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Lagging Mastodon admins urged to patch critical account takeover flaw (CVE-2024-23832)

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Lagging Mastodon admins urged to patch critical account takeover flaw (CVE-2024-23832) 2024-02-06 at 12:02 By Zeljka Zorz Five days after Mastodon developers pushed out fixes for a remotely exploitable account takeover vulnerability (CVE-2024-23832), over 66% of Mastodon servers out there have been upgraded to close the hole. About Mastodon Mastodon is open-source (server) software for […]

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Self-managed GitLab installations should be patched again (CVE-2024-0402)

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Self-managed GitLab installations should be patched again (CVE-2024-0402) 2024-01-30 at 14:02 By Zeljka Zorz Less than two weeks after having plugged a security hole that allows account takeover without user interaction, GitLab Inc. has patched a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-0402) in GitLab CE/EE again and is urging users to update their installations immediately. GitLab Inc. operates

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Critical Jenkins RCE flaw exploited in the wild. Patch now! (CVE-2024-23897)

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Critical Jenkins RCE flaw exploited in the wild. Patch now! (CVE-2024-23897) 2024-01-29 at 13:31 By Helga Labus Several proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for a recently patched critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-23897) in Jenkins has been made public and there’s evidence of exploitation in the wild. About CVE-2024-23897 Jenkins is a widely used Java-based open-source automation server that helps

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Apple fixes actively exploited WebKit zero-day (CVE-2024-23222)

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Apple fixes actively exploited WebKit zero-day (CVE-2024-23222) 2024-01-23 at 13:46 By Helga Labus Apple has fixed an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-23222) that affects Macs, iPhones, iPads and AppleTVs. About CVE-2024-23222 CVE-2024-23222 is a type confusion issue that affects WebKit – Apple’s browser engine used in the Safari web browser and all iOS and iPadOS

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VMware: Plug critical Aria Automation hole immediately! (CVE-2023-34063)

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VMware: Plug critical Aria Automation hole immediately! (CVE-2023-34063) 2024-01-18 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz A critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-34063) affecting VMware Aria Automation and VMware Cloud Foundation can be exploited by attackers to gain access to remote organizations and workflows, VMware has warned. The company is not aware of any “in the wild” exploitation of this

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Google fixes actively exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2024-0519)

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Google fixes actively exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2024-0519) 2024-01-17 at 12:01 By Zeljka Zorz In the new stable release of the Chrome browser, Google has fixed three security vulnerabilities affecting the V8 engine, including one zero-day (CVE-2024-0519) with an existing exploit. About CVE-2024-0519 V8 is an open-source JavaScript and WebAssembly engine developed by the Chromium Project

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Atlassian reveals critical Confluence RCE flaw, urges “immediate action” (CVE-2023-22527)

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Atlassian reveals critical Confluence RCE flaw, urges “immediate action” (CVE-2023-22527) 2024-01-16 at 19:46 By Zeljka Zorz Atlassian has patched a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-22527) in Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server that could lead to remote code execution. The good news is that the flaw was fixed in early December 2023 with the release of versions

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Juniper fixes critical RCE in its SRX firewalls and EX switches (CVE-2024-21591)

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Juniper fixes critical RCE in its SRX firewalls and EX switches (CVE-2024-21591) 2024-01-15 at 11:16 By Helga Labus Juniper Networks has fixed a critical pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2024-21591) in Junos OS on SRX firewalls and EX switches. About CVE-2024-21591 CVE-2024-21591 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, network-based threat

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Critical GitLab flaw allows account takeover without user interaction, patch quickly! (CVE-2023-7028)

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Critical GitLab flaw allows account takeover without user interaction, patch quickly! (CVE-2023-7028) 2024-01-12 at 13:16 By Zeljka Zorz A critical vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE (CVE-2023-7028) can be easily exploited by attackers to reset GitLab user account passwords. While also vulnerable, users who have two-factor authentication enabled on their account are safe from account takeover. “We

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Critical Cisco Unity Connection flaw gives attackers root privileges. Patch now! (CVE-2024-20272)

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Critical Cisco Unity Connection flaw gives attackers root privileges. Patch now! (CVE-2024-20272) 2024-01-11 at 14:02 By Helga Labus Cisco has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-20272) in Cisco Unity Connection that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files and gain root privilege on the affected system. Cisco Unity Connection is a unified messaging and

