U.S. Federal Agencies Ordered to Patch Hundreds of Actively Exploited Flaws

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has published a catalog of vulnerabilities, including from Apple, Cisco, Microsoft, and Google, that have known exploits and are being actively exploited by malicious cyber actors, in addition to requiring federal agencies to prioriti...

CISA sets two week window for patching serious vulnerabilities

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has issued binding directive 22-01 titled Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. This directive applies to all software and hardware found on federal information systems managed on agency premises or hosted by...

CISA Issues BOD 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

CISA has issued Binding Operational Directive BOD 22-01, Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, to establish specific timeframes for federal civilian agencies to remediate vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by known adversaries. To support this Directive,...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2021-42013

Apache HTTP Server contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution if files outside directories configured by Alias-like directives are not under default require all denied or if CGI scripts are enabled. This CVE ID resolves an incomplete patch for...

Apache HTTP Server Path Traversal & Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-41773 & CVE-2021-42013)

On October 4, 2021, Apache HTTP Server Project released Security advisory on a Path traversal and File disclosure vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49 and 2.4.50 tracked as CVE-2021-41773 and CVE-2021-42013. In the advisory, Apache also highlighted “the issue is known to be exploited in the...

Security Bulletin: IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson 11.2.1 has addressed multiple vulnerabilities

Summary Security vulnerabilities have been addressed in IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson 11.2.1 Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2017-12620 DESCRIPTION: Apache OpenNLP could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XXE attack when loading models or dictionaries that...

MGASA-2021-0434 Updated proftpd packages fix security vulnerability

Fixes memory disclosure to RADIUS servers by modradius. Ftp clients like filezilla fail to detect locale with in log : "Status: Server does not support non-ASCII characters." This comes from proftpd MultilineRFC2228 directive enabled by default. Without this directive Filezilla is able to enable...

Updated proftpd packages fix security vulnerability

Fixes memory disclosure to RADIUS servers by modradius. Ftp clients like filezilla fail to detect locale with in log : "Status: Server does not support non-ASCII characters." This comes from proftpd MultilineRFC2228 directive enabled by default. Without this directive Filezilla is able to enable...

The vulnerability of the NTP synchronization protocol lies in its implementation, which is due to insufficient validation of input data. This allows attackers to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the NTP synchronization protocol exists due to insufficient verification of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to trigger a service failure ntpd daemon shutdown using a specially crafted directive “mode”...

cloud-init: randomly generated passwords logged in clear-text to world-readable file

A flaw was found in cloud-init. When a system is configured through cloud-init and the "Set Passwords" module is used with "chpasswd" directive and "RANDOM", the randomly generated password for the relative user is written in clear-text in a file readable by any existing user of the system. The...

cloud-init: randomly generated passwords logged in clear-text to world-readable file

A flaw was found in cloud-init. When a system is configured through cloud-init and the "Set Passwords" module is used with "chpasswd" directive and "RANDOM", the randomly generated password for the relative user is written in clear-text in a file readable by any existing user of the system. The...

Homeland Security Releases New Cybersecurity Rules

DHS's second issue requires pipeline operators to implement various cybersecurity measures to protect their operations from cyber attacks. This directive also builds upon the department's May directive following the Colonial Pipeline attack...

GitLab: Stored XSS via Mermaid Prototype Pollution vulnerability

Summary I am continue investigating 1106238 and found additional vector for prototype pollution and stored xss. Steps to reproduce 1. Create an issue in any repository 2. Create mermaid diagram with following payload: %%init: 'proto': 'template': '' %% %%init: 'proto': 'template': '' %%...

Update Your Windows PCs to Patch 117 New Flaws, Including 9 Zero-Days

Microsoft rolled out Patch Tuesday updates for the month of July with fixes for a total of 117 security vulnerabilities, including nine zero-day flaws, of which four are said to be under active attacks in the wild, potentially enabling an adversary to take control of affected systems. Of the 117...

CISA Issues Emergency Directive on Microsoft Windows Print Spooler

CISA has issued Emergency Directive ED 21-04: Mitigate Windows Print Spooler Service Vulnerability addressing CVE-2021-34527. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute code with system level privileges enabling a threat actor to quickly compromise the entire identity...

EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.2.0 : cups (EulerOS-SA-2021-2120)

According to the versions of the cups package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.5, an issue existed in CUPS. This issue was addressed with improved access...

Banning Surveillance-Based Advertising

The Norwegian Consumer Council just published a fantastic new report: "Time to Ban Surveillance-Based Advertising." From the Introduction: The challenges caused and entrenched by surveillance-based advertising include, but are not limited to: privacy and data protection infringements opaque...

Hackers Breached Colonial Pipeline Using Compromised VPN Password

The ransomware cartel that masterminded the Colonial Pipeline attack early last month crippled the pipeline operator's network using a compromised virtual private network VPN account password, the latest investigation into the incident has revealed. The development, which was reported by Bloomber...

Vulnerability fixed in Nginx

A vulnerability has been fixed in Nginx. The vulnerability allows a remote malicious party the ability to cause a denial-of-service cause and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially prepared DNS response. Nginx is only vulnerable if the "resolver directive" is used in the...

Colonial Pipeline attack spurs new rules for critical infrastructure

Following a devastating cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline, the Transportation Security Administration—which sits within the government’s Department of Homeland Security—will issue its first-ever cybersecurity directive for pipeline companies in the United States, according to exclusive reporti...