Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is impacted by multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle MySQL

Summary IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2021-2014 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server related to the Server: PAM Auth Plugin component could allow an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service...

[20210704] - Core - Privilege escalation through com_installer

Install action in cominstaller lack the required hardcoded ACL checks for superusers, leading to various potential attack vectors. A default system is not affected cause by default cominstaller is limited to super users already...

Podcast: The State of Ransomware

Last month, ransomware group DarkSide targeted operator Colonial Pipeline Co., disrupting fuel supply in the Eastern part of the U.S. The attack on a major U.S. oil pipeline had widespread ripples: it prompted President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency and caused substantial pain at gas...

Apple macOS ImageIO PICT File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Apple macOS. Interaction with the ImageIO library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the...

Apple macOS ImageIO DDS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Apple macOS. Interaction with the ImageIO library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the...

Magecart Hackers Now hide PHP-Based Backdoor In Website Favicons

Cybercrime groups are distributing malicious PHP web shells disguised as a favicon to maintain remote access to the compromised servers and inject JavaScript skimmers into online shopping platforms with an aim to steal financial information from their users. "These web shells known as Smilodon or...

Defeating the Pirates

In Akamai's paper, "Inside the World of Video Pirates," we discovered why digital intellectual property theft aka "piracy" is possibly the most misunderstood form of cybercrime facing the TV, sports, and film industries. The paper explored how piracy strategically impacts the industry, how the...

Security Bulletin: Issues in IBM® Java™ SDK Technology Edition affects IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance (CVE-2020-14577, CVE-2020-14578, CVE-2020-14579)

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Java™ SDK Technology Edition used by IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance. IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance has addressed the applicable CVEs. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-14579 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified...

GHSA-43CH-2H55-2VJ7 Server-Side Request Forgery in private-ip

Insufficient RegEx in private-ip npm package v1.0.5 and below insufficiently filters reserved IP ranges resulting in indeterminate SSRF. An attacker can perform a large range of requests to ARIN reserved IP ranges, resulting in an indeterminable number of critical attack vectors, allowing remote...

Server-Side Request Forgery in private-ip

Insufficient RegEx in private-ip npm package v1.0.5 and below insufficiently filters reserved IP ranges resulting in indeterminate SSRF. An attacker can perform a large range of requests to ARIN reserved IP ranges, resulting in an indeterminable number of critical attack vectors, allowing remote...

Controlled Admin Access < 1.5.2 - Improper Access Control & Privilege Escalation

An Improper Access Control vulnerability was discovered in the plugin. Uncontrolled access to the website customization functionality and global CMS settings, like /wp-admin/customization.php and /wp-admin/options.php, can lead to a complete compromise of the target resource. Even with the maximu...

Updated discover package fixes a security vulnerability

Discover fetches the description and related texts of some applications/plugins from store.kde.org. That text is displayed to the user, after turning into a clickable link any part of the text that looks like a link. This is done for any kind of link, be it smb:// nfs:// etc. when in fact it only...

Identity at Microsoft Ignite: Strengthening Zero Trust defenses in the era of hybrid work

We’re now a year into our new reality, and two trends stand out. First, people need even more flexibility as we work, learn, and collaborate in a world without perimeters. And second, bad actors are getting even more sophisticated. They’re adding new attack vectors and combining them in new...

Becoming resilient by understanding cybersecurity risks: Part 3—a security pro’s perspective

In part two of this blog series on aligning security with business objectives and risk, we explored the importance of thinking and acting holistically, using the example of human-operated ransomware, which threatens every organization in every industry. As we exited 2020, the Solorigate attack...

Becoming resilient by understanding cybersecurity risks: Part 3—a security pro’s perspective

In part two of this blog series on aligning security with business objectives and risk, we explored the importance of thinking and acting holistically, using the example of human-operated ransomware, which threatens every organization in every industry. As we exited 2020, the Solorigate attack...

Apple macOS ImageIO PIC File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Apple macOS. Interaction with the ImageIO library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the ImageIO...

Detailed: Here's How Iran Spies on Dissidents with the Help of Hackers

Twin cyber operations conducted by state-sponsored Iranian threat actors demonstrate their continued focus on compiling detailed dossiers on Iranian citizens that could threaten the stability of the Islamic Republic, including dissidents, opposition forces, and ISIS supporters, and Kurdish native...

Design/Logic Flaw

Helm is open-source software which is essentially "The Kubernetes Package Manager". Helm is a tool for managing Charts. Charts are packages of pre-configured Kubernetes resources. In Helm from version 3.0 and before version 3.5.2, there a few cases where data loaded from potentially untrusted...

Apple macOS ModelIO USD Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Apple macOS. Interaction with the ModelIO library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the ModelIO...

Apple macOS CoreText TTF Parsing Out-of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Apple macOS. Interaction with the CoreText library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the parsing o...