Security News

ConnectWise urges ScreenConnect admins to patch critical RCE flaw
2024-02-20 16:48

ConnectWise warned customers to patch their ScreenConnect servers immediately against a maximum severity flaw that can be used in remote code execution attacks. ConnectWise has yet to assign CVE IDs to the two security flaws that impact all servers running ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior.

Hackers exploit critical RCE flaw in Bricks WordPress site builder
2024-02-19 17:55

Hackers are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution flaw impacting the Brick Builder Theme to run malicious PHP code on vulnerable sites. The Bricks Builder Theme is a premium WordPress theme described as an innovative, community-driven visual site builder.

RCE vulnerabilities fixed in SolarWinds enterprise solutions
2024-02-19 05:00

SolarWinds has released updates for Access Rights Manager and Platform that fix vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute code on vulnerable installations. The company whose Orion IT administration platform has been infamously compromised in 2020 to deploy backdoors on select agencies' and companies' systems, has patched five vulnerabilities affecting its Access Rights Manager solution.

SolarWinds fixes critical RCE bugs in access rights audit solution
2024-02-16 18:32

SolarWinds has patched five remote code execution flaws in its Access Rights Manager solution, including three critical severity vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated exploitation.Access Rights Manager allows companies to manage and audit access rights across their IT infrastructure to minimize insider threat impact and more.

New critical Microsoft Outlook RCE bug is trivial to exploit
2024-02-14 20:08

Microsoft says remote unauthenticated attackers can trivially exploit a critical Outlook security vulnerability that also lets them bypass the Office Protected View.Unauthenticated attackers can exploit CVE-2024-21413 remotely in low-complexity attacks that don't require user interaction.

Microsoft: New critical Outlook RCE bug exploited as zero-day
2024-02-14 20:08

Microsoft updated a security advisory today to warn that a critical Outlook bug was exploited in attacks as a zero-day before being fixed during this month's Patch Tuesday. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit CVE-2024-21413 remotely in low-complexity attacks that don't require user interaction.

New Fortinet RCE bug is actively exploited, CISA confirms
2024-02-09 21:02

CISA confirmed today that attackers are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution bug patched by Fortinet on Thursday. CISA's announcement comes one day after Fortinet published a security advisory saying the flaw was "Potentially being exploited in the wild."

New Fortinet RCE flaw in SSL VPN likely exploited in attacks
2024-02-08 23:11

Fortinet is warning that a new critical remote code execution vulnerability in FortiOS SSL VPN is potentially being exploited in attacks.For those unable to apply patches, you can mitigate the flaw by disabling SSL VPN on your FortiOS devices.

Fortinet warns of new FortiSIEM RCE bugs in confusing disclosure
2024-02-08 00:55

Fortinet is warning of two new unpatched patch bypasses for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in FortiSIEM, Fortinet's SIEM solution.Fortinet added the two new vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2024-23108 and CVE-2024-23109 to the original advisory for the CVE-2023-34992 flaw in a very confusing update.

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.