MFA Bypass Bugs Opened Microsoft 365 to Attack

Bugs in the multi-factor authentication system used by Microsoft’s cloud-based office productivity platform, Microsoft 365, opened the door for hackers to access cloud applications via a bypass of the security system, according to researchers at Proofpoint. The flaws exist in the implementation o...

Microsoft Security: Use baseline default tools to accelerate your security career

I wrote a series of blogs last year on how gamified learning through cyber ranges can create more realistic and impactful cybersecurity learning experiences and help attract tomorrow’s security workforce. With the global talent shortage in this field, we need to work harder to bring people into t...

Privilege escalation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Active Directory Federation Services ADFS improperly handles multi-factor authentication requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass some, but not all, of the authentication factors. To exploit this...

CVE-2020-0837

CVE-2020-0837 affects Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) and is an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability arising from improper handling of multi-factor authentication requests. The initial description states that an attacker could bypass some MFA factors by sending a specially crafted aut...

CVE-2020-2040

A buffer overflow vulnerability in PAN-OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending a malicious request to the Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication interface. This issue impacts: All versions of...

Buffer overflow

A buffer overflow vulnerability in PAN-OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending a malicious request to the Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication interface. This issue impacts: All versions of...

CVE-2020-2040 PAN-OS: Buffer overflow when Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is enabled

A buffer overflow vulnerability in PAN-OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending a malicious request to the Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication interface. This issue impacts: All versions of...

PAN-OS: Buffer overflow when Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is enabled

A buffer overflow vulnerability in PAN-OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending a malicious request to the Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication interface. This issue impacts: All versions of...

CVE-2020-2040

A buffer overflow vulnerability in PAN-OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending a malicious request to the Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication interface. This issue impacts: All versions of...

ADFS MFA Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Active Directory Federation Services ADFS improperly handles multi-factor authentication requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass some, but not all, of the authentication factors. To exploit this...

PT-2020-3916 · Microsoft · Active Directory Federation Services +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Active Directory Federation Services ADFS affected versions not specified Description: An elevation of privilege issue exists due to improper handling of multi-factor authentication requests by Active Directory Federation Services ADFS. This...

Sendgrid Under Siege from Hacked Accounts

Email service provider Sendgrid is grappling with an unusually large number of customer accounts whose passwords have been cracked, sold to spammers, and abused for sending phishing and email malware attacks. Sendgrids parent company Twilio says it is working on a plan to require multi-factor...

CVE-2020-15601

If LDAP authentication is enabled, an LDAP authentication bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security 10.x-12.x could allow an unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of the targeted organization to bypass manager authentication. Enabling multi-factor authentication prevents this...

CVE-2020-15605

If LDAP authentication is enabled, an LDAP authentication bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 SP2 could allow an unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of the targeted organization to bypass manager authentication. Enabling multi-factor authentication prevents...

CVE-2020-15605

If LDAP authentication is enabled, an LDAP authentication bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 SP2 could allow an unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of the targeted organization to bypass manager authentication. Enabling multi-factor authentication prevents...

Authentication flaw

If LDAP authentication is enabled, an LDAP authentication bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security 10.x-12.x could allow an unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of the targeted organization to bypass manager authentication. Enabling multi-factor authentication prevents this...

Authentication flaw

If LDAP authentication is enabled, an LDAP authentication bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 SP2 could allow an unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of the targeted organization to bypass manager authentication. Enabling multi-factor authentication prevents...

CVE-2020-15605

The CVE-2020-15605 entry concerns Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 SP2 with LDAP authentication enabled. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker who has knowledge of the targeted organization to bypass the manager authentication mechanism via LDAP authentication bypass. The impact is ...

CVE-2020-15605

If LDAP authentication is enabled, an LDAP authentication bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 SP2 could allow an unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of the targeted organization to bypass manager authentication. Enabling multi-factor authentication prevents...

How do I implement a Zero Trust security model for my Microsoft remote workforce?

Digital empathy should guide your Zero Trust implementation Zero Trust has always been key to maintaining business continuity. And now, it’s become even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic to helping enable the largest remote workforce in history. While organizations are empowering people...