Assessing Mainframe Compliance While Minimizing Operational Impact

While many in the industry consider mainframes to be inherently secure systems that dont require additional hardening, this is not the case, according to recent Forrester surveys which reveal that security incidents are commonplace in mainframes. Mainframes are the backbone of many businesses and...

When contractors attack: two years in jail for vengeful IT admin

An IT contractor working for an IT consultancy company took it upon himself to perform an act of revenge against the firm he worked at, after they complained about his performance. The charge he faced was breaking into the network of a company in Carlsbad, California. And it got him two years in...

Defending Against the Zero Day: Analyzing Attacker Behavior Post-Exploitation of Microsoft Exchange

In recent weeks, there has been quite a lot of reporting on the exploitation of the latest disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Exchange Server by an attacker referred to as HAFNIUM. One of the major reasons these latest vulnerabilities are so dangerous and appealing to attackers is that they...

Learn How to Manage and Secure Active Directory Service Accounts

There are many different types of accounts in a typical Active Directory environment. These include user accounts, computer accounts, and a particular type of account called a service account. A service account is a special type of account that serves a specific purpose for services, and...

Rockwell Automation DriveTools SP and Drives AOP

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 Vendor : Rockwell Automation Equipment : DriveTools SP and Drives AOP Vulnerability : Uncontrolled Search Path Element 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation and total loss of device confidentiality,...

GHSA-FWCM-636P-68R5 Server-side request forgery in CarrierWave

Impact CarrierWave download feature has an SSRF vulnerability, allowing attacks to provide DNS entries or IP addresses that are intended for internal use and gather information about the Intranet infrastructure of the platform. Patches Upgrade to 2.1.1 or 1.3.2. Workarounds Using proper network...

Server-side request forgery in CarrierWave

Impact CarrierWave download feature or 1.3.2. Workarounds Using proper network segmentation and applying the principle of least privilege to outbound connections from application servers can reduce the severity of SSRF vulnerabilities. Ideally the vulnerable gem should run on an isolated server...

Why operational resilience will be key in 2021, and how this impacts cybersecurity

The lessons we have learned during the past 12 months have demonstrated that the ability to respond to and bounce back from adversity in general, can impact the short-and long-term success of any organization. It can even dictate the leaders and laggards in any industry. When we take into...

Why operational resilience will be key in 2021, and how this impacts cybersecurity

The lessons we have learned during the past 12 months have demonstrated that the ability to respond to and bounce back from adversity in general, can impact the short-and long-term success of any organization. It can even dictate the leaders and laggards in any industry. When we take into...

memcached: null-pointer dereference in "lru mode" and "lru temp_ttl" causing denial of service

In memcached before 1.5.14, a NULL pointer dereference was found in the "lru mode" and "lru tempttl" commands. This causes a denial of service when parsing crafted lru command messages in processlrucommand in memcached.c...

Modernize secure access for your on-premises resources with Zero Trust

Change came quickly in 2020. More likely than not, a big chunk of your workforce has been forced into remote access. And with remote work came an explosion of bring-your-own-device BYOD scenarios, requiring your organization to extend the bounds of your network to include the entire internet and...

Modernize secure access for your on-premises resources with Zero Trust

Change came quickly in 2020. More likely than not, a big chunk of your workforce has been forced into remote access. And with remote work came an explosion of bring-your-own-device BYOD scenarios, requiring your organization to extend the bounds of your network to include the entire internet and...

Paradox IP150 (Update A)

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Paradox Equipment: IP150 Vulnerabilities: Stack-based Buffer Overflow, Classic Buffer Overflow 2. UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled...

Advantech WebAccess Node

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.8 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit Vendor: Advantech Equipment: WebAccess Node Vulnerability: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate their...

HMS Networks Ewon Flexy and Cosy

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 2.3 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit Vendor: HMS Networks Equipment: Ewon Flexy and Cosy Vulnerability: Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow attackers to retrieve...

CVE-2020-4095

"BigFix Platform is storing clear text credentials within the system's memory. An attacker who is able to gain administrative privileges can use a program to create a memory dump and extract the credentials. These credentials can be used to pivot further into the environment. The principle of lea...

CVE-2020-4095

"BigFix Platform is storing clear text credentials within the system's memory. An attacker who is able to gain administrative privileges can use a program to create a memory dump and extract the credentials. These credentials can be used to pivot further into the environment. The principle of lea...

Design/Logic Flaw

"BigFix Platform is storing clear text credentials within the system's memory. An attacker who is able to gain administrative privileges can use a program to create a memory dump and extract the credentials. These credentials can be used to pivot further into the environment. The principle of lea...

CVE-2020-4095

"BigFix Platform is storing clear text credentials within the system's memory. An attacker who is able to gain administrative privileges can use a program to create a memory dump and extract the credentials. These credentials can be used to pivot further into the environment. The principle of lea...

CVE-2020-11956

CVE-2020-11956 affects Rittal PDU-3C002DEC (5.17.10) and CMCIII-PU-9333E0FB (3.17.10). Connected sources corroborate a privilege-violation issue with command-injection/CLI bypass patterns across multiple Rittal products, including PDU and CMC III PU variants. SEC Consult advisories and related CV...