Cyber Story Time: The Boy Who Cried "Secure!"

As a relatively new security category, many security operators and executives I've met have asked us "What are these Automated Security Validation ASV tools?" We've covered that pretty extensively in the past, so today, instead of covering the "What is ASV?" I wanted to address the "Why ASV?"...

The ROI of Security Investments: How Cybersecurity Leaders Prove It

Cyber threats are intensifying, and cybersecurity has become critical to business operations. As security budgets grow, CEOs and boardrooms are demanding concrete evidence that cybersecurity initiatives deliver value beyond regulation compliance. Just like you wouldn't buy a car without knowing i...

GHSA-6JRF-RCJF-245R changedetection.io path traversal using file URI scheme without supplying hostname

Summary The validation for the file URI scheme falls short, and results in an attacker being able to read any file on the system. This issue only affects instances with a webdriver enabled, and ALLOWFILEURI false or not defined. Details The check used for URL protocol, issafeurl, allows file: as ...

changedetection.io path traversal using file URI scheme without supplying hostname

Summary The validation for the file URI scheme falls short, and results in an attacker being able to read any file on the system. This issue only affects instances with a webdriver enabled, and ALLOWFILEURI false or not defined. Details The check used for URL protocol, issafeurl, allows file: as ...

CVE-2024-44175

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data...

Why Pay A Pentester?

The evolution of software always catches us by surprise. I remember betting against the IBM computer Deep Blue during its chess match against the grandmaster Garry Kasparov in 1997, only to be stunned when the machine claimed victory. Fast forward to today, would we have imagined just three years...

CTEM in the Spotlight: How Gartner's New Categories Help to Manage Exposures

Want to know what's the latest and greatest in SecOps for 2024? Gartner's recently released Hype Cycle for Security Operations report takes important steps to organize and mature the domain of Continuous Threat Exposure Management, aka CTEM. Three categories within this domain are included in thi...

CVE-2024-4872

A vulnerability exists in the query validation of the MicroSCADA Pro/X SYS600 product. If exploited this could allow an authenticated attacker to inject code towards persistent data. Note that to successfully exploit this vulnerability an attacker must have a valid credential...

GO-2023-1993 Helm Improper Certificate Validation in helm.sh/helm

Helm Improper Certificate Validation in helm.sh/helm...

CVE-2024-42458

server.c in Neat VNC aka neatvnc before 0.8.1 does not properly validate the security type, a related issue to CVE-2006-2369...

CVE-2024-42458

server.c in Neat VNC aka neatvnc before 0.8.1 does not properly validate the security type, a related issue to CVE-2006-2369...

CVE-2024-42458

server.c in Neat VNC aka neatvnc before 0.8.1 does not properly validate the security type, a related issue to CVE-2006-2369...

CVE-2024-42458

Summary: CVE-2024-42458 affects Neat VNC (neatvnc) servers prior to 0.8.1. The issue, tracked in multiple sources, is that server.c does not properly validate the security type, a related problem to CVE-2006-2369. Impact (as stated): high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact per CV...

CVE-2024-6299 Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date in Conduit

Lack of consideration of key expiry when validating signatures in Conduit, allowing an attacker which has compromised an expired key to forge requests as the remote server, as well as PDUs with timestamps past the expiry date...

bind9: Preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof can exhaust CPU resources

A flaw was found in bind9. By flooding a DNSSEC resolver with responses coming from a DNSEC-signed zone using NSEC3, an attacker can lead the targeted resolver to a CPU exhaustion, further leading to a Denial of Service on the targeted host. This vulnerability applies only for systems where DNSSE...

bind9: Preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof can exhaust CPU resources

A flaw was found in bind9. By flooding a DNSSEC resolver with responses coming from a DNSEC-signed zone using NSEC3, an attacker can lead the targeted resolver to a CPU exhaustion, further leading to a Denial of Service on the targeted host. This vulnerability applies only for systems where DNSSE...

Advance Search <= 1.1.6 - Shortcode Deletion via CSRF

Description The plugin does not have CSRF checks in some places, which could allow attackers to make logged in users perform unwanted actions via CSRF attacks Make a logged in admin open the following HTML replace FORMID with a valid ID: The security field isn't validated and the shortcode is...

Exploit for Improper Input Validation in Microsoft

CVE-2023-23397-PoW Proof of Work of CVE-2023-23397 for vulnera...

ksmbd: validate mech token in session setup

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Applying the Tyson Principle to Cybersecurity: Why Attack Simulation is Key to Avoiding a KO

Picture a cybersecurity landscape where defenses are impenetrable, and threats are nothing more than mere disturbances deflected by a strong shield. Sadly, this image of fortitude remains a pipe dream despite its comforting nature. In the security world, preparedness is not just a luxury but a...