Security Tip: Excluding SVGs from Image Validation!
[Tip #107] Laravel 12 introduced a seemingly minor change - image validation now excludes SVGs by default. 🤔 Let's take a look at why this is so important! 🤓
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Security Tip: Limiting bcrypt Passwords to 72 Bytes!
[Tip #106] Laravel 12 gives us the ability to reject passwords longer than 72 bytes for bcrypt, but you need to turn it on manually. Oh, and don't forget to add a validation rule, or you'll be throwing suspicious 500 server errors! 😱
Security Tip: Run Your CSP in Local Development!
[Tip #105] These are my top 3 tips for getting started with a Content Security Policy - as proven by a friend who went from failing security scans to passing with flying colours.
Security Tip: Type Coercion in Broadcast Routes!
[Tip #104] It's easy for type juggling to sneak into authorisation callbacks, especially when types are ambiguous, and if you're not careful, you may be leaving a massive hole waiting to be exploited! 😱
In Depth: Common Authorisation Failures!
[In Depth #33] Let's explore a number of common ways developers fail authorisation in Laravel apps, and what you need to watch out for so you don't make the same mistakes!
Security Tip: Don't Roll Your Own Crypto!
[Tip #103] It's story time! Let's look at the SHA-3 competition as a reminder that crypto is hard... 😱
Security Tip: Do You Have an Upgrade Plan?
[Tip #102] In less than 2 weeks, Laravel 10.x will no longer be supported, and PHP 8.1 has less than 12 months left! Do you have an upgrade plan?
Security Tip: Should You Limit Password Lengths?
[Tip #101] Password length limits are often a sign of a legacy backend or insecure hashing, but did you know bcrypt only hashes the first 72 characters? It raises the question, should we be limiting password lengths when using bcrypt too? 🤔
In Depth: Five Ways to Fail at Authentication
[In Depth #32] Let's explore 5 different "Authentication Fails" that I've come across, as a reminder for why it's so important to get authentication right.
Security Tip: What If You Hashed Null?
[Tip #100] One of the fun parts of doing my security audits is coming across unexpected code that looks exploitable, and trying it out myself to see what possibilities exist.
Security Tip: Please Stop Hardcoding Admin Domains!
[Tip #99] Let me tell you a story about a time when a single missing character allowed me to escalate my privileges and gain admin access, despite all the protections designed to stop me! 😈
Security Tip: strip_tags() Won't Save You from XSS!
[Tip #98] XSS doesn't just hide in <script> tags - it sneaks in through HTML attributes, links, and even inline styles! Don't rely on functions like strip_tags() to keep you safe...
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Security Tip: Be Intentional with Your Outputs!
[Tip #97] XSS loves to sneak into your apps when you're not paying attention, so you need to be intentional with your outputs and think about every piece of user input you're using in your apps!
Security Notice
Laravel Security Notice: Laravel Environment Manipulation via Query String
[Notice #3] Update your Laravel version and ensure `register_argc_argv` is disabled non-CLI commands!
In Depth
In Depth: Laravel Security Audits Top 10 (2024)!
[In Depth #31] Here are the Top 10 security issues I've found during my security audits, highlighting the areas we as a community need to improve our security.
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Security Tip: Ensure Your App Requires HTTPS!
[Tip #96] Encryption is essential, but you can't just install a certificate and go about your day... Secure those cookies, redirect from HTTP, and HSTS FTW! 🎉
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Security Tip: Can You Safely Unserialise Classes?
[Tip #95] While you really shouldn't unserialise anything you get from a user, occasionally you have no choice... so how do you do it safely?
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Security Tip: Disallowing Functions with PHPStan!
[Tip #94] Just like we can detect insecure functions with Pest, we can use PHPStan extensions to find and disallow insecure functions!
In Depth
In Depth: Pentesting Laravel part 4 - Reading Code Pays Off!
[In Depth #30] In the final part of the series, we finish our code searches and spend some time reading the code - which really pays off in terms of finding juicy vulnerabilities to exploit and report.
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Security Tip: Pest's Security Preset & Strict Equality
[Tip #93] Test suites aren't just for raw code expectations, it turns out you can also use them to encourage secure coding practices!
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Security Tip: Auto-Secure Cookies FTW! 🎉
[Tip #92] One of my personal pet peeves in Laravel has finally been fixed! The Secure cookie attribute will now match the request protocol! 🎉 (I'm excited, can you tell?)
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Security Tip: Parameterise your Parameter Names!
[Tip #91] aka yet another example for why you should Never Trust User Input!
In Depth
In Depth: Pentesting Laravel part 3 - Looking for "Interesting" Code
[In Depth #29] It's time to spend some time looking for smelly or suspicious code, searching for common patterns and functions that usually show up around weaknesses. 🕵️
Birthday Retrospective
3 years of Securing Laravel! 🎂
Thank you for 3 incredible years of security in the Laravel community!