The vulnerability of the Moodle learning management system allows a hacker to bypass existing access restrictions.

The vulnerability of the mod/forum/post.php function in the Moodle learning management system is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to circumvent existing access restrictions through group-based authenticatio...

The vulnerability of the Apache Tomcat application server allows attackers to bypass access restrictions and execute arbitrary HTTP requests.

The vulnerability of the Apache Tomcat application server is related to the lack of protection for service data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to bypass access restrictions and read arbitrary HTTP requests through a specially created web application...

openSUSE Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-2016-340)

This update for webkit2gtk3 fixes the following issues : - Update to version 2.10.7 : + Fix the build with GTK+ 3.16. - Changes from version 2.10.6 : + Fix a deadlock in the Web Process when JavaScript garbage collector was running for a web worker thread that made google maps to hang. + Fix medi...

openafs -- multiple vulnerabilities

The OpenAFS development team reports: Foreign users can bypass access controls to create groups as system:administrators, including in the user namespace and the system: namespace. The contents of uninitialized memory are sent on the wire when clients perform certain RPCs. Depending on the RPC, t...

samba: Incorrect ACL get/set allowed on symlink path

A flaw was found in the way Samba handled ACLs on symbolic links. An authenticated user could use this flaw to gain access to an arbitrary file or directory by overwriting its ACL...

KLA10774 Obsolete Adobe Flash Player for Windows

Microsoft released update to address vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Internet explorer. For details look at KLA10757. Technical details To mitigate this vulnerability you can implement some of workarounds listed in original Microsoft advisory: disable Adobe Flash Player, prevent Adobe FP from...

Lessons from Operation RussianDoll

As defensive security controls raise the bar to attack, attackers will employ increasingly sophisticated techniques to complete their mission. Understanding the mechanics and impact of these threats is essential to systematically discover and deflect the coming wave of advanced attacks. Mandiant...

Google Chrome Extensions Subsystem Security Bypass Vulnerability (CNVD-2016-01513)

Google Chrome is a web browser developed by the American company Google Google. A security vulnerability exists in the Extensions subsystem of Google Chrome prior to version 49.0.2623.75, which stems from the program failing to properly preserve internal properties. A remote attacker could exploi...

Fedora 23 : webkitgtk4-2.10.7-1.fc23 (2016-ec05afb364)

This update together with previous releases addresses the following vulnerabilities: - CVE-2015-7096 - CVE-2015-7098 Additional fixes: - Disable DNS prefetch when a proxy is configured. - Reduce the maximum simultaneous network connections to match other browsers. - Make WebKitWebView always...

Cisco Spark REST Interface Access Bypass Vulnerability

Cisco Spark is a collaboration services solution. A security vulnerability in the REST interface of Cisco Spark allows remote attackers to bypass established access restrictions by sending web requests to create arbitrary user accounts...

Hack Disarms SimpliSafe's Home Wireless Security Systems

More than a quarter million homes protected by SimpliSafe wireless security systems are vulnerable to hackers who can deactivate the alarm anytime, according to IOActive, a Seattle-based security consulting firm. IOActive published a proof of concept report on Wednesday that outlines how it...

Honeypots Help Illustrate Scores of Vulnerabilities in Medical Devices

There have been some strides made in the last year, but for the most part, security around the healthcare industry has remained the consummate laggard. In the eyes of many, including Scott Erven, a medical device security advocate who spoke at last week’s Security Analyst Summit, the healthcare...

CVE-2016-1322

The REST interface in Cisco Spark 2015-07-04 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary user accounts via unspecified web requests, aka Bug ID CSCuv72584...

The vulnerability of the iOS operating system allows a hacker to bypass existing mechanisms for restricting local access and gain access to information about notifications.

The vulnerability of the iOS operating system is related to the lack of protection for service data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor, operating locally, to circumvent existing mechanisms for restricting local access and gain access to information about notifications by...

Cisco Spark Representational State Transfer Interface Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Representational State Transfer REST interface of Cisco Spark could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to make changes to an affected system system. The vulnerability is due to improper implementation of authorization controls when accessing certain web pages of the...

Power Grid Honeypot Puts Face on Attacks

TENERIFE, Spain –The rhetoric around hacking the power grid would have you believe it’s a relatively mundane practice. Policymakers, intelligence agencies and vendors, for example, spread the word gleefully, leaning on scenarios such as state-sponsored hackers shutting off the lights in the dead ...

KLA10758 Obsolete Adobe Flash Player for Windows

Microsoft released update to address vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Internet explorer. For details look at KLA10757. Technical details To mitigate this vulnerability you can implement some of workarounds listed in original Microsoft advisory: disable Adobe Flash Player, prevent Adobe FP from...

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2048

Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.saveas is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission...

KMC Controls Conquest BACnet Router Vulnerabilities

OVERVIEW This advisory was originally posted to the US-CERT secure Portal library on May 5, 2016, and is being released to the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site. Independent researcher Maxim Rupp has identified authentication and cross-site request forgery CSRF vulnerabilities in KMC Controls’ Conquest...

CAREL PlantVisorEnhanced Access Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

CAREL PlantVisor Enhanced is a suite of monitoring and remote maintenance software for CAREL instrument-controlled refrigeration and air conditioning systems. A security vulnerability in CAREL PlantVisor Enhanced allows a remote attacker to bypass established access restrictions by sending a dire...