Vulnerability in Apache Project  Let Hackers Launch Supply Chain Attacks

Researchers discovered a vulnerability in an archived Apache project, highlighting the risk of using outdated third-party dependencies, where attackers can exploit the way package managers prioritize public repositories to install a malicious package with the same name as a legitimate private dependency.  The vulnerability is especially concerning for archived projects, as they likely won’t receive […]

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