Prophet Spider exploits Log4j and Citrix vulnerabilities to deploy webshells

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Prophet Spider is a well-known Initial Access Broker IAB group. Prophet Spiders tradecraft continues to grow while exploiting known web-server vulnerabilities such as Citrix and Log4j. A remote code execution RCE...

SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2022:0779-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

APT41 Spies Broke Into 6 US State Networks via a Livestock App

USAHerds – an app used PDF by farmers to speed their response to diseases and other threats to their livestock – has itself become an infection vector, used to pry open at least six U.S. state networks by one of China’s most prolific state-sponsored espionage groups. In a report published by...

SUSE-SU-2022:0784-1 Security update for tomcat

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2022-23181: Fixed time of check, time of use vulnerability that allowed local privilege escalation. bsc1195255 - Remove log4j dependency, which is currently directly in use bsc1196137 - Make the package RPM conflict...

Chinese state-sponsored threat group APT41 targets U.S. critical organizations using two Zero-Days

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here A China state-sponsored threat group known as APT41 is observed compromising at least six U.S. state governments networks in a threat campaign beginning from May 2021. APT41 is a well-known Chinese state-sponsored espionage...

SUSE-SU-2022:0779-1 Security update for tomcat

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues: - Remove hard log4j dependency, as it is not required by tomcat itself bsc1196137...

Chinese APT41 Hackers Broke into at Least 6 U.S. State Governments: Mandiant

APT41, the state-sponsored threat actor affiliated with China, breached at least six U.S. state government networks between May 2021 and February 2022 by retooling its attack vectors to take advantage of vulnerable internet-facing web applications. The exploited vulnerabilities included "a zero-d...

Security Bulletin: Security vulnerability in Apache log4j used by IBM Db2 used by IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager software component (CVE-2021-44228)

Summary A vulnerability exists in Apache log4j, which affects IBM Db2, which in turn is used by IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager software component. Information about the security vulnerability affecting IBM Db2 has been published in a security bulletin. Vulnerability Details Refe...

The Uncertain Future of IT Automation

The majority of today’s cybersecurity breaches stem from unpatched vulnerabilities and outdated systems, which means that many cyberattacks are preventable. Unfortunately, it can be challenging for IT teams to keep up with the pace of new patches every month, especially when employee devices are...

Chinese Spies Hacked a Livestock App to Breach US State Networks

Vulnerabilities in animal tracking software USAHERDS and Log4j gave the notorious APT41 group a foothold in multiple government systems...

Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Control is vulnerable to multiple weaknesses related to IBM Dojo (CVE-2021-234550), Java SE (CVE-2021-35578), IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty (CVE-2021-39031), Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44832) and Gson (217225)

Summary IBM Spectrum Control has multiple vulnerabilities: arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44832 and Dojo CVE-2021-23450, denial of service due to Java SE CVE-2021-35578 and Gson 217225 and LDAP injection due to IBM Websphere Application Security - Liberty CVE-2021-39031. Th...

Update Log4J to 1.2.17-atlassian-15 to fix CVE-2021-4104

Log4J version 1.2.17-atlassian-3 used in Fisheye and Crucible is vulnerable to CVE-2021-4104. The JMSAppender in Log4J 1.2 is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data when the attacker has write access to the Log4J configuration. Note this issue only affects Log4J 1.2 when specifically...

Security Bulletin: IBM Security Directory Integrator has upgraded log4j

Summary IBM Security Directory Integrator SDI has upgraded to log4j 2.17.1. Although SDI was technically not vulnerable to the issue described below because it did not use JMSAppender, as a matter of good software hygiene the product has upgraded to the current version of log4j. SDI uses log4j as...

The vulnerability of the Log4j Java logging library, related to the restoration of unreliable data in memory, allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the Log4j logging library in Java programs involves the restoration of unreliable data in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code...

Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM Spectrum Control

IBM has fixed vulnerabilities in several components of IBM Spectrum Control. These include vulnerabilities in third-party software parties such as Apache Log4j, Dojo, Java SE, Gson and Websphere Liberty. A malicious party could exploit the vulnerabilities to cause damage cause damage in the...

HPESBCR04221 rev.1 - HPE Cray System Software, Apache Log4j 2, Multiple Vulnerabilities

Potential Security Impact: Remote: Arbitrary Command Execution, Code Execution, Denial of Service DoS, SQL Injection, Insecure Deserialization SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: ONLY impacted versions are listed. Cray View for ClusterStor Versions 1.3.1 HPE Data Management Framework 7 Versions 7.x Cray...

Security Bulletin: IBM OpenPages with Watson has addressed Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44832)

Summary There is a security vulnerability in the Apache Log4j open source library used by IBM OpenPages with Watson. This impacts the IBM OpenPages logging framework. This vulnerability has been addressed. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2021-44832 DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote...

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for log4j (EulerOS-SA-2022-1276)

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

BSA-2022-1680

Security Advisory ID : BSA-2022-1680 Component : Apache Log4j Revision : 2.0 CVE-2022-23302 is a high severity deserialization vulnerability in JMSSink. JMSSink uses JNDI in an unprotected manner allowing any application using the JMSSink to be vulnerable if it is configured to reference an...

Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services is vulnerable to remote attacker due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44832)

Summary Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker with permission to modify the logging configuration file to execute arbitrary code on the system. By constructing a malicious configuration using a JDBC Appender with a data source referencing a JNDI URI , an attacker could exploit this...