Security News

Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919)
2024-05-31 11:27

Attackers have been exploiting CVE-2024-24919, a zero-day vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways, to pinpoint and extract password hashes for local accounts, which they then used to move laterally in the target organizations' network. The existence and in-the-wild exploitation of the flaw was revealed by Check Point on Tuesday, a day after they warned that about discovered instances of attackers making login attempts "Using old VPN local-accounts relying on unrecommended password-only authentication method."

PoC exploits for critical FortiSIEM command execution flaws released (CVE-2024-23108, CVE-2023-34992)
2024-05-29 09:47

Ai researches have released proof-of-concept exploits for CVE-2024-23108 and CVE-2023-34992, vulnerabilities that allow remote, unauthenticated command execution as root on certain Fortinet FortiSIEM appliances. CVE-2024-23108 and CVE-2024-23109 are OS command injection vulnerabilities in the FortiSIEM supervisor and can be exploited remotely, without authentication, with specially crafted API requests.

Google fixes yet another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-5274)
2024-05-24 07:41

For the eighth time this year, Google has released an emergency update for its Chrome browser that fixes a zero-day vulnerability with an in-the-wild exploit.As per usual, Google keeps technical details of the vulnerability under wraps.

GitHub fixes maximum severity Enterprise Server auth bypass bug (CVE-2024-4985)
2024-05-23 10:13

A critical, 10-out-of-10 vulnerability allowing unrestricted access to vulnerable GitHub Enterprise Server instances has been fixed by Microsoft-owned GitHub. There is a catch that may narrow down the pool of potential victims: instances are vulnerable to attack only if they use SAML single sign-on authentication AND have the encrypted assertions feature enabled.

Veeam fixes auth bypass flaw in Backup Enterprise Manager (CVE-2024-29849)
2024-05-22 08:32

Veeam has patched four vulnerabilities in Backup Enterprise Manager, one of which may allow attackers to bypass authentication and log in to its web interface as any user.Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager is an application that is used to manage the Veeam Backup & Replication solution - a backup/restore app for virtual and physical machines and cloud-based workloads - via a web console.

15 QNAP NAS bugs and one PoC disclosed, update ASAP! (CVE-2024-27130)
2024-05-21 14:16

Researchers have found 15 vulnerabilities in QNAP's network attached storage devices, and have released a proof-of-concept for one: an unauthenticated stack overflow vulnerability that may be leveraged for remote code execution. "Given the shared-access model of the NAS device, which permits sharing files with specific users, both authenticated and unauthenticated bugs were of interest to us," they said.

Critical Fluent Bit flaw affects major cloud platforms, tech companies’ offerings (CVE-2024-4323)
2024-05-21 11:21

Tenable researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-4323) in Fluent Bit, a logging utility used by major cloud providers and tech companies, which may be leveraged for denial of...

Defending Your Commits From Known CVEs With GitGuardian SCA And Git Hooks
2024-05-20 10:57

All developers want to create secure and dependable software. They should feel proud to release their code with the full confidence they did not introduce any weaknesses or anti-patterns into...

PoC exploit for Ivanti EPMM privilege escalation flaw released (CVE 2024-22026)
2024-05-20 10:48

Technical details about and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2024-22026, a privilege escalation bug affecting Ivanti EPMM, has been released by the vulnerability’s reporter. About...

New XM Cyber Research: 80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, Less Than 1% from CVEs
2024-05-17 11:29

A new report from XM Cyber has found – among other insights - a dramatic gap between where most organizations focus their security efforts, and where the most serious threats actually reside. The...