In today's digital age, where interconnectivity is the norm, routers act as custodians of business information. These devices, which can sometimes be undervalued, control data traffic between our devices and the global network. However, recent events have highlighted vulnerabilities that may affect a large number of routers, raising concerns about the protection of sensitive information handled by enterprises.

On May 6th, 2024, researchers from the Leviathan Security Group published an article detailing a technique to bypass most VPN applications, assigned as CVE-2024-3661 with a High CVSS score of 7.6. Researchers have labeled this technique ‘decloaking’ as while the VPN tunnel remains connected, it allows attackers to trick many VPN clients into sending traffic via a side channel and not through the encrypted tunnel.

The widespread adoption of external libraries and packages in the modern application development process introduces potential security risks that could impact the entire application. To address this, Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools like npm-audit and OSV Scanner play an important role.

On May 21, 2024, Veeam disclosed a critical vulnerability in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, identified as CVE-2024-29849. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated threat actor to log into the web interface as any user, posing a significant risk with a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of 9.8. The affected application is an optional add-on application used to manage Veeam Backup & Replication via a web console in Veeam environments.

On May 21, 2024, Ivanti disclosed six critical-severity SQL Injection vulnerabilities affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager, specifically versions 2022 SU5 and earlier. These six vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2024-29822 through CVE-2024-29827, each carry a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of 9.6. They allow unauthenticated attackers within the same network to execute arbitrary code on the Core server. This disclosure was made simultaneously with the release of a security hot patch.

Access control in backend Node.js applications is fundamental to web applications built with the Express web framework. It ensures users can access only the data and functionality they're authorized to use. However, when access control is compromised, users can access data that they shouldn't be able to. This is especially problematic if attackers attempt to manipulate or steal private data.

Development teams of all sizes are embracing the excitement and possibility of using AI tools to build software. Coding assistants like Google Gemini and Github Copilot have the potential to accelerate development like never before, and developers are adopting these tools — whether or not leadership has officially approved them. As your team considers the best ways to adopt this new technology, this transition might feel like déjà vu.

Flask is a powerful, lightweight, and versatile web framework for Python, that's designed to make it easy for developers to develop web applications quickly with minimal boilerplate code. It's a stand-alone microframework that doesn't need any additional libraries or tools and has no database abstraction layer.