Vulnerabilities & Threats that Matter 08 – 14th Aug

Published Vulnerabilities Interesting Vulnerabilities Active Threat Groups Targeted Countries Targeted Industries ATT&CK TTPs 563 14 3 69 08 71 For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary The second week of August 2022 witnessed the discovery of 563 vulnerabilities out of whi...

Critical Vulnerabilities revealed in Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. Multiple vulnerabilities have been patched by Microsoft in August 2021 Patch Tuesday. Three of them have been labeled as zero-day vulnerabilities CVE-2021-36936, CVE-2021-36942, and CVE-2021-36948. One of them CVE-2021-36948...

New Attack Group Clasiopa Targets Materials Research Organization in Asia with Custom Malware

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new attack group called Clasiopa has been observed targeting materials research organizations in Asia using a distinct toolset that includes a custom malware called Backdoor.Atharvan. It is unclear wher...

Two actively exploited vulnerabilities affect multiple VMware products

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VMware products. Two of these have been exploited in the wild. The first zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2022-22954, is a server-side template injection flaw. An attacker could...

Google patches chrome zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. Google just released a major security update for Google Chrome that addresses eleven vulnerabilities, including two zero-day flaws that have been exploited in the wild. A remote attacker might take use of the flaws by trickin...

Weekly Threat Digest: 28 March – 3 April 2022

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Published Vulnerabilities Interesting Vulnerabilities Active Threat Groups Targeted Countries Targeted Industries ATT&CK TTPs 500 7 3 27 16 46 The fourth week of March 2022 witnessed the discovery of 500 vulnerabilities out of which 7 gaine...

Attackers could gain root access using vulnerability in Linux Kernel Netfilter Firewall

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. A flaw in the Linux kernel has been discovered. If exploited, this flaw could allow a local attacker to gain privileges on targeted systems, allowing them to escape containers, execute arbitrary code, or cause a kernel pani...

Microsoft addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities March 2022 Patch Tuesday Update

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Microsoft addressed 71 the following vulnerabilities in their March 2022 Patch Tuesday Update. This advisory briefs about six vulnerabilities out of which three of them have been rated critical in severity and three of them ar...

Weekly Threat Digest: 14 – 20 March 2022

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Published Vulnerabilities Interesting Vulnerabilities Active Threat Groups Targeted Countries Targeted Industries ATT&CK TTPs 567 22 5 36 15 60 The third week of March 2022 witnessed the discovery of 567 vulnerabilities out of which 22 gain...

Critical Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered in Nagios XI

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Several security vulnerabilities have been identified in Nagios XI, a network monitoring software, which could potentially lead to privilege escalation and information disclosure. These...

Cinoshi A Novel Malware-as-a-Service Platform

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Cinoshi is a new MaaS platform with a toolkit including a stealer, botnet, clipper, and crypto-miner. Offering free stealer and web panel is rare. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follow...

VMware Unveils Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in VCD Appliance

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary VMware has disclosed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Cloud Director appliance deployments. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-34060, the flaw could be exploited by...

First zero-day vulnerability of Google Chrome this year actively exploited in wild

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Google released a stable channel update for their Chrome browser that contains a zero-day vulnerability and is actively being exploited-in-wild. This is the first zero-day bug reported in Chrome browser this year. A...

Zero-Click Outlook RCE Exploitation Chain in Windows

Summary: Two vulnerabilities CVE-2023-35384 and CVE-2023-36710 in Microsoft Windows can be chained to achieve remote code execution RCE on vulnerable Outlook clients. Attackers can exploit these flaws by sending a crafted email with a custom notification sound file to trigger the download of a...

Sophos Firewall RCE vulnerability actively exploited

THREAT LEVEL: Amber For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here A security researcher has discovered an authentication bypass vulnerability that resides in the User Portal and Webadmin areas of Sophos Firewall. Attackers are actively exploiting this vulnerability to attack enterprises in...

Zero-day vulnerability in WebKit affects Apple macOS

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here A third zero-day vulnerability has been identified since the latest zero-day bugs discovery in macOS Monterey in the year 2022. This flaw impacts the WebKit component, which is a cross-platform web browser engine that is...

