CVE-2019-11761

By using a form with a data URI it was possible to gain access to the privileged JSONView object that had been cloned into content. Impact from exposing this object appears to be minimal, however it was a bypass of existing defense in depth mechanisms. This vulnerability affects Firefox 70,...

WAFW00F v2.0 - Allows One To Identify And Fingerprint Web Application Firewall (WAF) Products Protecting A Website

The Web Application FirewallFingerprinting Tool. — FromEnable Security How does it work? To do its magic, WAFW00F does the following: Sends a normal HTTP request and analyses the response; this identifies a number of WAF solutions. If that is not successful, it sends a number of potentially...

Automated Attacks Call for Automated Protection – 2020 Trend #3

In our blog series on security trends, we’ve been diving deeper into the five security predictions for 2020 made by our CTO Kunal Anand during his fireside chat with Imperva CMO David Gee. Watch it here. As I'll discuss in my upcoming blog on defense-in-depth and reducing risk, being “connected”...

Release of New CISA Insights on Increased Geopolitical Tensions and Threats

Stakeholders, Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA issued a CISA Insights document entitled, “Increased Geopolitical Tensions and Threats” pertaining to the increased tension with Iran. You can read the new CISA Insights at CISA.gov/insights. As the Nation’s risk...

DHS Releases NTAS Bulletin

Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf reissued the NTAS bulletin pertaining to the terror threat to the U.S. homeland. Upfront, you should know that: “At this time there is no specific, credible threat against the homeland.” You can read the new, entire bulletin at National...

Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Video from the Gulf of Mexico

Fantastic video: Scientists had used a specialized camera system developed by Widder called the Medusa, which uses red light undetectable to deep sea creatures and has allowed scientists to discover species and observe elusive ones. The probe was outfitted with a fake jellyfish that mimicked the...

Mean Time to Hardening: The Next-Gen Security Metric

On average, it takes an organization 15 times longer to close a vulnerability than it does for attackers to weaponize and exploit one. Seven days to weaponize and 102 days to patch. Let that sink in. Once a vulnerability is disclosed, it’s you against them in a race to either secure or exploit; a...

U.S. Dept Of Defense: Git repo on https://██████.mil/ discloses API password

Summary: I found a .git repository on https://███████.mil/.git which discloses an API password for Yubikey on 2 different domains, together with full source code. Description: Fetching the git repository and decompressing the objects results in the ability to read the source code of the server,...

KLA11718 Multiple vulnerabilities in Opera

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Opera. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, cause denial of service, obtain sensitive information, spoof user interface. Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities: 1. Use after free...

The vulnerability of the McAfee Advanced Threat Defense software arises from insufficient validation of input data, allowing a perpetrator to gain unauthorized access to the atduser account information.

The vulnerability of the McAfee Advanced Threat Defense security tool exists due to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to obtain unauthorized access to the atduser account through specially crafted GET requests...

The vulnerability of the McAfee Advanced Threat Defense software arises from the lack of measures taken to neutralize its special elements, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

The vulnerability of the McAfee Advanced Threat Defense security tool exists due to the failure to take measures to neutralize specific elements within it. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor, operating remotely, to execute arbitrary commands by sending specially crafted HTTP...

The vulnerability of the “/absolute/pathname/here” component of the McAfee Advanced Threat Defense security tool, which allows a perpetrator to gain access to files in the local file system.

The vulnerability of the “/absolute/pathname/here” component of the McAfee Advanced Threat Defense security tool exists due to an incorrect restriction on the path name to the restricted directory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to gain access to...

It’s Time for Your SOC to Level Up

Given an ever-increasing cyberattack surface, a global security workforce shortage, as well as an increased frequency and sophistication of attacks, security operations centers SOCs need to leverage better tools – namely artificial intelligence AI – in order to manage threats. An organization’s S...

Webshell Bypass Vulnerability in D-Shield_Firewall

D-ShieldFirewall is an active defense protection software designed for IIS, to protect websites and servers from intrusion by internal and external protection. D-ShieldFirewall has a webshell bypass vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker to gain control of the target server...

The Zero Trust Approach to Data Security – 2020 Trend #2

As 2019 comes to an end, our security experts are looking ahead to the new year to predict cybersecurity trends that will shape the landscape in 2020. Imperva CTO Kunal Anand blogged about his “Top 5 Cybersecurity Trends to Prepare for in 2020,” last week. This week, we’re digging deeper into his...

Mobile threat defense and intelligence are a core part of cyber defense

The modern workplace is a mobile workplace. Today’s organizations rely on mobility to increase productivity and improve the customer experience. But the proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices has also expanded the attack surface of roughly 5 billion mobile devices in the world, man...

14 Ways to Evade Botnet Malware Attacks On Your Computers

Cybercriminals are busy innovators, adapting their weapons and attack strategies, and ruthlessly roaming the web in search of their next big score. Every manner of sensitive information, such as confidential employee records, customers' financial data, protected medical documents, and government...

14 Ways to Evade Botnet Malware Attacks On Your Computers

Cybercriminals are busy innovators, adapting their weapons and attack strategies, and ruthlessly roaming the web in search of their next big score. Every manner of sensitive information, such as confidential employee records, customers' financial data, protected medical documents, and government...

Cloud Transformation – 2020 Trend #1

The Imperva team is closing out 2019 with a series on the cybersecurity trends we predict will shape the landscape in 2020. Last week, Imperva CTO Kunal Anand mined insights from our global customer base and our research team, Imperva Research Labs, to come up with his top five list of...

The vulnerability of the McAfee Advanced Threat Defense software lies in the lack of protection for the SQL query structure, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

The vulnerability of the McAfee Advanced Threat Defense security tool is related to the lack of protective measures for the SQL query structure. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary commands remotely...