UPDATE: OSRFramework 0.17.3

PenTestIT RSS Feed My last post about this open sources research framework was approximately four weeks ago. Two days ago, a new version was released - OSRFramework 0.17.3. This post covers the changes, fixes and advancements made to this version. What is OSRFramework? OSRFramework is an open...

MISP Override Access Vulnerability

MISP is a suite of open source software solutions for collecting, storing, distributing and sharing cybersecurity metrics and threats cybersecurity event analysis and malware analysis. A security vulnerability exists in versions of MISP prior to 2.4.80. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability t...

CVE-2017-6789

A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Intelligence Center web interface could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impact the integrity of the system by executing a Document Object Model DOM-based, environment or client-side cross-site scripting XSS attack. The vulnerability occurs because...

Cross site scripting

A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Intelligence Center web interface could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impact the integrity of the system by executing a Document Object Model DOM-based, environment or client-side cross-site scripting XSS attack. The vulnerability occurs because...

CVE-2017-6789

CVE-2017-6789 affects Cisco Unified Intelligence Center (CUIC). The vulnerability is a DOM-based, environment or client-side XSS resulting from unvalidated user-supplied data in the DOM input, exploitable by sending crafted URLs to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow an unauthen...

CVE-2017-6789

A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Intelligence Center web interface could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impact the integrity of the system by executing a Document Object Model DOM-based, environment or client-side cross-site scripting XSS attack. The vulnerability occurs because...

Cisco Unified Intelligence Center Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Intelligence Center web interface could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impact the integrity of the system by executing a Document Object Model DOM-based, environment or client-side cross-site scripting XSS attack. The vulnerability occurs because...

Ransomware 1H 2017 review: Global outbreaks reinforce the value of security hygiene

In the first six months of 2017, ransomware threats reached new levels of sophistication. The same period also saw the reversal of a six-month downward trend in ransomware encounters. New ransomware code was released at a higher rate with increasing complexity. Two high-profile ransomware inciden...

Tulpar - Web Vulnerability Scanner

Tulpar is a open source web vulnerability scanner for written to make web penetration testing automated. Features Sql Injection GET Method XSS GET Method Crawl E-mail Disclosure Credit Card Disclosure Whois Command Injection GET Method Directory Traversal GET Method File Include GET Method Server...

Here's How CIA Spies On Its Intelligence Liaison Partners Around the World

WikiLeaks has just published another Vault 7 leak, revealing how the CIA spies on their intelligence partners around the world, including FBI, DHS and the NSA, to covertly collect data from their systems. The CIA offers a biometric collection system—with predefined hardware, operating system, and...

UPDATE: OSRFramework 0.17.2

PenTestIT RSS Feed My last post about this open sources research framework was approximately three weeks ago. Recently, two new versions were released in quick succession - 0.17.1 & OSRFramework 0.17.2. This post covers the changes and advancements made to both these versions. What is OSRFramewor...

TIH: The Open Source Threat Intelligence Hunter

PenTestIT RSS Feed The primary purpose of threat intelligence is to help you understand the risks of threats, such as zero-days, advanced persistent threats APTs and exploits. But how do you do that on a large scale in an automated manner? You now have a solution in TIH, the Threat Intelligence...

British Intelligence Knew WannaCry Hero Would be Arrested by FBI

By Waqas By now you might be aware of Marcus Hutchins, the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: British Intelligence Knew WannaCry Hero Would be Arrested by FBI...

Hiking Club Malvertisements Drop Monero Miners Via Neptune Exploit Kit

Exploit kit EK activity has been on the decline ever since Angler Exploit Kit was shut down in 2016. Fewer people using Internet Explorer and a drop in browser support for Adobe Flash – two primary targets of many exploit kits – have also contributed to this decline. Additionally, some popular...

Hiking Club Malvertisements Drop Monero Miners Via Neptune Exploit Kit

Exploit kit EK activity has been on the decline ever since Angler Exploit Kit was shut down in 2016. Fewer people using Internet Explorer and a drop in browser support for Adobe Flash – two primary targets of many exploit kits – have also contributed to this decline. Additionally, some popular...

Survival of the fastest: evolving defenders with broad security automation

If youve read the news at all lately, you know that we're having some struggles with information security. Everything from elections to hospitals to Westeros is considered a target, and adversaries continue to learn and innovate--often faster than the defense can respond. Its not that they have...

Akamai Is Named A Leader In Gartner's Magic Quadrant For Web Application Firewalls

"Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition" - H. Jackson Brown. A friend sent this quote to me after I explained to her my ambivalence about being recognized by Gartner as a "Leader" in their Web Application Firewall Magic Quadrant. I had mixed feelings because I wanted to...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of August 7, 2017

Earlier this month, a blog post from Blue Frost Security was released stating that they were giving away tickets to the upcoming Ekoparty Security Conference in Argentina. But there was a catch: in order to get the tickets and free whiskey, entrants had to complete an exploitation challenge and...

A Leader for Four Consecutive Years in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAFs

Gartner has published their 2017 Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls WAF and Imperva has again been named a WAF leader—now for four consecutive years. Attacks remain same, but infrastructure is changing According to 2017 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, web app attacks remain t...

More on the Vulnerabilities Equities Process

Richard Ledgett -- a former Deputy Director of the NSA -- argues against the US government disclosing all vulnerabilities: Proponents argue that this would allow patches to be developed, which in turn would help ensure that networks are secure. On its face, this argument might seem to make sense ...