Security News

New PoC Exploit for Apache OfBiz Vulnerability Poses Risk to ERP Systems
2024-01-11 14:16

Cybersecurity researchers have developed a proof-of-concept (PoC) code that exploits a recently disclosed critical flaw in the Apache OfBiz open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to...

Hackers are exploiting critical Apache Struts flaw using public PoC
2023-12-13 16:19

Hackers are attempting to leverage a recently fixed critical vulnerability in Apache Struts that leads to remote code execution, in attacks that rely on publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code. Apache Struts is an open-source web application framework designed to streamline the development of Java EE web apps, offering a form-based interface and extensive integration capabilities.

Week in review: PoC for Splunk Enterprise RCE flaw released, scope of Okta breach widens
2023-12-03 09:00

Strategies for cultivating a supportive culture in zero-trust adoptionIn this Help Net Security interview, Wolfgang Goerlich, Advisory CISO at Cisco, discusses the benefits of implementing a mature zero-trust model for both security and business outcomes, revealing a decrease in reported security incidents and enhanced adaptability. Vigil: Open-source LLM security scannerVigil is an open-source security scanner that detects prompt injections, jailbreaks, and other potential threats to Large Language Models.

PoCs for critical Arcserve UDP vulnerabilities released
2023-11-29 14:32

Arcserve has fixed critical security vulnerabilities in its Unified Data Protection solution, PoCs for which have been published by Tenable researchers on Monday. Arcserve UDP is a popular enterprise data protection, backup and disaster recovery solution that improves organizations' resilience to ransomware attacks.

PoC for Splunk Enterprise RCE flaw released (CVE-2023-46214)
2023-11-27 10:44

A proof-of-concept exploit for a high-severity flaw in Splunk Enterprise that can lead to remote code execution has been made public. Splunk Enterprise is a solution that ingests a variety of data generated by an organization's business infrastructure and applications.

New PoC Exploit for Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Could Let Attackers Fly Under the Radar
2023-11-15 13:49

Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a new technique that exploits a critical security flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to achieve arbitrary code execution in memory. Tracked as CVE-2023-46604 (CVSS...

F5 fixes critical BIG-IP vulnerability, PoC is public (CVE-2023-46747)
2023-10-30 15:37

F5 Networks has released hotfixes for three vulnerabilities affecting its BIG-IP multi-purpose networking devices/modules, including a critical authentication bypass vulnerability that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. "This vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the management port and/or self IP addresses to execute arbitrary system commands," F5 confirmed.

Alert: PoC Exploits Released for Citrix and VMware Vulnerabilities
2023-10-25 04:47

Virtualization services provider VMware has alerted customers to the existence of a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a recently patched security flaw in Aria Operations for Logs. Tracked as...

Citrix urges 'immediate; patch for critical NetScaler bug as exploit POC made public
2023-10-24 21:00

Citrix has urged admins to "Immediately" apply a fix for CVE-2023-4966, a critical information disclosure bug that affects NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, admitting it has been exploited. Plus, there's a proof-of-concept exploit, dubbed Citrix Bleed, now on GitHub.

Fake WinRAR PoC spread VenomRAT malware
2023-09-21 09:46

An unknown threat actor has released a fake proof of concept exploit for CVE-2023-4047, a recently fixed remote code execution vulnerability in WinRAR, to spread the VenomRAT malware. The fake WinRAR PoC. On August 17, 2023, Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative reported the RCE vulnerability that allowed threat actors to execute arbitrary code on an affected WinRAR installation.