CPSC253_CybersecurityFinalProjectReports

Introduction These papers were part of my final project for my Cybsecurity class: CPSC 253 - Cybersecurity Foundations and Principles The premise of my final project was that I was a newly hired consultant in a research center and helped optimize their security around their server room. Phase 1 W...

What is known about the Spoofing – Windows MSHTML Platform (CVE-2024-43573) vulnerability from the October Microsoft Patch Tuesday?

What is known about the Spoofing - Windows MSHTML Platform CVE-2024-43573 vulnerability from the October Microsoft Patch Tuesday? In fact, just that it is being exploited in the wild. There are no write-ups or public exploits yet. The Acknowledgements section in the Microsoft bulletin is empty. I...

PT-2024-6158

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version Description The issue is related to a Windows MSHTML platform spoofing vulnerability, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. This vulnerability has been exploited by the...

Void Banshee APT Exploits Microsoft MHTML Flaw to Spread Atlantida Stealer

An advanced persistent threat APT group called Void Banshee has been observed exploiting a recently disclosed security flaw in the Microsoft MHTML browser engine as a zero-day to deliver an information stealer called Atlantida. Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, which observed the activity in mid-Ma...

CVE-2024-38112: Void Banshee Targets Windows Users Through Zombie Internet Explorer in Zero-Day Attacks

Our threat hunters discovered CVE-2024-38112, which was used as a zero-day by APT group Void Banshee, to access and execute files through the disabled Internet Explorer using MSHTML. We promptly identified and reported this zero-day vulnerability to Microsoft, and it has been patched...