PoC Exploit Chain for Critical SharePoint Vulns Heightens Attack Risks
Orgs should immediately apply the patches that Microsoft issued for the flaws if they haven’t done so already. Researchers at Singapore-based StarLabs have released details of a chained remote code execution exploit they developed for two critical flaws in Microsoft SharePoint server that they previously discovered and disclosed to the company. Microsoft patched one of […]
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7 vulnerabilities that federal agencies MUST address by Nov 29
Four of the vulnerabilities are Windows zero-day bugs that Microsoft disclosed in its November security update; three affect Samsung mobile devices. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Binding Operational Directive 22-01 issued in Nov. 2021 requires all federal civilian executive branch agencies to address software bugs that are listed in CISA’s Known Exploited […]
Read MoreHere’s what you need to know of the 4 zero-days in Microsoft’s Nov. update
Microsoft issued patches for of 62 vulnerabilities, nine of which are “Critical” severity and 53 “Important”. Four of the vulnerabilities in Microsoft November 2022 security update are zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited [300 words]. Here’s what you need to know about them: Windows MoTW Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2022-41091) • Impacts multiple Windows versions including […]
Read MoreVMware patches critical authorization bypass vulnerability in Spring Security
A critical authorization rules bypass vulnerability exists in Spring Security versions 5.7.0 to 5.7.4 and versions 5.6.0 to 5.6.8. The vulnerability gives attackers a way to potentially bypass an API gateway and access backend services with a simple “forward” [299 words]. What: VMware released Spring Security 5.6.9 and 5.7.5 on October 31 to fix the […]
Read More5 things to know about the bugs patched in OpenSSL version 3.0.7
The first: This isn’t Heartbleed redux [298 words]. What bugs were fixed: OpenSSL version 3.0.7 fixes two “high” severity vulnerabilities in OpenSSL versions 3.0.0 to 3.0.6. The vulnerabilities are CVE-2022-3786 an X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow and CVE-2022-3602, an X.509 Email Address 4-byte Buffer Overflow. The bugs are tied to a punycode decoding […]
Read MoreHere are the highlights of Microsoft’s October 2022 Security Update
Microsoft released fixes for a total of 84 CVEs across its products [300 words]. One of the vulnerabilities that Microsoft patched today is a zero-day that is being actively exploited: Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2022-41033): An attacker could gain system level privileges. Two other recently disclosed zero-days (CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082) […]
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 MoreHere’s what you need to know about the new (actively exploited) Microsoft Exchange Server 0-Days: CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082
Latest update: Microsoft has updated its mitigation for the flaw. Implement it. [265 words] What: Two zero-day vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019. One of the flaws CVE-2022-41040, is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability. The other is CVE-2022-41082, allows Remote Code Execution (RCE) via PowerShell. Both vulnerabilities require an attacker […]
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