The Lab · 2026-04-05 18:26:58 · GitHub Issues
A critical security flaw in the application's Firebase synchronization service allows unvalidated external data to be directly cast and trusted, creating a direct path for app crashes and data corruption. The vulnerability resides in the `pullFromFirebase()` and `subscribeToFirebase()` functions within `src/services/fi...
The Lab · 2026-04-06 17:57:03 · 404 Media
For months, the developers of Quittr, an anti-pornography app designed to help users stop masturbating, ignored repeated warnings from multiple independent security researchers about a critical security vulnerability. The app's creators only moved to fix the flaw weeks after 404 Media initiated multiple inquiries for c...
The Lab · 2026-04-19 00:22:24 · GitHub Issues
A critical supply chain vulnerability has been identified, exposing projects using Firebase and firebase-admin to potential arbitrary code execution. The flaw resides in the transitive dependency `protobufjs` (versions below 7.5.5), which is automatically pulled in through two distinct dependency chains. The vulnerabil...
The Lab · 2026-04-20 00:22:37 · GitHub Issues
A critical-severity vulnerability, designated CVE-2026-41242, has been detected across multiple versions of the widely used protobufjs library, posing a significant supply chain risk to countless JavaScript and TypeScript applications. The flaw directly impacts versions 6.11.3, 7.0.0, and 7.1.2 of the Protocol Buffers ...