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Week in review: Atlassian Confluence RCE PoC, new Kali Linux, Patch Tuesday forecast
2024-06-09 08:00

High-risk Atlassian Confluence RCE fixed, PoC availableIf 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 for which a PoC and technical details are already public. Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updatesKali Linux 2024.2 is now available.

Club Penguin fans breached Disney Confluence server, stole 2.5GB of data
2024-06-05 20:15

Club Penguin fans hacked a Disney Confluence server to steal information about their favorite game but wound up walking away with 2.5 GB of internal corporate data, BleepingComputer has learned. While Club Penguin was officially shut down in 2017, and its successor, Club Penguin Island, in 2018, the game continues to live on in private servers run by fans and independent developers.

High-risk Atlassian Confluence RCE fixed, PoC available (CVE-2024-21683)
2024-06-03 09:02

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 for which a PoC and technical details are already public. Confluence Server and Data Center are software solutions that are widely used in enterprise settings to manage knowledge bases, documentation, and standardize collaboration.

Hackers Exploit Misconfigured YARN, Docker, Confluence, Redis Servers for Crypto Mining
2024-03-06 16:58

Threat actors are targeting misconfigured and vulnerable servers running Apache Hadoop YARN, Docker, Atlassian Confluence, and Redis services as part of an emerging malware campaign designed to...

Hackers target Docker, Hadoop, Redis, Confluence with new Golang malware
2024-03-06 12:09

Hackers are targeting misconfigured servers running Apache Hadoop YARN, Docker, Confluence, or Redis with new Golang-based malware that automates the discovery and compromise of the hosts. According to the researchers, the hackers deploy a set of four novel Golang payloads that are responsible for identifying and exploiting hosts running services for Hadoop YARN, Docker, Confluence, and Redis.

~40,000 Attacks in 3 Days: Critical Confluence RCE Under Active Exploitation
2024-01-23 09:34

Malicious actors have begun to actively exploit a recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server, within three days of public...

Atlassian Confluence Server RCE attacks underway from 600+ IPs
2024-01-22 23:37

More than 600 IP addresses are launching thousands of exploit attempts against CVE-2023-22527 - a critical bug in out-of-date versions of Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server - according to non-profit security org Shadowserver. The CVE scored a CVSS rating of 10 out of 10, and it affects Confluence Data Center and Server 8 versions released before December 5, 2023 and versions up to 8.4.5.

Hackers start exploiting critical Atlassian Confluence RCE flaw
2024-01-22 13:41

Security researchers are observing exploitation attempts for the CVE-2023-22527 remote code execution flaw vulnerability that affects outdated versions of Atlassian Confluence servers. Atlassian disclosed the security issue last week and noted that it impacts only Confluence versions released before December 5, 2023, along with some out-of-support releases.

Atlassian reveals critical Confluence RCE flaw, urges “immediate action” (CVE-2023-22527)
2024-01-16 17:37

Atlassian has patched a critical vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server that could lead to remote code execution. Atlassian hasn't mentioned whether the vulnerability is being actively exploited, but has said that customers "Must take immediate action to protect their Confluence instances."

Atlassian warns of critical RCE flaw in older Confluence versions
2024-01-16 15:17

Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server are vulnerable to a critical remote code execution vulnerability that impacts versions released before December 5, 2023, including out-of-support releases. Atlassian fixed the flaw in Confluence Data Center and Server versions 8.5.4, 8.6.0, and 8.7.1, which were released in December.