CVE-2024-43791: Incorrect Default Permissions

RequestStore provides per-request global storage for Rack. The files published as part of requeststore 1.3.2 have 0666 permissions, meaning that they are world-writable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code. This version was published in 2017, and most production environments do not...

Preparing for Unknown Risks: How to Better Prepare for Risks You Can't See Yet

As security professionals we’re used to dealing with unknowns and unpredictability. We understand that it's impossible to always know what's around the corner. It's not just about external threats and the big breaches splashed across the news headlines. On one hand, we’re combating threat actors...

cups: Cupsd Listen arbitrary chmod 0140777

A flaw was found in the cupsd server. When starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item pointing to a symbolic link, the cupsd process can perform an arbitrary chmod of the provided argument, providing world-writable access to the target. Since cupsd is often running as root, this...

Risk Management Strategies: Incorporating Cloud WAFs into Your Plan

In today’s digital world, protecting your online assets is more critical than ever. As cyber threats grow increasingly…...

Taxonomy of Generative AI Misuse

Interesting paper: "Generative AI Misuse: A Taxonomy of Tactics and Insights from Real-World Data”: Generative, multimodal artificial intelligence GenAI offers transformative potential across industries, but its misuse poses significant risks. Prior research has shed light on the potential of...

Malware in @illimity/hello-world-cryptonetlabs

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outsid...

Critical Flaw in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure Exploited in the Wild

Cybersecurity company Acronis is warning that a now-patched critical security flaw impacting its Cyber Infrastructure ACI product has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-45249 CVSS score: 9.8, concerns a case of remote code execution that stems from the use of defau...

Key Takeaways From The Take Command Summit: Command Your Cloud

The Cloud security landscape is constantly changing. During the "Command Your Cloud" session at the Rapid7 Take Command Summit, industry experts Ryan Blanchard, Jeffrey Gardner and Devin Krugly shared vital strategies for staying ahead of that constant change. Effective cloud security requires a...

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29069

In snapd versions prior to 2.62, snapd failed to properly check the destination of symbolic links when extracting a snap. The snap format is a squashfs file-system image and so can contain symbolic links and other file types. Various file entries within the snap squashfs image such as icons and...

cups: Cupsd Listen arbitrary chmod 0140777

A flaw was found in the cupsd server. When starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item pointing to a symbolic link, the cupsd process can perform an arbitrary chmod of the provided argument, providing world-writable access to the target. Since cupsd is often running as root, this...

cups: Cupsd Listen arbitrary chmod 0140777

A flaw was found in the cupsd server. When starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item pointing to a symbolic link, the cupsd process can perform an arbitrary chmod of the provided argument, providing world-writable access to the target. Since cupsd is often running as root, this...

Medium: cups

Issue Overview: OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.8 and earlier, when starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item pointing to a symbolic link, the cupsd process can be caused to perform an arbitrary...

CUPS < 2.4.9 File Permission Vulnerability

CUPS is prone to a file permission vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG 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-only CPE = "cpe:/a:openprinting:cups"; if...

Amazon Linux 2023 : cups, cups-client, cups-devel (ALAS2023-2024-660)

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-660 advisory. OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.8 and earlier, when starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item pointi...

Medium: cups

Issue Overview: OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.8 and earlier, when starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item pointing to a symbolic link, the cupsd process can be caused to perform an arbitrary...

Global IT Outage Causes Travel and Service Chaos: A Comprehensive Overview

A massive IT outage is sending shockwaves across the globe, leading to significant disruptions in travel, banking, and healthcare services. The chaos originated from two distinct issues: a misconfiguration that caused a Microsoft Azure service outage and a defective update in Crowdstrike's Falcon...

cups: Cupsd Listen arbitrary chmod 0140777

A flaw was found in the cupsd server. When starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item pointing to a symbolic link, the cupsd process can perform an arbitrary chmod of the provided argument, providing world-writable access to the target. Since cupsd is often running as root, this...

Checking in on the state of cybersecurity and the Olympics

With the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony only two weeks away now, there is one thing thats an absolute guarantee of one thing happening during the traditionally unpredictable games: Cyber attacks. Every time there is a new Olympic Games, theres a renewed discussion about how threat actors,...

cups: Cupsd Listen arbitrary chmod 0140777

A flaw was found in the cupsd server. When starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item pointing to a symbolic link, the cupsd process can perform an arbitrary chmod of the provided argument, providing world-writable access to the target. Since cupsd is often running as root, this...

PT-2024-22642 · Toshiba · Sharp/Toshiba Tec Mfps

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Sharp/Toshiba Tec MFPs affected versions not specified Description: The issue allows any local user of the device to examine coredump files, which are stored with world-readable permission when the device crashes. This enables the user to...