Reportedly, a newly-found critical vulnerability on Twitter seems to allow remote code execution
Recently, there have reportedly surfaced some cases concerning Twitter’s security, raising the concern that the popular social network needs further security attention. A case in point is the hack of the Twitter account of Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg. Experts also point out that it is very easy to buy databases with Twitter account credentials on Darknet for the amount of 10 Bitcoins.
IT security researchers, as well as the media, rushed to announce that the recent hacking didn’t have to do with Twitter’s infrastructure, but with some state-of-the art malware which could steal usernames and passwords.
Even more recently, a user on Hackerone, one of the largest platforms security researchers use to find vulnerabilities on websites and applications, known as a bug bounty platform, received a huge price for a vulnerability that he allegedly found on Twitter.
The user, known as filedescriptor on Hackerone, allegedly received $15,120 for his achievement.
The user filedescriptor is from Hong Kong and well known as one of the best bug bounty hunters worldwide. His record regarding numerous critical vulnerabilities for companies like Twitter puts him on top of the list as one of the best ethical hackers worldwide.
You can see some of his achievements here.
Until Twitter confirms this case, there is no certainty about the nature of the vulnerability that filedescriptor reportedly found or his proof of concept. All the evidence found apparently indicates that a serious vulnerability existed on Twitter, which was patched, probably after filedescriptor’s disclosure.
We strongly recommend all Twitter users to immediately change their passwords and to activate Twitter’s two factor authentication in order to enhance their security.
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(Security Affairs – Twitter, hacking)
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