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February 2023

Responsible disclosure: Access control vulnerability discovered in the ThingsBoard IoT platform

On December 2022, a security researcher from the Outpost24 Ghost Labs team discovered a vulnerability on the ThingsBoard IoT platform, where a normal user’s privileges can be escalated, by doing a simple post with an additional header, and exploiting the associated flaws, to take control over the entire platform and related accounts. Upon reporting of the vulnerability to the vendor, it was quickly resolved.

How to find and fix jQuery vulnerabilities

Using an outdated jQuery library can open up your web application to vulnerabilities. Read more to find out how to find and fix jQuery vulnerabilities. jQuery is among the oldest JavaScript libraries available online. It simplifies your coding and is used by countless websites. But there is an inherent danger that lies with outdated jQuery libraries: they are vulnerable to risks such as cross-site scripting.