AVEVA InduSoft Web Studio and InTouch Edge HMI (formerly InTouch Machine Edition)

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: AVEVA Software, LLC. AVEVA Equipment: InduSoft Web Studio and InTouch Edge HMI formerly InTouch Machine Edition Vulnerabilities: Stack-based Buffer Overflow, Empty Password in Configuration File 2...

5 (Not So) Scary Infosec Questions to Answer this Halloween

It’s Halloween. Time for candy checking, cavities and the start of the retail season. And while attacks will rise around the holidays, don't let the FUD machine get you too scared about things the go bump in the infosec night. Here are five things that should actually concern you. They were easil...

Advantech WebAccess

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 8.4 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Advantech Equipment: WebAccess Vulnerabilities: Improper Access Control, Stack-based Buffer Overflow 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary...

GEOVAP Reliance 4 SCADA/HMI

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.1 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: GEOVAP Equipment: Reliance 4 SCADA/HMI Vulnerability: Cross-site Scripting 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to use HTTP proxy...

Best Practices for Endpoint Detection and Response

There are many elements that can complicate enterprise security efforts. From the increasing sophistication of cybercriminal strategies and activities to the wide range of components connected to the network, data protection and infrastructure security has become an uphill battle. Another key...

FireEye: Russian Research Lab Aided the Development of TRITON Industrial Malware

Cybersecurity firm FireEye claims to have discovered evidence that proves the involvement of a Russian-owned research institute in the development of the TRITON malware that caused some industrial systems to unexpectedly shut down last year, including a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia. TRITON...

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about cybersecurity. Building resilience in critical infrastructure is crucial to national security. The essential infrastructure systems that support our daily lives—such as electricity, financial...

The Danger and Opportunity in 5G Connectivity and IoT

There is a lot of buzz building over fifth-generation mobile networks 5G and how they will revolutionize the fast-growing numbers of internet-connected devices — but what about security? What makes 5G so closely tied to billions of Internet of Things IoT devices is its speed 5G is expected to be ...

Safeguarding the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure

In May of 1998, President Clinton issued Presidential Decision Directive 63: Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructures. This Directive proposed steps to enact the recommendations of the President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, published in October 1997. Twenty years on, h...

AWS FreeRTOS Bugs Allow Compromise of IoT Devices

Researchers have found that a popular Internet of Things real-time operating system – FreeRTOS – is riddled with serious vulnerabilities. The bugs could allow hackers to crash connected devices in smart homes or critical infrastructure systems, leak information from the devices’ memory, and take...

GreyEnergy Spy APT Mounts Sophisticated Effort Against Critical Infrastructure

A new APT group, dubbed GreyEnergy by researchers, has emerged as a successor to the infamous BlackEnergy APT group, which was behind the electric grid cyberattack and resulting power outage in the Ukraine in December 2015. However, GreyEnergy’s focus and targeting revolve around cyber-espionage...

CVE-2018-15402

A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software NFVIS could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site request forgery CSRF attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of Origin headers on HTTP requests within the management interface. An attacker...

CVE-2018-15402

A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software NFVIS could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site request forgery CSRF attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of Origin headers on HTTP requests within the management interface. An attacker...

Cross site request forgery (csrf)

A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software NFVIS could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site request forgery CSRF attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of Origin headers on HTTP requests within the management interface. An attacker...

CVE-2018-15402 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software NFVIS could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site request forgery CSRF attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of Origin headers on HTTP requests within the management interface. An attacker...

CVE-2018-15402 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software NFVIS could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site request forgery CSRF attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of Origin headers on HTTP requests within the management interface. An attacker...

CVE-2018-3295

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization subcomponent: Core. The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.2.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to...

CVE-2018-3291

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization subcomponent: Core. The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.2.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to...

CVE-2018-3297

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization subcomponent: Core. The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.2.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to...

CVE-2018-3287

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization subcomponent: Core. The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.2.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to...