75% of new vulnerabilities exploited within 19 days 2024-06-27 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Last year alone, over 30,000 new vulnerabilities were published, with a new vulnerability emerging approximately every 17 minutes — averaging 600 new vulnerabilities per week, according to Skybox Security. The report highlights a critical gap in remediation efforts, with the […]
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Intel-powered computers affected by serious firmware flaw (CVE-2024-0762) 2024-06-21 at 14:31 By Zeljka Zorz A vulnerability (CVE-2024-0762) in the Phoenix SecureCore UEFI, which runs on various Intel processors, could be exploited locally to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code within the firmware during runtime. “This type of low-level exploitation is typical of firmware backdoors (e.g.,
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Critical RCE flaws in vCenter Server fixed (CVE-2024-37079, CVE-2024-37080) 2024-06-18 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz VMware by Broadcom has fixed two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-37079, CVE-2024-37080) affecting VMware vCenter Server and products that contain it: vSphere and Cloud Foundation. “A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger these vulnerabilities by sending a specially
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Mass exploitation is the new primary attack vector for ransomware 2024-06-18 at 07:01 By Help Net Security The cyber threat landscape in 2023 and 2024 has been dominated by mass exploitation, according to WithSecure. Edge service KEV vulnerability trends 64% of all edge service and infrastructure Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in the Known Exploited
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PHP command injection flaw exploited to deliver ransomware (CVE-2024-4577) 2024-06-13 at 15:01 By Zeljka Zorz An OS command injection vulnerability in Windows-based PHP (CVE-2024-4577) in CGI mode is being exploited by the TellYouThePass ransomware gang. Imperva says the attacks started on June 8, two days after the PHP development team pushed out fixes, and one
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Microsoft fixes RCE vulnerabilities in MSMQ, Outlook (CVE-2024-30080, CVE-2024-30103) 2024-06-11 at 23:01 By Zeljka Zorz June 2024 Patch Tuesday is here and Microsoft has delivered fixes for a critical MSMQ flaw (CVE-2024-30080) and a RCE vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook (CVE-2024-30103). 49 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities have been fixed in total, none of which have been exploited in
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Users of JetBrains IDEs at risk of GitHub access token compromise (CVE-2024-37051) 2024-06-11 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz JetBrains has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-37051) that could expose users of its integrated development environments (IDEs) to GitHub access token compromise. About CVE-2024-37051 JetBrains offers IDEs for various programming languages. CVE-2024-37051 is a vulnerability in the
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SolarWinds fixes severe Serv-U vulnerability (CVE-2024-28995) 2024-06-07 at 20:01 By Zeljka Zorz SolarWinds has fixed a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-28995) affecting its Serv-U managed file transfer (MFT) server solution, which could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive files on the host machine. About CVE-2024-28995 Serv-U MFT Server is a widely used enterprise solution that
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Zyxel patches critical flaws in EOL NAS devices 2024-06-06 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz Zyxel has released patches for three critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-29972, CVE-2024-29973, and CVE-2024-29974) affecting two network-attached storage (NAS) devices that have recently reached end-of-vulnerability-support. About the vulnerabilities The three vulnerabilities are: A command injection vulnerability in the CGI program that could allow
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PoC for Progress Telerik RCE chain released (CVE-2024-4358, CVE-2024-1800) 2024-06-04 at 17:46 By Zeljka Zorz Security researchers have published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that chains together two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-4358, CVE-2024-1800) to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution on Progress Telerik Report Servers. Telerik Report Server is a centralized enterprise platform for report creation, management, storage and
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High-risk Atlassian Confluence RCE fixed, PoC available (CVE-2024-21683) 2024-06-03 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz If you’re self-hosting an Atlassian Confluence Server or Data Center installation, you should upgrade to the latest available version to fix a high-severity RCE flaw (CVE-2024-21683) for which a PoC and technical details are already public. About CVE-2024-21683 Confluence Server and
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Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919) 2024-05-31 at 14:32 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers have been exploiting CVE-2024-24919, a zero-day vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways, to pinpoint and extract password hashes for local accounts, which they then used to move laterally in the target organizations’ network. “The vulnerability is particularly critical
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NIST Getting Outside Help for National Vulnerability Database 2024-05-30 at 18:17 By Eduard Kovacs NIST is receiving support to get the NVD and CVE processing back on track within the next few months. The post NIST Getting Outside Help for National Vulnerability Database appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS
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NIST says NVD will be back on track by September 2024 2024-05-30 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a contract for an unnamed company/organization to help them process incoming Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) for inclusion in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), the agency has announced
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PoC exploits for critical FortiSIEM command execution flaws released (CVE-2024-23108, CVE-2023-34992) 2024-05-29 at 13:01 By Zeljka Zorz Horizon3.ai researches have released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for CVE-2024-23108 and CVE-2023-34992, vulnerabilities that allow remote, unauthenticated command execution as root on certain Fortinet FortiSIEM appliances. CVE confusion FortiSIEM helps customers build an inventory of their organization’s assets, it
Google fixes yet another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-5274) 2024-05-24 at 10:46 By Zeljka Zorz For the eighth time this year, Google has released an emergency update for its Chrome browser that fixes a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-5274) with an in-the-wild exploit. About CVE-2024-5274 As per usual, Google keeps technical details of the vulnerability
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Google fixes Chrome zero-day with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2024-4671) 2024-05-10 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz Google has fixed a Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-4671), an exploit for which exists in the wild. About CVE-2024-4671 CVE-2024-4671 is a use after free vulnerability in the Visuals component that can be exploited by remote attackers to trigger an exploitable heap
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F5 fixes BIG-IP Next Central Manager flaws with public PoCs (CVE-2024-21793, CVE-2024-26026) 2024-05-09 at 17:01 By Zeljka Zorz Eclypsium researchers have published details and PoC exploits for two remotely exploitable injection vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-21793, CVE-2024-26026) affecting F5’s BIG-IP Next Central Manager. About the vulnerabilities BIG-IP Next is “a completely new incarnation” of F5’s BIG-IP devices/modules, which
CISA starts CVE “vulnrichment” program 2024-05-09 at 13:16 By Zeljka Zorz The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has announced the creation of “Vulnrichment,” a new project that aims to fill the CVE enrichment gap created by NIST National Vulnerability Database’s recent slowdown. NVD is failing Since 1999, NVD analysts have been adding CVE-numbered vulnerabilities
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Attackers may be using TunnelVision to snoop on users’ VPN traffic (CVE-2024-3661) 2024-05-08 at 16:31 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have brought to light a new attack method – dubbed TunnelVision and uniquely identified as CVE-2024-3661 – that can be used to intercept and snoop on VPN users’ traffic by attackers who are on the same
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