RHEL 9 : kernel live patch module (RHSA-2024:1253)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:1253 advisory. This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel...

Learn How to Build an Incident Response Playbook Against Scattered Spider in Real-Time

In the tumultuous landscape of cybersecurity, the year 2023 left an indelible mark with the brazen exploits of the Scattered Spider threat group. Their attacks targeted the nerve centers of major financial and insurance institutions, culminating in what stands as one of the most impactful...

U.S. State Government Network Breached via Former Employee's Account

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has revealed that an unnamed state government organization's network environment was compromised via an administrator account belonging to a former employee. "This allowed the threat actor to successfully authenticate to an internal...

FreeBSD : Composer -- Code execution and possible privilege escalation (33ba2241-c68e-11ee-9ef3-001999f8d30b)

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 33ba2241-c68e-11ee-9ef3-001999f8d30b advisory. - Composer is a dependency Manager for the PHP language. In affected versions several files within the...

CVE-2024-24821

Composer is a dependency Manager for the PHP language. In affected versions several files within the local working directory are included during the invocation of Composer and in the context of the executing user. As such, under certain conditions arbitrary code execution may lead to local...

CVE-2024-24821

CVE-2024-24821 affects Composer (PHP dependency manager). In affected versions, local directory files can be included during invocation, enabling arbitrary code execution from the executing user context and potentially leading to local privilege escalation, lateral movement, or malicious code exe...

GHSA-7C6P-848J-WH5H Composer code execution and possible privilege escalation via compromised InstalledVersions.php or installed.php

Impact Several files within the local working directory are included during the invocation of Composer and in the context of the executing user. As such, under certain conditions arbitrary code execution may lead to local privilege escalation, provide lateral user movement or malicious code...

New Zardoor backdoor used in long-term cyber espionage operation targeting an Islamic organization

By Jungsoo An, Wayne Lee and Vanja Svajcer. Cisco Talos discovered a new, stealthy espionage campaign that has likely persisted since at least March 2021. The observed activity affects an Islamic non-profit organization using backdoors for a previously unreported malware family we have named...

RHEL 8 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2024:0593)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0593 advisory. This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel...

Midnight Blizzard Exploiting Legacy OAuth for Lateral Movement

Summary: Midnight Blizzard exploited a legacy test OAuth application with elevated access due to a common password and lack of multi-factor authentication MFA. The attackers leveraged this access to move laterally within Microsofts network, potentially exfiltrating data and gaining broader contro...

RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:0403)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0403 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: bpf: Incorrect verifier prunin...

Google Kubernetes Misconfig Lets Any Gmail Account Control Your Clusters

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a loophole impacting Google Kubernetes Engine GKE that could be potentially exploited by threat actors with a Google account to take control of a Kubernetes cluster. The critical shortcoming has been codenamed Sys:All by cloud security firm Orca. As many ...

Lateral Movement – Visual Studio DTE

A lot of organizations have some sort of application development program and it is highly likely that developers will utilize Visual Studio for their development… Continue reading - Lateral Movement - Visual Studio DTE...

Lateral Movement – Visual Studio DTE

A lot of organizations have some sort of application development program and it is highly likely that developers will utilize Visual Studio for their development… Continue reading - Lateral Movement - Visual Studio DTE...

Turkish Hackers Exploiting Poorly Secured MS SQL Servers Across the Globe

Poorly secured Microsoft SQL MS SQL servers are being targeted in the U.S., European Union, and Latin American LATAM regions as part of an ongoing financially motivated campaign to gain initial access. "The analyzed threat campaign appears to end in one of two ways, either the selling of 'access'...

Webinar – Leverage Zero Trust Security to Minimize Your Attack Surface

Digital expansion inevitably increases the external attack surface, making you susceptible to cyberthreats. Threat actors increasingly exploit the vulnerabilities stemming from software and infrastructure exposed to the internet; this ironically includes security tools, particularly firewalls and...

CERT-UA Uncovers New Malware Wave Distributing OCEANMAP, MASEPIE, STEELHOOK

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has warned of a new phishing campaign orchestrated by the Russia-linked APT28 group to deploy previously undocumented malware such as OCEANMAP, MASEPIE, and STEELHOOK to harvest sensitive information. The activity, which was detected by the...

How ransomware operators try to stay under the radar

An often heard remark is that when your security solution notices a ransomware attack, it’s already too late. Theres a lot of truth in that, if you consider the encryption process to be the ransomware attack. However, these days encryption is just a part of many ransomware attacks. Some of the...

SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2023:4836-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:4836-1 advisory. This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-15030059112 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2023-3777: Fixed a...

SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 5 for SLE 15 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2023:4863-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:4863-1 advisory. This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-1505005528 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2023-3777: Fixed a...