Exploit: Misconfiguration
GrowDiaries: Industry Blogging Platform
Risk to Small Business: 2.237 = Severe
Leading cannabis industry blogging platform GrowDiaries may need to clear its head after a configuration error in Kibana apps left two Elasticsearch databases unlocked and leaking data. Those open gates allowed attackers to dive into two sets of Elasticsearch databases, with one storing 1.4 million user records and the second holding more than two million user data points.
Individual Risk: 2612 = Moderate
One open database exposed usernames, email addresses, and IP addresses for platform users, and the other exposed user articles posted on the GrowDiaries site and users’ account passwords. Users should be aware of spear phishing and blackmail risks.
Customers Impacted: 1.4 million
How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Cyberattacks can have cascading consequences, with information stolen in cyberattacks coming back to haunt businesses months or years later. Data like login credentials can live on in Dark Web data dumps to haunt you later.