New BOLDMOVE Backdoor uses FortiOS vulnerability for initial access

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A suspected China-nexus campaign has exploited a vulnerability in Fortinets FortiOS SSL-VPN, known as CVE-2022-42475. The exploitation was believed to have occurred as early as October 2022 and the targe...

Apple addresses the macOS code execution flaws

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary MacOS Ventura contains two security flaws that can be exploited to cause an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code. The CVE-2022-40303 vulnerability exists as a result of an integer overflow ...

Unknown Attackers exploit several vulnerabilities in Zimbra Collaboration Suite

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Zimbra Collaboration Suite ZCS email servers experienced multiple breaches between July and early August 2022. The exploitation of CVE-2022-27925, a remote-code-execution RCE vulnerability in ZCS, was most...

Exploitation of Follina leads to takeover of domain controller

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The recent incident is related to TA570, wherein the attackers exploited the Follina vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 to compromise the Domain Controller and eventually gain access to confidential files...

Microsoft Rolled Out SPNEGO NEGOEX Critical Vulnerability

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Microsoft updated the severity level of the CVE-2022-37958 vulnerability from high to critical after discovering that threat actors can use the vulnerability to execute code remotely...

Zero-day vulnerability leveraged to deploy Cuba Ransomware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The threat actors behind the Cuba ransomware have stepped up their game by using a new Remote Access Trojan called ROMCOM and weaponizing a local privilege escalation vulnerabilityCVE-2022-24521. A wide range o...

Mallox Ransomware A Resurgent Threat Exploiting MS-SQL Flaws

Summary: Mallox is a resilient Ransomware-as-a-Service RaaS threat, utilizing tactics like exploiting MS-SQL vulnerabilities and employing brute force attacks. Operating with a prolonged presence, Malloxs recent variant, "Mallox.Resurrection," exhibits consistent functionalities, emphasizing the...

Fortinet addresses Authentication Bypass in addition to numerous flaws

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Fortinet addressed security flaws across its products, including a high-severity authentication bypass affecting FortiOS and FortiProxy tracking CVE-2022-35843 in FortiOSs SSH login component. Onl...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 08 to 14 May 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, identified a total of nine attacks that were executed. Additionally, HiveForce Labs identified four different...

Critical Magento zero-day vulnerability actively exploiting multiple e-commerce websites

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Adobe issued an emergency advisory informing Adobe Commerce and Magento Open-Source product users of a critical zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited in the wild. A zero-day vulnerability which has been...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 15 January to 21 January 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs has recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, we identified a total of six executed attacks, two instances of adversary activity, and eight exploited...

Ekipa RAT A High-Priced and Evolving Threat for Targeted Attacks

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Ekipa is a remote access trojan RAT that is used for targeted attacks and can be purchased on underground forums for a high price of$3,900. It primarily spreads and operates through the use of Microsoft...

Zabbix affected by two actively exploited vulnerabilities

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Zabbix open-source network traffic monitoring software Web Frontend component while implementing client-side sessions storage and are being actively exploited as per...

HTTP/2 Zero-Day Exploited for the Most Explosive DDoS Attacks

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A zero-day vulnerability in HTTP/2 has been actively exploited in August, introducing a novel DDoS technique referred as "Rapid Reset". The attack, utilizing CVE-2023-44487, exploits a vulnerabili...

Denial of service vulnerability in PAN OS exploited in the wild

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The URL filtering policy misconfiguration in PAN-OS leads to a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct distributed denial-of-serviceDDoS attacks. This vulnerability h...

Turla APT used ANDROMEDA malware to infiltrate a variety of industries

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Turla Group is reportedly distributing the KOPILUWAK reconnaissance software and the QUIETCANARY backdoor to victims of ANDROMEDA malware in Ukraine. ANDROMEDA malware, spread through infected USB...

Ransomware Threats Exploit CVE-2023-46604 in Apache ActiveMQ Servers

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Ransomware groups and SparkRAT exploiting a critical vulnerability CVE-2023-46604 in Apache ActiveMQ, despite a security update on October 27, 2023, affecting systems with outdated ActiveMQ...

