What happened in privacy in 2022

Annual reviews of any years developments in privacy rarely lend themselves to pithy wrap-ups, but 2022 was different, providing the clearest example yet for so many people--American women in particular--that their privacy was not theirs to determine, and that the often-repeated refrain that priva...

What is Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization?

By Waqas It’s a decision tree that’s all about you and your company. That’s a bit of an oversimplification, but… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What is Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization?...

New Research Delves into the World of Malicious LNK Files and Hackers Behind Them

Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging malicious LNK files as an initial access method to download and execute payloads such as Bumblebee, IcedID, and Qakbot. A recent study by cybersecurity experts has shown that it is possible to identify relationships between different threat actors by...

6 Types of Risk Assessment Methodologies + How to Choose

An organization's sensitive information is under constant threat. Identifying those security risks is critical to protecting that information. But some risks are bigger than others. Some mitigation options are more expensive than others. How do you make the right decision? Adopting a formal risk...

IcedID Malware Strikes Again: Active Directory Domain Compromised in Under 24 Hours

A recent IcedID malware attack enabled the threat actor to compromise the Active Directory domain of an unnamed target less than 24 hours after gaining initial access, while also borrowing techniques from other groups like Conti to meet its goals. "Throughout the attack, the attacker followed a...

Design/Logic Flaw

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate is unused by its CNA. Notes: none...

CVE-2022-45431

Some Dahua software products have a vulnerability of unauthenticated restart of remote DSS Server. After bypassing the firewall access control policy, by sending a specific crafted packet to the vulnerable interface, an attacker could unauthenticated restart of remote DSS Server...

PT-2024-41063 · Alt Linux +1 · Alt Linux +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: No vulnerable software or affected versions specified. Description: The issue has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority because it is unused. No further details are available about the issue. Recommendations: At the moment...

Measuring User Experience with Real User Data

Use data from real users to improve the user experience UX of your site or app, and draw on real behavior and outcomes for effective UX decision-making...

Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities fixed in IBM WebSphere Operational Decision Management and IBM WebSphere ILOG JRules

Abstract List of security vulnerabilities fixed in WebSphere Operational Decision Management V7.5 and V8.0 and WebSphere ILOG JRules 7.1 Content VULNERABILITY DETAILS: CVE ID:CVE-2012-2161 DESCRIPTION: The IEHS IBM Eclipse Help System component has a cross-site scripting vulnerability CVSS: CVSS...

Effective Vulnerability Management with Stakeholder Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) and Qualys TruRisk

Security stakeholders across the globe have long relied on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS to prioritize vulnerabilities and assess their risk posture. The reason why the CVSS has become the standard for many security and vulnerability management teams alike is that this method is ea...

Medium: Users receive an incorrect account of their accumulated ETH in GiantMevAndFeesPool.

Lines of code Vulnerability details Description GiantMEVAndFeesPool exposes previewAccumulatedETH for users to view how much ETH they have accumulated through the vault: function previewAccumulatedETH address user, address calldata stakingFundsVaults, LPToken calldata lpTokens external view retur...

NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2022-0078)

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has kernel packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in how the Linux kernel's Voice Over IP H.323 connection tracking functionality handled connections on...

Upgraded Q -> M from #194 [1668467876517]

Judge has assessed an item in Issue 194 as M risk. The relevant finding follows: L-04 Should be a upper-bound on Flash-loan fee There are 1 instances of this issue: File : = Recommended Mitigation There should be a upper bound of Flash-loan fee define in contract so that owner can't able to set f...

CISA Releases SSVC Methodology to Prioritize Vulnerabilities

Today CISA published its guide on Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization SSVC, a vulnerability management methodology that assesses vulnerabilities and prioritizes remediation efforts based on exploitation status, impacts to safety, and prevalence of the affected product in a singular...

The Reciprocal Value of Access to Maintainers

Last May I left Google to build a more sustainable model for Open Source maintenance. After a summer break, I resumed my maintenance work on the Go project in September, and I started offering my services to companies that rely on Go. My vision is that of Open Source maintenance as a real...

kernel: use-after-free in route4_change() in net/sched/cls_route.c

A flaw was found in the "Routing decision" classifier in the Linux kernel's Traffic Control networking subsystem in the way it handled changing of classification filters, leading to a use-after-free condition. This flaw allows unprivileged local users to escalate their privileges on the system. T...

CVE-2019-14840

A flaw was found in the RHDM, where sensitive HTML form fields like Password has auto-complete enabled which may lead to leak of credentials...

PT-2022-8095 · Red Hat · Red Hat Decision Manager

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Red Hat Decision Manager RHDM affected versions not specified Description: A flaw was found in the RHDM, where sensitive HTML form fields like password have auto-complete enabled, which may lead to a leak of credentials. Recommendations: At t...

PT-2022-8096

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Red Hat Decision Manager RHDM affected versions not specified Description A flaw was found in the RHDM, where an authenticated attacker can change their assigned role in the response header, allowing them to gain admin privileges in the Busine...