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QNAP vulnerability disclosure ends up an utter shambles
2024-02-13 20:00

Network-attached storage specialist QNAP has disclosed and released fixes for two new vulnerabilities, one of them a zero-day discovered in early November. Unit 42's assessment, on the other hand, was the polar opposite: "These remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting IoT devices exhibit a combination of low attack complexity and critical impact, making them an irresistible target for threat actors. As a result, protecting IoT devices against such threats is an urgent task."

Roundcube webmail XSS vulnerability exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-43770)
2024-02-13 09:36

CVE-2023-43770, a vulnerability in the Roundcube webmail software that has been fixed in September 2023, is being exploited by attackers in the wild, CISA has warned by adding the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. CVE-2023-43770 is a vulnerability that allows attackers to mount cross-site scripting attacks through specially crafted links in plain text email messages.

Ivanti Vulnerability Exploited to Install 'DSLog' Backdoor on 670+ IT Infrastructures
2024-02-13 07:03

Threat actors are leveraging a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA gateways to deploy a backdoor codenamed DSLog on susceptible devices. That's...

Ivanti discloses fifth vulnerability, doesn't credit researchers who found it
2024-02-09 21:30

In disclosing yet another vulnerability in its Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA gateways, Ivanti has confused the third-party researchers who discovered it. Researchers at watchTowr blogged today about not being credited with the discovery of CVE-2024-22024 - the latest in a series of vulnerabilities affecting Ivanti gateways as the vendor continues to develop patches for supported versions.

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...

JetBrains warns of new TeamCity auth bypass vulnerability
2024-02-06 17:30

JetBrains urged customers today to patch their TeamCity On-Premises servers against a critical authentication bypass vulnerability that can let attackers take over vulnerable instances with admin privileges. Tracked as CVE-2024-23917, this critical severity flaw impacts all versions of TeamCity On-Premises from 2017.1 through 2023.11.2 and can be exploited in remote code execution attacks that don't require user interaction.

Mastodon vulnerability allows attackers to take over accounts
2024-02-03 15:09

Mastodon, the free and open-source decentralized social networking platform, has fixed a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to impersonate and take over any remote account. The newly fixed flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-23832 and stems from insufficient origin validation in Mastodon, allowing attackers to impersonate users and take over their accounts.

Mastodon Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Hijack Any Decentralized Account
2024-02-03 06:51

The decentralized social network Mastodon has disclosed a critical security flaw that enables malicious actors to impersonate and take over any account. "Due to insufficient origin validation in...

Critical vulnerability in Mastodon is pounced upon by fast-acting admins
2024-02-02 18:32

Mastodon has called admins to action following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability affecting the decentralized social network favored by erstwhile Twitter lovers. "Every Mastodon version prior to 3.5.17 is vulnerable, as well as 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.13, 4.1.x version prior to 4.1.13, and 4.2.x versions prior to 4.2.5.".

Why the Right Metrics Matter When it Comes to Vulnerability Management
2024-02-01 11:40

How’s your vulnerability management program doing? Is it effective? A success? Let’s be honest, without the right metrics or analytics, how can you tell how well you’re doing, progressing, or if...