Security News > 2020 > December > Gitpaste-12 worm botnet returns with 30+ vulnerability exploits
Recently discovered Gitpaste-12 worm that spreads via GitHub and also hosts malicious payload on Pastebin, has returned with even more exploits.
This time, the advanced worm and botnet has returned with over 30 vulnerability exploits.
Expanding on its predecessor, this new version of Gitpaste-12 comes equipped with over 30 vulnerability exploits, concerning Linux systems, IoT devices, and open-source components.
The newer version of Gitpaste-12 has exploits for "At least 31 known vulnerabilities - seven of which were also seen in the previous Gitpaste-12 sample - as well as attempts to compromise open Android Debug Bridge connections and existing malware backdoors," explains Langton.
Some of these vulnerability exploits concern popular open-source applications, such as JBoss Seam 2, CutePHP, mongo-express, Pi-hole, and FuelCMS. Whereas, well-known proprietary web applications like vBulletin are targeted by the worm.
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