Security News

Critical Cisco bug exposes Expressway gateways to CSRF attacks
2024-02-07 18:22

Cisco has patched several vulnerabilities affecting its Expressway Series collaboration gateways, two of them rated as critical severity and exposing vulnerable devices to cross-site request forgery attacks.Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the two critical CSRF vulnerabilities patched today to target unpatched Expressway gateways remotely.

Critical flaw in Shim bootloader impacts major Linux distros
2024-02-07 15:55

A critical vulnerability in the Shim Linux bootloader enables attackers to execute code and take control of a target system before the kernel is loaded, bypassing existing security mechanisms. Shim is a small open-source bootloader maintained by Red Hat that is designed to facilitate the Secure Boot process on computers using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface.

Critical Boot Loader Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Nearly All Linux Distros
2024-02-07 13:33

The maintainers of shim have released version 15.8 to address six security flaws, including a critical bug that could pave the way for remote code execution under specific circumstances. Tracked...

Fortinet snafu: Critical FortiSIEM CVEs are duplicates, issued in error
2024-02-07 13:29

NVD published two advisories this week for critical command injection vulnerabilities purportedly impacting Fortinet's FortiSIEM products, but there's more to what meets the eye. BleepingComputer has confirmed that these CVEs are not "New," but duplicates of a previously known FortiSIEM vulnerability and were issued in error.

JetBrains urges swift patching of latest critical TeamCity flaw
2024-02-07 12:33

JetBrains is encouraging all users of TeamCity to upgrade to the latest version following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in the CI/CD tool. The vulnerability only requires attention for admins of on-prem servers since TeamCity Cloud has already been patched.

Critical JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises Flaw Exposes Servers to Takeover - Patch Now
2024-02-07 05:05

JetBrains is alerting customers of a critical security flaw in its TeamCity On-Premises continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) software that could be exploited by threat actors...

Double trouble for Fortinet as it issues critical FortiSIEM vulns
2024-02-06 13:30

Fortinet's FortiSIEM product is vulnerable to two new maximum-severity security vulnerabilities that allow for remote code execution. In registering the CVE identities for the vulnerabilities, Fortinet linked to its own advisory to provide more information, but the link directs users to an older issue that was addressed in early October 2023.

Lagging Mastodon admins urged to patch critical account takeover flaw (CVE-2024-23832)
2024-02-06 09:54

Five days after Mastodon developers pushed out fixes for a remotely exploitable account takeover vulnerability, over 66% of Mastodon servers out there have been upgraded to close the hole. Mastodon is open-source software for running self-hosted social networking services within the wider Fediverse.

Week in review: Windows Event Log zero-day, exploited critical Jenkins RCE flaw
2024-02-04 09:00

Prioritizing cybercrime intelligence for effective decision-making in cybersecurityIn this Help Net Security interview, Alon Gal, CTO at Hudson Rock, discusses integrating cybercrime intelligence into existing security infrastructures. Proactive cybersecurity: A strategic approach to cost efficiency and crisis managementIn this Help Net Security interview, Stephanie Hagopian, VP of Security at CDW, discusses offensive strategies in the face of complex cyberattacks and the role of the zero-trust model.

U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks
2024-02-03 07:33

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against six officials associated with the Iranian intelligence agency for attacking critical...