A week in security (April 23 – April 29)

Last week, we dug into behavioral biometrics, explored a new crossrider variant, and embraced the power of "no." We also launched another CrackMe challenge, took a deep dive into smart toys, and finished up with a look at digital privacy in the age of IoT. Other news LinkedIn does battle with...

immo.main-echo.de XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-610182 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| immo.main-echo.de Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Amazon Alexa Has Got Some Serious Skills—Spying On Users!

"Alexa, are you spying on me?" — aaaa.....mmmm.....hmmm.....maybe!!! Security researchers have developed a new malicious 'skill' for Amazon's popular voice assistant Alexa that can turn your Amazon Echo into a full-fledged spying device. Amazon Echo is an always-listening voice-activated smart ho...

Facebook Plans to Build Its Own Chips For Hardware Devices

A new job opening post on Facebook suggests that the social network is forming a team to build its own hardware chips, joining other tech titans like Google, Apple, and Amazon in becoming more self-reliant. According to the post, Facebook is looking for an expert in ASIC and FPGA—two custom silic...

echo-ann.jp XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-585683 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| echo-ann.jp Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

GE GEMNet License server (EchoServer) authentication bypass vulnerability

GE GEMNet License server EchoServer is a set of license servers for GE products from General Electric GE. A security vulnerability exists in the GE GEMNet License server EchoServer that arises from a device using default or hard-coded credentials. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to...

CVE-2017-15348

Huawei IPS Module V500R001C00, NGFW Module V500R001C00, NIP6300 V500R001C00, NIP6600 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6300 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6500 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6600 V500R001C00, USG9500 V500R001C00 have an insufficient input validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attack...

CVE-2017-15348

Huawei IPS Module V500R001C00, NGFW Module V500R001C00, NIP6300 V500R001C00, NIP6600 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6300 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6500 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6600 V500R001C00, USG9500 V500R001C00 have an insufficient input validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attack...

Input validation

Huawei IPS Module V500R001C00, NGFW Module V500R001C00, NIP6300 V500R001C00, NIP6600 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6300 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6500 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6600 V500R001C00, USG9500 V500R001C00 have an insufficient input validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attack...

CVE-2017-15348

Huawei IPS Module V500R001C00, NGFW Module V500R001C00, NIP6300 V500R001C00, NIP6600 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6300 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6500 V500R001C00, Secospace USG6600 V500R001C00, USG9500 V500R001C00 have an insufficient input validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attack...

Linux/x86-64 - Add User (pwned/$pass$) Using echo cmd Shellcode (273 bytes)

; shellcode name adduserpassword ; Author : Christophe G SLAE64-1337 ; Len : 273 bytes ; Language : Nasm ; "name = pwned ; pass = $pass$" ; add user and password with echo cmd ; tested kali linux , kernel 3.12 global start start: jmp short findaddress realstart: pop rdi xor byte rdi + 7 , 0x41 ;...

Input validation vulnerability in multiple Huawei products

Huawei IPS Module provides an administrator mechanism consisting of an administrator, an administrator interface.NGFW Module is a next-generation firewall product in a single-board form factor.NIP6300/6600 series products are the next-generation professional intrusion prevention products launched...

Bluetooth Hack Affects 20 Million Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices

Remember BlueBorne? A series of recently disclosed critical Bluetooth flaws that affect billions of Android, iOS, Windows and Linux devices have now been discovered in millions of AI-based voice-activated personal assistants, including Google Home and Amazon Echo. As estimated during the discover...

Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices Vulnerable to BlueBorne Attack

By Waqas In September 2017, the IT security researchers at Armis found eight This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices Vulnerable to BlueBorne Attack...

echo-news.co.uk XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-413843 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| echo-news.co.uk Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Remediation Guide:| OWASP XSS Prevention Cheat...

This Week in Security News

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Oracle WebLogic Server Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution

Exploit Title: Oracle WebLogic Server Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution Date: 27/09/2017 Exploit Author: SlidingWindow , Twitter: @kapilkhot Vulnerability Author: FoxGloveSecurity Vendor Homepage: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/weblogic/overview/index.html Affetcted Version...

dailyecho.co.uk XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/search/asdf%22%3E%3Csvg%20onload=alert%22OPENBUGBOUNTY%22%20alt=%22/ Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| No Latest check for patch:| 25.11.2017 Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank| 54834 VIP website...

Directory Traversal

github.com/labstack/echo is vulnerable to directory traversal. The library does not properly escape encoded URLs, allowing a malicious user to traverse the filesystem...

Turning an Amazon Echo into an Eavesdropping Device

For once, the real story isn't as bad as it seems. A researcher has figured out how to install malware onto an Echo that causes it to stream audio back to a remote controller, but: The technique requires gaining physical access to the target Echo, and it works only on devices sold before 2017. Bu...