A New APT named APT-C-61 Targets South Asia

Threat Level Actor Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary APT-C-61, also known as Tengyun Snake, is an advanced persistent threat APT group that has been active since at least January 2020 in South Asia. This group mainly...

Attackers Exploit VMware’s Aria Operations for Logs Vulnerability

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A critical authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2023-34051 in VMware Aria Operations for Logs allows remote code execution with root privileges under certain conditions, raising concerns for...

Akira Ransomware Exploits Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-20269, is a concerning security issue that impacts the remote access VPN feature of Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance and FTD Firepower Threa...

Critical Vulnerability in FortiOS SSL VPN Exploited in the Wild

Summary: A critical Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability CVE-2024-21762 in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN is actively exploited, enabling remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or command via specially crafted HTTP requests. Threat Level - Red | Vulnerability Report For a detailed threa...

Microsoft’s February 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses Two Zero-day Vulnerabilities

Summary: Microsofts February 2024 Patch Tuesday addresses 73 vulnerabilities, including actively exploited zero-days, spanning various products like Office, Exchange Server, and Windows Kernel. Critical flaws in Windows SmartScreenCVE-2024-21351, Internet Shortcut FilesCVE-2024-21412, and Microso...

Atlassian Addresses Critical RCE Flaws

Summary: Four critical vulnerabilities, namely CVE-2023-22522, CVE-2023-22523, CVE-2023-22524, and CVE-2022-1471, have been identified impacting the Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket servers, along with a companion app for macOS. If successfully exploited, these vulnerabilities could lead to remote...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 9 October to 15 October 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs has recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, we identified a total of twenty executed attacks, two instance of adversary activity, and fourteen vulnerabilitie...

Critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in WordPress PHP everywhere Plugin

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Three critical remote code execution RCE vulnerabilities in a WordPress plugin PHP everywhere have been discovered. It is a plugin that allows web developers to utilize PHP code in pages, posts, the sidebar, or anywhere on...

GitLab Releases Critical Patch to Address Pipeline Execution Vulnerability

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The critical security vulnerability CVE-2023-5009 affects all versions of GitLab Enterprise Edition EE. This vulnerability is significant as it enables an attacker to execute pipelines as another...

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Apache HTTP Server

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. There is a zero-day vulnerability CVE-2021-41773 and a DoS vulnerability CVE-2021-41524 in Apache HTTP servers. After a publicly disclosed exploit, the zero-day vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild. The Hiv...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 30 October to 5 November 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs has recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, we identified a total of six executed attacks, three instances of adversary activity, and one exploited...

Chinese Espionage Hackers Exploit ESXi Zero-Day

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Chinese-sponsored hacking group, UNC3886, has been actively exploiting the CVE-2023-20867 vulnerability and using advanced backdoors such as VirtualPita and VirtualPie to carry out malicious activiti...

A Deserialization Vulnerability Found in Apache Dubbo

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Apache has released a security notice for a deserialization vulnerability CVE-2023-23638 in Apache Dubbo that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the target system. To receive...

Zero-Day vulnerability in WPGateway Plugin compromises WordPress sites

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The recently uncovered CVE-2022-3180 zero-day vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to add an administrator account to WPGateway-powered websites. WPGateway is a commercial plugin that...

REvil Ransomware gang behind the Kaseya VSA Supply-Chain attack

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. The REvil ransomware group was successful in carrying out a supply chain attack by exploiting the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2021-30116 in the Kaseya VSA server and delivering a malicious script to all the computer devices...

Zimbra Fixes A Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The vulnerability CVE-2023-37580 in Zimbra Collaboration Suite ZCS version 8.8.15 is a Cross-Site Scripting XSS flaw in the Zimbra Classic Web Client interface. Its impact is severe as it can...

Iranian hackers leveraged Log4Shell to penetrate US federal agency

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Iranian APT activity was detected on the networks of federal agencies. The intruders utilized an exploit targeting Log4Shell CVE-2021-44228 to install XMRig crypto mining software on an unpatched VMware...