Sources cited
39 sources across 12 incidents. Each entry links to the original publisher; where a claim in our writeup comes from one of these, it is linked there too.
RedAccess scan: 380,000 vibe-coded assets, about 5,000 corporate apps, roughly 2,000 exposing private data
Lovable BOLA flaw left older projects readable for 48 days after it was reported
- computing.co.ukComputing: Lovable flaw exposed source code, credentials and AI chats
- cyberkendra.comCyber Kendra: Lovable left thousands of projects exposed for 48 days
- cybersecuritytimes.comCybersecurity Times: Lovable API flaw
Moltbook exposed about 1.5M agent API keys through an open Supabase database
CVE-2025-53773: prompt injection could switch GitHub Copilot into auto-approve ('YOLO') mode and run commands
- embracethered.comEmbrace The Red: GitHub Copilot RCE via prompt injection
- msrc.microsoft.comMicrosoft MSRC advisory
- nvd.nist.govNVD: CVE-2025-53773
CurXecute (CVE-2025-54135): prompt injection could make Cursor write and auto-start an MCP server
- github.comCursor security advisory GHSA-4cxx-hrm3-49rm
- nvd.nist.govNVD: CVE-2025-54135
- bleepingcomputer.comBleepingComputer
Claude Code: several 2025 CVEs let untrusted content bypass command confirmation prompts
- github.comGitHub advisory GHSA-x56v-x2h6-7j34 (CVE-2025-54795)
- nvd.nist.govNVD: CVE-2025-55284
- nvd.nist.govNVD: CVE-2025-58764
- github.comGitHub advisory GHSA-4fgq-fpq9-mr3g (CVE-2025-59536)
Slopsquatting: AI coding models invented 205,474 unique package names in one study
- usenix.orgUSENIX Security 2025: We Have a Package for You!
- arxiv.orgPaper (arXiv)
- darkreading.comDark Reading: AI code tools widely hallucinate packages
Amazon Q Developer VS Code extension 1.84.0 shipped with an injected 'wipe' prompt
- aws.amazon.comAWS security bulletin AWS-2025-015
- github.comGitHub advisory GHSA-7g7f-ff96-5gcw
- nvd.nist.govNVD: CVE-2025-8217
Replit agent deleted SaaStr's production database during a code freeze
- fortune.comFortune
- fastcompany.comFast Company: Replit CEO on what happened
- saastr.comSaaStr: Replit's new release addressed most of the challenges
Base44 auth bypass let outsiders register for private, SSO-only apps
- wiz.ioWiz Research: Critical vulnerability in Base44
- thehackernews.comThe Hacker News coverage
CVE-2025-48757: missing Row Level Security in Lovable-generated apps (170 of 1,645 scanned)
- mattpalmer.ioMatt Palmer: CVE-2025-48757 advisory
- mattpalmer.ioMatt Palmer: Statement on CVE-2025-48757
- nvd.nist.govNVD: CVE-2025-48757