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Microsoft fixes critical flaws in Windows Kerberos, Hyper-V (CVE-2024-20674, CVE-2024-20700)

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Microsoft fixes critical flaws in Windows Kerberos, Hyper-V (CVE-2024-20674, CVE-2024-20700) 2024-01-09 at 22:02 By Zeljka Zorz For January 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 49 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, two of which are critical: CVE-2024-20674 and CVE-2024-20700. None of the vulnerabilities fixed this time aroundare under active exploitation or have been previously publicly disclosed. The

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SQLi vulnerability in Cacti could lead to RCE (CVE-2023-51448)

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SQLi vulnerability in Cacti could lead to RCE (CVE-2023-51448) 2024-01-09 at 14:01 By Helga Labus A blind SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-51448) in Cacti, a widely-used network monitoring, performance and fault management framework, could lead to information disclosure and potentially remote code execution. Cacti is often used in network operation centers of telecoms and web hosting

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December 2023 Patch Tuesday: 33 fixes to wind the year down

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December 2023 Patch Tuesday: 33 fixes to wind the year down 12/12/2023 at 23:20 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft’s December 2023 Patch Tuesday is a light one: 33 patches, only four of which are deemed critical. “This month, Microsoft did not patch any zero-day vulnerabilities, marking only the second time in 2023 that no zero-days were

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New RCE vulnerability in Apache Struts 2 fixed, upgrade ASAP (CVE-2023-50164)

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New RCE vulnerability in Apache Struts 2 fixed, upgrade ASAP (CVE-2023-50164) 08/12/2023 at 15:01 By Zeljka Zorz The Apache Struts project has released updates for the popular open-source web application framework, with fixes for a critical vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2023-50164). About CVE-2023-50164 CVE-2023-50164 may allow an attacker to manipulate file

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Atlassian fixes four critical RCE vulnerabilities, patch quickly!

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Atlassian fixes four critical RCE vulnerabilities, patch quickly! 06/12/2023 at 18:01 By Helga Labus Atlassian has released security updates for four critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-1471, CVE-2023-22522, CVE-2023-22524, CVE-2023-22523) in its various offerings that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code. About the vulnerabilities CVE-2022-1471 is a deserialization flaw in the SnakeYAML library for Java that can

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Microsoft will offer extended security updates for Windows 10

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Microsoft will offer extended security updates for Windows 10 06/12/2023 at 16:16 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft will not abandon Windows 10 users to an insecure fate once it reaches end of support (EOS) on October 14, 2025: both enterprises and individual consumers will be able receive Extended Security Updates (ESU), but will have to pay

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Qlik Sense flaws exploited in Cactus ransomware campaign

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Qlik Sense flaws exploited in Cactus ransomware campaign 01/12/2023 at 15:18 By Helga Labus Attackers are exploiting three critical vulnerabilities in internet-facing Qlik Sense instances to deliver Cactus ransomware to target organizations, Arctic Wolf researchers have warned. The exploited vulnerabilities Qlik Sense is a business intelligence and data analytics solution popular with governmental organizations and

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Critical Zyxel NAS vulnerabilities patched, update quickly!

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Critical Zyxel NAS vulnerabilities patched, update quickly! 01/12/2023 at 14:33 By Zeljka Zorz Zyxel has patched six vulnerabilities affecting its network attached storage (NAS) devices, including several (OS) command injection flaws that can be easily exploited by unauthenticated attackers. The vulnerabilities in Zyxel NAS devices One of the six plugged security holes is an improper

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Apple patches two zero-days used to target iOS users (CVE-2023-42916 CVE-2023-42917)

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Apple patches two zero-days used to target iOS users (CVE-2023-42916 CVE-2023-42917) 01/12/2023 at 12:33 By Zeljka Zorz With the latest round of security updates, Apple has fixed two zero-day WebKit vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-42916, CVE-2023-42917) that “may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.” About the vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-42916, CVE-2023-42917) CVE-2023-42916 is a out-of-bounds read

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Google fixes Chrome zero day exploited in the wild (CVE-2023-6345)

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Google fixes Chrome zero day exploited in the wild (CVE-2023-6345) 29/11/2023 at 14:46 By Helga Labus Google has released an urgent security update to fix a number of vulnerabilities in Chrome browser, including a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-6345) that is being actively exploited in the wild. About CVE-2023-6345 CVE-2023-6345, reported by Benoît Sevens and Clément Lecigne

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