The Silent Interceptor: Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attacks in Mobile Apps and the Dire Consequences of Missing Certificate Pinning

The Silent Interceptor: Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attacks in Mobile Apps and the Dire Consequences of Missing Certificate Pinning

ByAdil

In our increasingly interconnected world, mobile applications have become indispensable. From managing finances and healthcare to social interactions and daily commutes, our smartphones and tablets are repositories of sensitive personal and professional data. We trust these apps to facilitate secure communication and transactions, often without a second thought to the intricate security mechanisms working behind…

Dependency Confusion: The Silent Threat in Your Software Supply Chain

Dependency Confusion: The Silent Threat in Your Software Supply Chain

ByAdil

1. Introduction: The Invisible Backdoor 2. How Dependency Confusion Works: Step-by-Step Anatomy of an Attack: plaintext Copy Download 1. Attacker scouts internal package names (e.g., `company-auth-lib`). 2. Uploads malicious version to public registry with a higher version number (e.g., `v99.0.0`). 3. Build systems (like Jenkins) prioritize public registries → install trojanized package. 3. Why It’s…

Session Replay Attacks: How Attackers Reuse Captured Session Tokens

Session Replay Attacks: How Attackers Reuse Captured Session Tokens

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Introduction In today’s digital world, web applications rely heavily on session management to maintain user authentication and state. Session tokens (or session IDs) are used to identify users after login, allowing seamless interaction without repeated authentication. However, if these tokens are intercepted or stolen, attackers can launch session replay attacks—a serious security threat where an attacker…

Remote Code Execution (RCE): The Ultimate Cybersecurity Threat

Remote Code Execution (RCE): The Ultimate Cybersecurity Threat

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Introduction In the vast and ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, certain vulnerabilities strike fear into the hearts of security professionals more than others. Among the most severe and potentially devastating is Remote Code Execution (RCE). When an attacker gains the ability to execute arbitrary code on a target system, the implications are catastrophic. It’s akin to…

Regex Injection: Understanding, Exploiting, and Defending Against Regular Expression Vulnerabilities

Regex Injection: Understanding, Exploiting, and Defending Against Regular Expression Vulnerabilities

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Introduction Regular expressions (regex) are a powerful tool used in programming for searching, matching, and replacing strings. Web developers commonly employ regex for input validation, URL routing, form handling, and many other purposes. However, when implemented without careful validation or sanitization, regex patterns can become a dangerous attack vector, leading to what is known as…