CVE-2019-19160

Reportexpress ProPlus contains a vulnerability that could allow an arbitrary code execution by inserted VBscript into the configure filerxp...

CVE-2019-0842

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'...

Horabot Malware Targets 6 Latin American Nations Using Invoice-Themed Phishing Emails

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign that's being used to distribute malware called Horabot targeting Windows users in Latin American countries like Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. The campaign is "using crafted emails that impersonate invoice...

Malicious code in marked-as (npm)

This package is imitating the popular marked library. It contains a VBScript to extract a bundled PE payload, make it hidden, and execute it. --- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 16c9c50d2f56b3edc3a26ddebf2c1da3ef628b3aa1c8da23bc2e5b0b2b157dea Any compute...

MAL-2025-615 Malicious code in marked-as (npm)

This package is imitating the popular marked library. It contains a VBScript to extract a bundled PE payload, make it hidden, and execute it. --- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 16c9c50d2f56b3edc3a26ddebf2c1da3ef628b3aa1c8da23bc2e5b0b2b157dea Any compute...

Malicious code in marked-ps (npm)

This package deploys Windows gh0strat malware via VBScript. --- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware c33f4820622bde56fc1bf9394cd1a6d5af92c7099d9fc2ed247a512cfc480372 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromise...

MAL-2025-69 Malicious code in marked-cs (npm)

This package deploys Windows gh0strat malware via VBScript --- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 82f49714fc5f2d734162fbcc4c7c4552ec6d6e89b81109ba8652c3d057686022 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised...

MAL-2025-70 Malicious code in marked-ps (npm)

This package deploys Windows gh0strat malware via VBScript. --- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware c33f4820622bde56fc1bf9394cd1a6d5af92c7099d9fc2ed247a512cfc480372 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromise...

Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

@udecode/plate-media is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting XSS. The vulnerability is due to lack of proper URL sanitization in MediaEmbedElement and custom urlParsers and direct consumption of the url property, which allows an attacker to embed malicious URLs using javascript:, data:, or vbscript...

Plate Security Breach

Plate is a plugin system for Ziad Beyens individual developers to make it easier to build fully functional editors. Plate has a security vulnerability that stems from when the editor uses the MediaEmbedElement component and passes custom urlParsers via the useMediaState hook, if the custom parser...

Update: CVE-2024-4577 quickly weaponized to distribute “TellYouThePass” Ransomware

Introduction Recently, Imperva Threat Research reported on attacker activity leveraging the new PHP vulnerability, CVE-2024-4577. From as early as June 8th, we have detected attacker activity leveraging this vulnerability to deliver malware, which we have now identified to be a part of the...

Cybercriminals Abuse Stack Overflow to Promote Malicious Python Package

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new malicious Python package that has been discovered in the Python Package Index PyPI repository to facilitate cryptocurrency theft as part of a broader campaign. The package in question is pytoileur, which has been downloaded 316 times as of writing...

The End of an Era: Microsoft Phases Out VBScript for JavaScript and PowerShell

Microsoft on Wednesday outlined its plans to deprecate Visual Basic Script VBScript in the second half of 2024 in favor of more advanced alternatives such as JavaScript and PowerShell. "Technology has advanced over the years, giving rise to more powerful and versatile scripting languages such as...

Malware Delivery via Cloud Services Exploits Unicode Trick to Deceive Users

A new attack campaign dubbed CLOUDREVERSER has been observed leveraging legitimate cloud storage services like Google Drive and Dropbox to stage malicious payloads. "The VBScript and PowerShell scripts in the CLOUDREVERSER inherently involves command-and-control-like activities by using Google...

N. Korea-linked Kimsuky Shifts to Compiled HTML Help Files in Ongoing Cyberattacks

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky aka Black Banshee, Emerald Sleet, or Springtail has been observed shifting its tactics, leveraging Compiled HTML Help CHM files as vectors to deliver malware for harvesting sensitive data. Kimsuky, active since at least 2012, is known to target...

The Evolution of DEEP#GOSU Attack Campaign by Kimsuky Group

Summary: A sophisticated multi-stage attack campaign linked to the North Korean Kimsuky group, dubbed DEEPGOSU. Using PowerShell and VBScript, the attackers leverage remote access trojan RAT software for full control over infected hosts, while employing legitimate services like Dropbox for comman...

New DEEP#GOSU Malware Campaign Targets Windows Users with Advanced Tactics

A new elaborate attack campaign has been observed employing PowerShell and VBScript malware to infect Windows systems and harvest sensitive information. Cybersecurity company Securonix, which dubbed the campaign DEEPGOSU, said it's likely associated with the North Korean state-sponsored group...

Microsoft Windows Defender - VBScript Detection Bypass

Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: https://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFTWINDOWSDEFENDERVBSCRIPTTROJANMITIGATIONBYPASS.txt + twitter.com/hyp3rlinx + ISR: ApparitionSec Vendor www.microsoft.com Product Windows Defender Vulnerability Type...

Microsoft Windows Defender - VBScript Detection Bypass Vulnerability

This is additional research regarding a mitigation bypass in Windows Defender. Back in 2022, the researcher disclosed how it could be easily bypassed by passing an extra path traversal when referencing mshtml but that issue has since been mitigated. However, the researcher discovered using multip...

Microsoft Windows Defender / Trojan.Win32/Powessere.G VBScript Detection Bypass

Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: https://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFTWINDOWSDEFENDERVBSCRIPTTROJANMITIGATIONBYPASS.txt + twitter.com/hyp3rlinx + ISR: ApparitionSec Vendor www.microsoft.com Product Windows Defender Vulnerability Type...