Python CTX Security Vulnerability | Library will steal your environment variables
Today, time for another security heads-up: A recent severe security vulnerability in a Python library, CTX, has been exploited, discovered, and documented. Although it's said to be a proof of concept, it has the ability to steal your secrets nevertheless. I think there's something to learn here, so join me for a 10-minute video to see what it is, what it does, how it did it, and how should we protect from exploits like this in the future.
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Timecodes:
0:00 - What is CTX library vulnerability and what can it do?
2:12 - Who hacked it, why, and how?
4:16 - What are the effects of this exploit?
5:04 - My thoughts on attacks like this
6:42 - Three ways to improve your security vs Supply Chain type of attack
Links mentioned in the video:
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/ctx...
https://pypi.org/project/ctx/#descrip...
https://github.com/figlief/ctx
https://blog.sonatype.com/pypi-packag...
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