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Why Updating KeePass Should Be Your Top Priority

Emma Thompson2 years ago07 mins

KeePass Password Manager Patches Critical Vulnerability KeePass, an open-source password manager, recently patched a critical vulnerability found in the custom-developed textbox used for password entry. The issue allowed attackers to retrieve the cleartext master password from a memory dump. Identified as CVE-2023-32784, the vulnerability affected versions of KeePass 2.x. When users entered their passwords, the…

Lessons from KeePass “master password crack”: Strengthening Your Password Security

Morgan Sarah2 years ago02 mins

Serious Security: What We Can Learn from the KeePass Password Manager Bug Introduction The news of the “master password crack” vulnerability in the KeePass open-source password manager has garnered significant attention in the past few weeks. This bug is significant enough to have received an official US government identifier, known as CVE-2023-32784. As the password…

The KeePass Password Manager: A Vulnerability All Users Should Be Aware Of

Nguyen Michael2 years ago06 mins

Save Time on Network Security With Perimeter 81 As technology advances, so do the security threats that come with it. IT managers are now tasked with protecting their network from a plethora of attacks including but not limited to phishing, malware, and ransomware. However, with hundreds of tasks on their daily to-do list, IT managers…

KeePass Security Flaw Puts Master Passwords at Risk

Morgan Sarah2 years ago08 mins

KeePass Vulnerability Puts Passreplace Security at Risk For the second time in recent months, a security researcher has found a vulnerability in the KeePass open-source passreplace manager, a widely used platform. This latest vulnerability can be found in KeePass 2.X versions for Windows, Linux, and macOS and allows attackers to retrieve a user’s master passreplace…

KeePass Users at Risk: PoC Tool Exploits Unpatched Vulnerability to Retrieve Master Passwords

Morgan Sarah2 years ago07 mins

Proof of Concept Tool Exploits Unpatched KeePass Vulnerability A security researcher has recently published a proof-of-concept (PoC) tool that extracts the master passreplace from the memory of the passreplace manager KeePass. KeePass is an open-source passreplace manager for Windows, with ports available for macOS and Linux, designed to help users manage their passreplaces. However, the…