A week in security (October 22 – 28)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took a look at some new Mac malware, gave you a roundup of 2018 exploit kits, and dispensed some advice on sextortion scams. We also looked at the Cathay Pacific breach, groaned at the revival of an old browser trick, and explained how voting machines and...

CVE-2018-15442 Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App Update Service Command Injection Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the update service of Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied parameters. An attacker could exploit this...

CVE-2018-15442

CVE-2018-15442 concerns Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App on Windows. The issue is a command-injection in the Update Service (WebExService) caused by insufficient validation of user-supplied parameters. An authenticated, local attacker could invoke the update command with a crafted argument and ex...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in Cisco Webex Productivity Tools and the Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Security...

CVE-2018-8569

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Yammer desktop application due to the loading of arbitrary content, aka "Yammer Desktop Application Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Yammer Desktop App...

KLA11344 ACE vulnerability in Yammer Desktop App

A remote code execution vulnerability was found in Yammer Desktop Application. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability remotely via specially crafted website to execute arbitrary code. Original advisories CVE-2018-8569 Related products Yammer-Desktop-App CVE list CVE-2018-8569 high KB list...

Telegram leaked IP addresses of its desktop app users

By Waqas The vulnerability affected Telegram’s desktop app for Windows, Mac, and Linux OS. Telegram, a popular privacy-focused instant messaging application, reportedly contained a bug that can leak the IP addresses of users. Known for providing end-to-end encryption, Telegram’s desktop app has...

CVE-2018-0648

Untrusted search path vulnerability in installer of ChatWork Desktop App for Windows 2.3.0 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory...

Design/Logic Flaw

Untrusted search path vulnerability in installer of ChatWork Desktop App for Windows 2.3.0 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory...

CVE-2018-0648

CVE-2018-0648 affects the ChatWork Desktop App for Windows 2.3.0 and earlier: the installer is vulnerable to insecure DLL search path (CWE-427), allowing arbitrary code execution with the installer's user privileges. Root cause is DLL search path handling in the Windows installer. Mitigation: use...

CVE-2018-0648

Untrusted search path vulnerability in installer of ChatWork Desktop App for Windows 2.3.0 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory...

CVE-2018-12829

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1 has an improper certificate validation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation...

JVN#39171169: Installer of ChatWork Desktop App for Windows may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

Installer of ChatWork Desktop App for Windows provided by ChatWork Co,. LTD. contains an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries CWE-427. Impact Arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking the installer. Solution Use t...

Soroush IM Desktop App 0.15 (beta) - Authentication Bypass

Soroush IM Desktop App 0.15 beta - Authentication Bypass Exploit Title: Soroush IM Desktop app 0.15 - Authentication Bypass Date: 2018-06-13 Exploit Author: VortexNeoX64 Vendor Homepage: https://soroush-app.ir Software Link: https://soroush-app.ir/UploadedData/Soroush.exe Version: 0.15 BETA Teste...

Soroush IM Desktop App 0.15 Authentication Bypass

Exploit Title: Soroush IM Desktop app 0.15 - Authentication Bypass Date: 2018-06-13 Exploit Author: VortexNeoX64 Vendor Homepage: https://soroush-app.ir Software Link: https://soroush-app.ir/UploadedData/Soroush.exe Version: 0.15 BETA Tested on: Windows 10 1803 Security Issue: Attackers can unloc...

Automattic: RCE via Print function [Simplenote 1.1.3 - Desktop app]

In Simplenote 1.1.3 - Desktop app there is a stored XSS vulnerability that can be used to execute arbitrary code. If there is malicious code in the note and the user tries to print it for example to save it as a PDF, the malicious code runs. This report is based on the report 291539, by Yasin...

Another severe flaw in Signal desktop app lets hackers steal your chats in plaintext

For the second time in less than a week, users of the popular end-to-end encrypted Signal messaging app have to update their desktop applications once again to patch another severe code injection vulnerability. Discovered Monday by the same team of security researchers, the newly discovered...

Hackers Reveal How Code Injection Attack Works in Signal Messaging App

After the revelation of the eFail attack details, it's time to reveal how the recently reported code injection vulnerability in the popular end-to-end encrypted Signal messaging app works. As we reported last weekend, Signal has patched its messaging app for Windows and Linux that suffered a code...

Automattic: Remote Code Execution in Wordpress Desktop

An attacker can create a malicious page that when viewed or edited in Wordpress Desktop App will results in remote code execution. This issue looks to be around this line of code: https://github.com/Automattic/wp-desktop/blob/develop/desktop/window-handlers/external-links/index.jsL38 If...

CVE-2017-2167

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer for PrimeDrive Desktop Application version 1.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory...