Security News

Critical Bug Reported in NPM Package With Millions of Downloads Weekly
2021-09-13 06:48

A widely used NPM package called 'Pac-Resolver' for the JavaScript programming language has been remediated with a fix for a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability that could be abused to run malicious code inside Node.js applications whenever HTTP requests are sent. A Proxy Auto-Configuration file is a JavaScript function that determines whether web browser requests should be routed directly to the destination or forwarded to a web proxy server for a given hostname.

Zoho patches actively exploited critical ADSelfService Plus bug
2021-09-08 19:36

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning that hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in Zoho's ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus password management solution that allows them to take control of the system. Zoho has published a security advisory to announce that an update that patches the bug is currently available for ADSelfService Plus.

HAProxy Found Vulnerable to Critical HTTP Request Smuggling Attack
2021-09-08 05:33

A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in HAProxy, a widely used open-source load balancer and proxy server, that could be abused by an adversary to possibly smuggle HTTP requests, resulting in unauthorized access to sensitive data and execution of arbitrary commands, effectively opening the door to an array of attacks. HTTP Request Smuggling, as the name implies, is a web application attack that tampers the manner a website processes sequences of HTTP requests received from more than one user.

Critical Auth Bypass Bug Affect NETGEAR Smart Switches — Patch and PoC Released
2021-09-06 03:33

Networking, storage and security solutions provider Netgear on Friday issued patches to address three security vulnerabilities affecting its smart switches that could be abused by an adversary to gain full control of a vulnerable device. The flaws, which were discovered and reported to Netgear by Google security engineer Gynvael Coldwind, impact the following models -.

Cisco Issues Patch for Critical Enterprise NFVIS Flaw — PoC Exploit Available
2021-09-04 00:07

Cisco has patched a critical security vulnerability impacting its Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software that could be exploited by an attacker to take control of an affected system. The network equipment maker said it's aware of a publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code targeting the vulnerability, but added it's not detected any successful weaponization attempts in the wild.

Patched: Critical bug with public PoC exploit in Cisco infrastructure virtualization software (CVE-2021-34746)
2021-09-03 09:23

A critical vulnerability that affects Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software has been patched and Cisco is urging enterprise admins to quickly upgrade to a fixed version, as proof-of-concept exploit code is already available. The bug could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass authentication and log in to an affected device as an administrator.

Cisco Patches Critical Authentication Bug With Public Exploit
2021-09-02 15:41

Cisco has patched a near-max critical bug in its NFVIS software for which there's a publicly available proof-of-concept exploit. On Wednesday, Cisco released patches for the flaw - an authentication bypass vulnerability in Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software that's tracked as CVE-2021-34746.

Cisco fixes critical authentication bypass bug with public exploit
2021-09-02 12:14

Cisco has addressed an almost maximum severity authentication bypass Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software vulnerability with public proof-of-concept exploit code.CVE-2021-34746 is caused by incomplete validation of user-supplied input passed to an authentication script during the sign-in process which allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to log into unpatched device as an administrator.

Critical infrastructure today: Complex challenges and rising threats
2021-09-02 05:30

Cyber attacks against critical national infrastructure are escalating. The most frequently-discussed aspect of critical infrastructure events are availability impacts: stopping or interrupting a process or organization.

Critical Azure Cosmos DB Bug Allows Full Cloud Account Takeover
2021-08-27 16:49

A critical security vulnerability in Microsoft's Azure cloud database platform - Cosmos DB - could have allowed full remote takeover of accounts, with admin rights to read, write and delete any information to a database instance. "Azure Cosmos DB built-in Jupyter Notebooks are directly integrated into the Azure portal and your Azure Cosmos DB accounts, making them convenient and easy to use," according to Microsoft's documentation.