CVE-2022-21667

The vulnerability CVE-2022-21667 affects soketi, an open‑source WebSockets server. An unhandled case when reading POST requests with an empty body can crash the server, even for unauthenticated clients using the Pusher Protocol. All users are affected; there are no workarounds and upgrading is re...

CVE-2022-21667 Denial of Service in soketi

soketi is an open-source WebSockets server. There is an unhandled case when reading POST requests which results in the server crashing if it could not read the body of a request. In the event that a POST request is sent to any endpoint of the server with an empty body, even unauthenticated with t...

CVE-2022-21667 Denial of Service in soketi

soketi is an open-source WebSockets server. There is an unhandled case when reading POST requests which results in the server crashing if it could not read the body of a request. In the event that a POST request is sent to any endpoint of the server with an empty body, even unauthenticated with t...

New Local Attack Vector Expands the Attack Surface of Log4j Vulnerability

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an entirely new attack vector that enables adversaries to exploit the Log4Shell vulnerability on servers locally by using a JavaScript WebSocket connection. "This newly-discovered attack vector means that anyone with a vulnerable Log4j version on their...

Brand-New Log4Shell Attack Vector Threatens Local Hosts

Defenders will once again be busy beavers this weekend: There’s an alternative attack vector for the ubiquitous Log4j vulnerability, which relies on a basic Javascript WebSocket connection to trigger remote code-execution RCE on servers locally, via drive-by compromise. In other words, an exploit...

Not with a Bang but a Whisper: The Shift to Stealthy C2

As defensive tools have evolved to detect more and more traditional attack techniques, it should come as no surprise that attackers have shifted tactics. This ever-evolving arms race between offensive security toolsets, bespoke advanced persistent threat APT malware and the billion-dollar infosec...

STEWS - A Security Tool For Enumerating WebSockets

STEWS is a tool suite for security testing of WebSockets This research was first presented at OWASP Global AppSec US 2021 Features STEWS provides the ability to: Discover : find WebSockets endpoints on the web by testing a list of domains Fingerprint : determine what WebSockets server is running ...

Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2015-132) - Linux

This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox. Copyright C 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; y...

Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2016-75) - Linux

This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox. Copyright C 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; y...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for civetweb (openSUSE-SU-2021:1424-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

This Week in Security News – October 22, 2021

In this week in security news, learn about a new backdoor from PurpleFox that utilizes WebSockets for more secure communication the link between the Sinclair ransomware attack and the cybercrime group Evil Corp...

This Week in Security News – October 22, 2021

In this week in security news, learn about a new backdoor from PurpleFox that utilizes WebSockets for more secure communication the link between the Sinclair ransomware attack and the cybercrime group Evil Corp...

This Week in Security News – October 21, 2021

In this week in security news, learn about a new backdoor from PurpleFox that utilizes WebSockets for more secure communication the link between the Sinclair ransomware attack and the cybercrime group Evil Corp...

PurpleFox Adds New Backdoor That Uses WebSockets

In September 2021, the Trend Micro Managed XDR MDR team looked into suspicious activity related to a PurpleFox operator. Our findings led us to investigate an updated PurpleFox arsenal, which included an added vulnerability CVE-2021-1732 and optimized rootkit capabilities leveraged in their attac...

The vulnerability of the aaugustin communication protocol’s websockets in the Python programming language arises from information leaks due to temporal discrepancies. This allows attackers to gain access to confidential data.

The vulnerability of the aaugustin communication protocol’s websockets in the Python programming language is related to an error that occurs when basic authentication using basicauthprotocolfactorycredentials=... is enabled. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to gain access...

Nimplant - A Cross-Platform Implant Written In Nim

Nimplant is a cross-platform Linux & Windows implant written in Nim as a fun project to learn about Nim and see what it can bring to the table for red team tool development. Currently, Nimplant lacks extensive evasive tradecraft; however, overtime Nimplant will become much more sophisticated...

Observable Timing Discrepancy in aaugustin websockets library

The aaugustin websockets library before 9.1 for Python has an Observable Timing Discrepancy on servers when HTTP Basic Authentication is enabled with basicauthprotocolfactorycredentials=.... An attacker may be able to guess a password via a timing attack...

GHSA-8CH4-58QP-G3MP Observable Timing Discrepancy in aaugustin websockets library

The aaugustin websockets library before 9.1 for Python has an Observable Timing Discrepancy on servers when HTTP Basic Authentication is enabled with basicauthprotocolfactorycredentials=.... An attacker may be able to guess a password via a timing attack...

[ASA-202106-26] python-websockets: private key recovery

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202106-26 ========================================== Severity: Medium Date : 2021-06-09 CVE-ID : CVE-2021-33880 Package : python-websockets Type : private key recovery Remote : Yes Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2040 Summary ======= The package...

Information Disclosure

websockets is vulnerable to information disclosure. The vulnerability exists due to an observable timing discrepancy on servers when HTTP Basic Authentication is enabled with basicauthprotocolfactory, allowing an attacker to guess a password via timing attack...