CLR SqlShell Malware Targets MS SQL Servers for Crypto Mining and Ransomware

Poorly managed Microsoft SQL MS SQL servers are the target of a new campaign that's designed to propagate a category of malware called CLR SqlShell that ultimately facilitates the deployment of cryptocurrency miners and ransomware. "Similar to web shell, which can be installed on web servers,...

Uncovering RedStinger - Undetected APT cyber operations in Eastern Europe since 2020

This blog post was authored by Malwarebytes' Roberto Santos and Fortinet's Hossein Jazi While the official conflict between Russia and Ukraine began in February 2022, there is a long history of physical conflict between the two nations, including the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia and when t...

CVE-2022-43773

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x is installed with a sample HSQLDB data source configured with stored procedures enabled...

CVE-2022-43773

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x is installed with a sample HSQLDB data source configured with stored procedures enabled...

Code injection

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x is installed with a sample HSQLDB data source configured with stored procedures enabled...

EUVD-2022-46743

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x is installed with a sample HSQLDB data source configured with stored procedures enabled...

CVE-2022-43773 Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x is installed with a sample HSQLDB data source configured with stored procedures enabled...

CVE-2022-43773

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server is affected by CVE-2022-43773 due to incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource when a sample HSQLDB data source with stored procedures is enabled. Affected versions include pre-9.4.0.1 and pre-9.3.0.2, as well as 8.3.x. The root caus...

Cryptojacking Group TeamTNT Suspected of Using Decoy Miner to Conceal Data Exfiltration

The cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT is suspected to be behind a previously undiscovered strain of malware used to mine Monero cryptocurrency on compromised systems. That's according to Cado Security, which found the sample after Sysdig detailed a sophisticated attack known as SCARLETEEL aime...

SEC cyber risk management rule—a security and compliance opportunity

In my practice as a Microsoft Global Black Belt, I focus on the technical and business enablement aspects of protecting organizations from cyber threats with tools like Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Sentinel. In my role as a board member for another publicly traded...

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in apoc.import.graphml

Impact A XML External Entity XXE vulnerability found in the apoc.import.graphml procedure of APOC core plugin in Neo4j graph database. XML External Entity XXE injection occurs when the XML parser allows external entities to be resolved. The XML parser used by the apoc.import.graphml procedure was...

GHSA-9VX8-F5C4-862X XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in apoc.import.graphml

Impact A XML External Entity XXE vulnerability found in the apoc.import.graphml procedure of APOC core plugin in Neo4j graph database. XML External Entity XXE injection occurs when the XML parser allows external entities to be resolved. The XML parser used by the apoc.import.graphml procedure was...

K16385: Multiple MySQL vulnerabilities

Security Advisory Description CVE-2013-5894 Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.6.13 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to InnoDB. CVE-2013-5881 Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server...

Xxe

APOC Awesome Procedures on Cypher is an add-on library for Neo4j. An XML External Entity XXE vulnerability found in the apoc.import.graphml procedure of APOC core plugin prior to version 5.5.0 and 4.4.0.14 4.4 branch in Neo4j graph database. XML External Entity XXE injection occurs when the XML...

SUSE CVE-2013-0386

Unspecified vulnerability in the Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.28 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Stored Procedure...

SUSE CVE-2013-2376

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.30 and earlier and 5.6.10 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Stored Procedure...

SUSE CVE-2013-5882

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.6.13 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Stored Procedures...

SUSE CVE-2014-8101

The RandR extension in XFree86 4.2.0, X.Org X Window System aka X11 or X X11R6.7, and X.Org Server aka xserver and xorg-server before 1.16.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read or write or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted length or index...

Solving one of NOBELIUM’s most novel attacks: Cyberattack Series

Our story begins with eight Microsoft Detection and Response Team DART analysts gathered around a customer’s conference room to solve a cybersecurity mystery. Joined by members of the customer’s cybersecurity team, they were there to figure out how a Russia-based nation-state hacking group known ...

How to Think Like a Hacker and Stay Ahead of Threats

To succeed as a cybersecurity analyst, you need to understand the traits, values, and thought processes of hackers, along with the tools they use to launch their attacks. During a webinar called The Hacker Mindset, a Red Team Researcher shared how you can use some of these tools for your own...