A website launched by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently became the center of controversy after it was discovered to contain a severe security flaw. In this high-profile case of the DOGE website hacked, unauthorized users were able to modify live content directly on the government platform. What Went Wrong? The issue stemmed from the website’s use of an unsecured external database. According to two experienced web development experts, this exposed the DOGE website to public modification. Anyone with knowledge of the vulnerability could upload and display content on the official page. Initially launched in January, the site...
Google has confirmed a critical security vulnerability in Chrome that affects billions of users across Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. This high-severity issue, identified as CVE-2025-2476, has prompted an urgent response from Google in the form of a security update released on March 19, 2025, to mitigate the risk of further exploitation. Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Chrome Lens Component The flaw is categorized as a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability—one of the most dangerous types of memory management issues. It was discovered by SungKwon Lee of Enki Whitehat and reported on March 5, 2025. CVE-2025-2476 resides in Chrome’s Lens component, which handles visual...
Known widely as the Apache Tomcat exploit, this flaw allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable systems under specific conditions. A critical security vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, tracked as CVE-2025-24813, is currently being actively exploited in the wild. This guide will walk you through what the Apache Tomcat exploit is, how it works, and most importantly, how to secure your server to prevent it from being compromised. Organizations running affected versions of Tomcat are strongly urged to apply security updates immediately to mitigate this threat. What Is CVE-2025-24813? Disclosed on March 10, 2025, CVE-2025-24813 stems from a path equivalence...