Still Matter
This vulnerability demonstrates the persistence of historical breaches in current systems due to a lack of code updates or inadequate data sanitization. In this instance, the application used email addresses from an old data breach in its password recovery feature, allowing attackers to obtain user credentials by matching leaked emails to hashed passwords in a rainbow table (a precomputed table of hashed passwords). The attacker was able to bypass rate-limiting and CAPTCHA protections by using a Python script to automate the process. The mechanism relied on a combination of brute force and dictionary attacks, taking advantage of weak password choices by some users. The impact was significant, as attackers could gain unauthorized access to user accounts. No bounty amount was disclosed, but the platform addressed the issue by implementing a more secure password recovery process that no longer relies on leaked email addresses. Key takeaway: Keep your code updated and data secure by regularly sanitizing and rotating credentials from historical breaches. #BugBounty #Cybersecurity #WebSecurity #PasswordRecovery #DataBreach

https://infosecwriteups.com/when-old-breaches-meet-new-code-why-historical-leaks-still-matter-b4e6eb8ac607?source=rss------bug_bounty-5

Exploiting SQL Injection to Bypass Login Authentication | PortSwigger Lab Write-up
This vulnerability was an SQL Injection in the login authentication process, bypassing user validation. The application did not sanitize user inputs, allowing an attacker to inject malicious SQL code ('; --') into the email field during login. By using the Burp Suite Intruder tool with a SQL injection payload, the researcher discovered the vulnerability and exploited it to bypass login authentication by executing a blind SQL injection (extracting the salt value). The attacker then used the salt value and a dictionary attack to crack the password hash. The impact included unauthorized access to user accounts. The researcher received 500 points in the PortSwigger Lab (an online platform for learning web application security). Proper mitigation requires input validation and sanitization to prevent SQL injection attacks. Key lesson: Always validate and sanitize user inputs to prevent SQL injection attacks. #BugBounty #Cybersecurity #WebSecurity #SQLInjection #InputValidation

https://medium.com/@shrmashivam2005/exploiting-sql-injection-to-bypass-login-authentication-portswigger-lab-write-up-3e5329d8689d?source=rss------bug_bounty-5

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Day 73 of Year 3
Day 804 overall since Jan 1, 2024

💻 nhcarrigan-mentorship:
• Continued backend debugging
• Focused on identifying and fixing issues in API routes and database interactions
• Strengthened understanding of Express + Prisma workflows

Debugging is the path to mastery — every fix today makes tomorrow’s backend stronger! ⚡

#BackendDevelopment #WebSecurity #NodeJS #ExpressJS #PrismaORM #APIDevelopment #BuildInPublic #DevJourney #SoftwareEngineering

How I Found a Critical IDOR Leading to Account Takeover in Two EdTech Platforms
The vulnerability was an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in two EdTech platforms, allowing account takeover through user profile manipulation. The flaw resulted from improper input validation, leading to user profiles being accessible via URL parameters. By constructing carefully crafted URLs containing other users' IDs, the researcher accessed their profiles without proper authentication. The attack vector involved using Burp Suite's Intruder tool to automate IDOR requests, sending payloads with incremental user IDs. The mechanism revolved around the application trusting the provided IDs without verifying their ownership or performing proper authorization checks. This IDOR flaw enabled the researcher to impersonate other users, potentially causing serious account takeovers. The researcher did not disclose specific bounty amounts or program responses. Proper mitigation requires implementing strict input validation and enforcing proper access control checks. Key lesson: Always validate user inputs and enforce proper access control to prevent unauthorized data access. #BugBounty #Cybersecurity #WebSecurity #IDOR #AccountTakeover #InputValidation

https://medium.com/@impyhacker/how-i-found-a-critical-idor-leading-to-account-takeover-in-two-edtech-platforms-44439a66ceb3?source=rss------bug_bounty-5

Learning SQL Injection Through PortSwigger Labs (Beginner to Blind SQLi)
This article outlines an SQL injection tutorial using PortSwigger Labs. The goal is to progress from basic SQLi to blind SQL injection. The training platform provides a simple login page with an injectable email field. The researcher discovered SQL injection by inserting single quotes in the email field, which caused an error revealing the presence of SQL code in the application's response. The attack vector involved sending payloads containing single quotes, semicolons, and SQL commands like UNION and SELECT. The mechanism revolves around the application not sanitizing user input, which enables injecting SQL commands to manipulate the underlying database. The impact includes accessing sensitive data, modifying records, and executing arbitrary commands. The tutorial offers a series of challenges to gradually master SQL injection techniques and tools like Burp Suite's Intruder. Proper mitigation requires sanitizing user-supplied data, parameterizing queries, and using prepared statements. Key lesson: Learn SQL injection techniques and tools to prevent data breaches and unauthorized data manipulation. #SQLInjection #Cybersecurity #WebSecurity #PortSwiggerLabs #Infosec

https://fuzzyyduck.medium.com/learning-sql-injection-through-portswigger-labs-beginner-to-blind-sqli-7dd78070afd6?source=rss------bug_bounty-5

It's been a busy 24 hours in the cyber world with significant updates on supply chain attacks affecting developers and marketing SDKs, alongside new warnings about AI agent vulnerabilities. Let's dive in:

AppsFlyer SDK Spreads Crypto Stealer ⚠️

- The AppsFlyer Web SDK was compromised, delivering malicious JavaScript that hijacked cryptocurrency transactions by replacing legitimate wallet addresses with attacker-controlled ones.
- AppsFlyer confirmed a domain registrar incident on March 10, 2026, which temporarily exposed a segment of customer websites to unauthorised code, though their mobile SDK was unaffected.
- Organisations using the SDK should review telemetry for suspicious API requests, consider downgrading to known-good versions, and investigate potential compromises, as the full scope is still under investigation.

🤖 Bleeping Computer | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/appsflyer-web-sdk-used-to-spread-crypto-stealer-javascript-code/

GlassWorm Escalates Supply Chain Attacks 🛡️

- The GlassWorm campaign has significantly escalated, now abusing extensionPack and extensionDependencies in Open VSX extensions to turn benign-appearing packages into transitive delivery vehicles for malware.
- Researchers discovered at least 72 new malicious Open VSX extensions targeting developers, mimicking popular utilities and AI coding assistants, often using invisible Unicode characters to hide payloads.
- The campaign retains hallmarks like avoiding Russian locales and using Solana transactions for C2 resilience, but now features heavier obfuscation, rotating Solana wallets, and potentially uses LLMs to generate convincing cover commits for malicious injections in GitHub and npm.

📰 The Hacker News | https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/glassworm-supply-chain-attack-abuses-72.html

OpenClaw AI Agent Flaws Pose Major Risks 🔒

- China's CNCERT has warned about significant security flaws in the OpenClaw open-source AI agent, stemming from weak default configurations and its privileged system access.
- Risks include prompt injection attacks (indirect and cross-domain), where malicious instructions can trick the agent into leaking sensitive data, even via messaging app link previews without user clicks.
- Other concerns involve inadvertent data deletion, malicious skills from repositories like ClawHub, and exploitation of recently disclosed vulnerabilities, leading to potential data exfiltration or system paralysis.

📰 The Hacker News | https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/openclaw-ai-agent-flaws-could-enable-prompt-injection-and-data-exfiltration/

#CyberSecurity #SupplyChainAttack #Malware #CryptoStealer #AI #PromptInjection #Vulnerabilities #InfoSec #ThreatIntelligence #DeveloperSecurity #WebSecurity