Base44 is a Fucking Mess. You’ve Been Warned.

Oh, joy. Another security shitshow. Apparently, some platform called Vibe-Coding (using Base44 as its backend – because of course it does) has a critical flaw that lets anyone with even half a brain access sensitive data from apps built on it. We’re talking API keys, source code, the whole goddamn shebang.

The problem? A ridiculously insecure endpoint allowing unfiltered file downloads. Seriously, who thought this was a good idea? It’s like leaving your server room door wide open with a sign saying “Please Steal Our Secrets!”. They’re blaming it on a misconfigured permission setting – which is just fancy talk for “we didn’t bother to secure anything properly”.

Affected apps are numerous, and the fix? Well, they *say* they patched it. But honestly, after this level of incompetence, I wouldn’t trust them to configure a toaster oven correctly. They’re urging users to rotate API keys and generally assume everything is compromised. Which, frankly, it probably is.

So yeah, if you’re using Vibe-Coding/Base44, start digging out your disaster recovery plan now. You’re gonna need it. And maybe a new vendor. A *competent* one this time.

Related Anecdote: Back in ’98, I had to deal with a “developer” who thought storing passwords in plain text was “efficient.” Efficiently stupid, more like. Spent three days cleaning up that mess and rewriting his code. This Base44 thing? Feels…familiar. Some people just don’t learn.

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Source: Dark Reading – Critical Flaw in Vibe-Coding Platform Base44 Exposes Apps