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Multiple vulnerabilities in McDonald's partner and employee portals disclosed

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An ethical hacker known as BobdaHacker discovered multiple vulnerabilities in McDonald's partner and employee portals. These flaws exposed sensitive data, allowed unauthorized access, and enabled unauthorized privilege escalation. The issues affected various systems, including the Feel-Good Design Hub, crew member systems, and franchise owner tools. McDonald's has since fixed the vulnerabilities, but the hacker highlighted challenges in reporting security flaws to the company. The vulnerabilities included server-side flaws, exposed API keys, and misconfigurations that allowed unauthorized access to sensitive data and corporate systems. The hacker also noted difficulties in reporting these issues due to the lack of a formal security contact or bug-reporting program at McDonald's. The exposed data included API keys, employee email addresses, and personal information of users who requested access to various McDonald's systems. The vulnerabilities allowed unauthorized users to access corporate data, make changes to franchise owner websites, and potentially run phishing campaigns using McDonald's infrastructure.

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  1. 20.08.2025 21:41 πŸ“° 1 articles

    Multiple vulnerabilities in McDonald's partner and employee portals disclosed

    An ethical hacker known as BobdaHacker discovered multiple vulnerabilities in McDonald's partner and employee portals. These flaws exposed sensitive data, allowed unauthorized access, and enabled unauthorized privilege escalation. The issues affected various systems, including the Feel-Good Design Hub, crew member systems, and franchise owner tools. McDonald's has since fixed the vulnerabilities, but the hacker highlighted challenges in reporting security flaws to the company.

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