Directory Traversal

Overview Affected versions of gaoxuyan resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system...

Directory Traversal

Overview Affected versions of static-html-server resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerabl...

Directory Traversal

Overview Affected versions of easyquick resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system...

Directory Traversal

Overview Affected versions of citypredict.whauwiller resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the...

FIN10: Anatomy of a Cyber Extortion Operation

FireEye has identified a set of financially motivated intrusion operations being carried out by a threat actor we have dubbed FIN10. FIN10 is known for compromising networks, stealing sensitive data, and directly engaging victim executives and board members in an attempt to extort them into payin...

FIN10: Anatomy of a Cyber Extortion Operation

FireEye has identified a set of financially motivated intrusion operations being carried out by a threat actor we have dubbed FIN10. FIN10 is known for compromising networks, stealing sensitive data, and directly engaging victim executives and board members in an attempt to extort them into payin...

About User Enumeration

User enumeration is when a malicious actor can use brute-force to either guess or confirm valid users in a system. User enumeration is often a web application vulnerability, though it can also be found in any system that requires user authentication. Two of the most common areas where user...

Directory Traversal

Overview Affected versions of serveryztyzt resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable...

The vulnerability of the Windows operating system, which allows a hacker to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the Windows operating system is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to enhance their privileges remotely...

APT3 Linked to Chinese Ministry of State Security

Researchers claim that APT3, widely believed to be a China-based threat actor, is directly connected to the Chinese Ministry of State Security MSS. The allegations come from Recorded Future which released a report Wednesday that claims it has found conclusive ties that link APT3 with MSS, China’s...

EPS Processing Zero-Days Exploited by Multiple Threat Actors

In 2015, FireEye published details about two attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in Encapsulated PostScript EPS of Microsoft Office. One was a zero-day and one was patched weeks before the attack launched. Recently, FireEye identified three new zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office products...

A Storm’s a Coming: How businesses can defend against threat actor groups like Pawn Storm

Pawn Storm aka Sednit5, Fancy Bear, APT28, Sofacy and STRONTIUM8 might sound like Instagram accounts, top-secret spy programs or recently passed legislation, but in reality they are all different names for the same successful cyber espionage group or threat actor group. These actors often use...

The vulnerability of the Mac OS X operating system allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context.

The vulnerability of the Kernel component of the Mac OS X operating system exists due to insufficient checking of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context using a specially created application...

CVE-2017-0199: In the Wild Attacks Leveraging HTA Handler

FireEye recently detected malicious Microsoft Office RTF documents that leverage CVE-2017-0199, a previously undisclosed vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a malicious actor to download and execute a Visual Basic script containing PowerShell commands when a user opens a document containing ...

Acknowledgement of Attacks Leveraging Microsoft Zero-Day

FireEye recently detected malicious Microsoft Office RTF documents that leverage a previously undisclosed vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute a Visual Basic script when the user opens a document containing an embedded exploit. FireEye has observed several Office...

CVE-2017-1154: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

IBM Algorithmics One-Algo Risk Application 4.9.1, 5.0, and 5.1.0 could allow a user to gain access to files in the local environment which should not be viewed by application users. IBM Reference : 1999892...

GitLab: [Repository Import] Open Redirect via "continue[to]" parameter

Hi, While experimenting with Repository Import functionality on a fresh GitLab 9.0 CE install, I noticed that the continueto parameter can be used to perform an Open Redirect through the inclusion of a double-slash prefix. Proof of Concept The following Proof of Concept URL enables a malicious...

The vulnerability of Google Chrome browser allows a perpetrator to gain access to local files.

The vulnerability of the Histogram component in Google Chrome browser is related to pointer assignment errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to gain access to local files through a specially crafted HTML page...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system, which allows a perpetrator to trigger a service failure or otherwise affect the system.

The vulnerability of NVIDIA’s Android operating system video driver is related to the lack of protection for service data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service failures or otherwise affect the system...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system, which allows a perpetrator to trigger a service failure or otherwise affect the system.

The vulnerability of the Audioserver component of the libeffects sub-component in the Android operating system is related to the lack of protection for service data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service failures or otherwise affect the system...