More than 29K+ Fortinet systems in US have admin login screen exposed to the Internet—and two other updates on CVE-2022-40684
Here’s the latest on the authentication bypass flaw (CVE-2022-40684) in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager [300 words] As of October 13, 2022, there were 24,924 servers in the US and 196,668 units globally, that exposed the attack surface of the vulnerability— the login screen for Fortinet administrators—to the Internet. The number includes versions of Fortinet technology […]
Read MoreMultiple APTs Exploiting Zimbra Vulnerability CVE-2022-41352
Patch or mitigate now [300 words] What: Organizations using Zimbra Collaboration suite (ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 should immediately update to Zimbra 9.0.0 P27 released on October 10. Those that cannot should implement Zimbra’s recommended workaround which is to install the pax utility and restart Zimbra services. Ubuntu-based Zimbra installations are not impacted because pax is […]
Read MoreMicrosoft looking into reports of a third Exchange Server zero-day?
Security vendor that discovered bug recommends organizations limit IIS app operating privileges on Exchange Server [297 words] What: Microsoft apparently is looking into a report it received from South Korean cybersecurity vendor AhnLab about yet another Exchange Server zero-day vulnerability. To be clear, the vulnerability it is reportedly looking into now is different from the […]
Read MoreUpdate: Attackers actively exploiting recently disclosed authentication bypass vulnerability in FortiOS, FortiProxy and FortiSwitchManager
Key takeaway: Adversaries can exploit the vulnerability remotely to gain full control of affected systems [297 words]. What: Attackers have begun actively exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2022-40684) that Fortinet privately disclosed last week in its FortiOS, FortiProxy and FortiSwitchManager technologies. The vulnerability allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain full administrative control of […]
Read MoreGLPI warns of massive exploit activity targeting one of two critical flaws disclosed in Sept.
Key takeaway: Update now to latest versions of the IT asset management software. If you can’t, implement GLPIs recommended mitigation. Attackers are targeting the flaw to execute arbitrary code on insecure servers [241 words]. What: Organizations using GLPI’s free, open-source asset and IT management software platform should immediately update to versions 9.5.9 or 10.0.3. GLPi […]
Read MorePro-Russian group urges supporters to launch DDoS attacks against US civilian infrastructure
Key takeaway: Killnet briefly disrupted several US airport websites in DDoS attacks that could well be a precursor of more to come in the next few days. Airport websites in two-dozen states, marine terminals and logistics facilities, weather monitoring centers, healthcare systems and more are potential next targets [222 words] What: Pro-Russian cyber threat actor […]
Read MoreFederal jury finds former Uber CISO guilty on criminal charges related to 2016 breach
Key takeaway: Don’t attempt to conceal a data breach. [293 words] What: A federal jury in California has convicted former Uber CISO Joseph Sullivan for attempting to conceal a 2016 data breach that exposed sensitive account data belonging to some 57 million riders and drivers. The San Francisco jury found Sullivan guilty of obstructing justice […]
Read MoreAttackers Demonstrate Novel Way to Compromise EXSi Hypervisors
Key takeaway: Don’t allow vSphere Installation Bundles (VIBs) to become a vehicle for sneaking malware into your environment. (276 words) What happened: A China-based threat actor installed multiple backdoors on ESXi hypervisors at several organizations using malicious vSphere Installation Bundles. The backdoors enable a lot of bad things including persistent access, arbitrary command execution and […]
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