HTTP2 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...

Microsoft addresses actively exploited zero-day and numerous critical flaws

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Patch Tuesday for December tackles two zero-day vulnerabilities, one of which is being actively exploited CVE-2022-44698 and another that was publicly disclosed at the time of release...

Atlassian Addresses Issues in Crowd and Bitbucket Products

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Atlassian has two security holes that can be abused to allow arbitrary code execution. CVE-2022-43782 allows an intruder connecting from an IP address on the allow list to authenticate as the crow...

Spyware Group Candiru exploits Chrome Zero-Day to Target Middle East

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary CandiruSaito Tech spyware used the recently fixed CVE-2022-2294 Chrome zero-day in assaults on journalists, with a substantial portion of the attacks taking place in Lebanon. This recently patched vulnerability...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses a zero-day vulnerability in Windows Kernel

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Microsoft addressed 51 vulnerabilities in the February 2022 patch Tuesday release, one of which was classified as a zero-day vulnerability. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to gain control of a...

Cisco patched multiple critical vulnerabilities in StarOS Software

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. Cisco patched two critical vulnerabilities in Redundancy Configuration Manager for StarOS software. Exploitation of one of the vulnerabilities is not required to exploit the other vulnerability. An attacker could exploit th...

A zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in PAN’s GlobalProtect firewall

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. Palo Alto Networks PAN released an update on November 10, 2021, that patched CVE-2021-3064, which was discovered and disclosed by Randori. This vulnerability affects PAN firewalls that use the GlobalProtect Portal VPN, and ...

Water Hydra Exploits CVE-2024-21412 to Target Financial Traders

Summary: Water Hydra exploited CVE-2024-21412 to bypass Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, targeting financial traders with DarkMe malware through sophisticated spearphishing tactics. This underscores the persistent threat of APT groups and highlights the challenge of defending against evolving atta...

New Yashma Ransomware Variant Mimics WannaCry in New Attack

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A Vietnamese-origin threat actor employs a Yashma ransomware variant since June 2023, using unique GitHub-based ransom note delivery and mimicking WannaCry. This operation demonstrates the accelerated...

Ivanti Addressed Second Zero-Day Flaw Exploited by Attackers

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-35081 in Ivanti EPMM enables admin-authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files, risking unauthorized access, OS command execution, and malicious web shell...

Clop Ransomware Group Claims Responsibility for GoAnywhere MFT Attacks

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Clop ransomware group claims responsibility for recent cyber attacks that exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the GoAnywhere MFT secure file transfer tool. The vulnerability, now known as...

VectorStealer Malware steals Sensitive Information via RDP Hijacking and Phishing Attacks

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary VectorStealer is a malware that steals .rdp files through phishing emails, can be generated for USD 63 in Bitcoin, exfiltrates stolen information through SMTP, Discord, or Telegram, and uses the KGB...

WordPress fixes multiple security vulnerabilities

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. WordPress development team has released the security update to patch the following four vulnerabilities out of which three of them have high severity. CVE-2022-21661: A vulnerability exists in WPQuery class which is caused...

Another day, another zero-day for Google Chrome

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. Google has published an emergency fix 94.0.4606.71 to address the latest zero-day vulnerabilities CVE 2021 37975, CVE 2021 37976. These are the fourth and fifth zero days of the month. These flaws have been exploited in the...

Cisco Secure Client Flaw Enables Attackers To Steal VPN Sessions

Summary: A high severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-20337 have been addressed by Cisco affecting its Secure Client software that could allow a threat actor to start a VPN session with the targeted user. Threat Level - Red | Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the...

Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw Uncovered in Apache Struts 2

Summary: A significant vulnerability has been identified in the Apache Struts 2 open-source web application framework, labeled CVE-2023-50164. This flaw poses a severe risk of remote code execution and unauthorized path traversal. Threat Level - Red | Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat...

Kinsing Exploits Looney Tunables Vulnerability to Breach Cloud Environments

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The threat actor Kinsing has recently been observed exploiting the Linux privilege escalation vulnerability known as "Looney Tunables CVE-2023-4911" as part of a new campaign aimed at breaching cloud...

Active exploitation of the Fortinet pre-auth RCE vulnerability

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Fortinet has addressed a critical security flaw in its FortiOS SSL-VPN product, which is being actively exploited in the wild. The heap-based buffer overflow bug in FortiOS sslvpnd is listed as...

Vulnerabilities in VMware when chained together grants Full System Control

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has issued a warning to organizations about malicious actors using CVE-2022-22954 and CVE-2022-22960. This alert was published following the...

Active Exploitation of Adobe ColdFusion Critical Vulnerabilities

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Hackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion, specifically CVE-2023-29298 and CVE-2023-38203. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to bypass authentication, execute remote...

MediaArena: A Deceptive Browser Hijacker Exploiting User Data and Security Threats

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary MediaArena is a deceptive software that hijacks browsers, redirects searches, and collects user data for malicious activities, emphasizing the importance of removal and caution. To receive real-time thre...

A Critical Vulnerability That Affects ManageEngine Products

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A critical vulnerability in several ManageEngine products allows for remote code execution RCE without authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-47966 and is caused by an outdated...

Critical Remote Code Execution Flaws Uncovered in Jenkins

Summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Jenkins and number of associated plugins, allowing attackers unauthorized data access and execute arbitrary commands. The critical vulnerability CVE-2024-23897, allows attackers to read system files and opens number of attack vectors...

Thousands of GitLab instances impacted by multiple security flaws

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered by researchers in GitLab, an open-source DevOps software. Some of these flaws could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to retrieve all information linked to GitLab...

New Vulnerability Found in the JsonWebToken Open-Source Project

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new high-severity vulnerability named CVE-2022-23529 has been discovered in the popular JsonWebToken open-source package. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute remote code on servers th...

Google Chrome issues an emergency update to address the third zero-day of year 2022

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here A zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chrome versions prior to 100.0.4896.127. A type of confusion vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-1364, is said to be exploited in the wild. This vulnerability affects the V8...

Chrome’s eleventh zero-day vulnerability for the year 2021 has been patched

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. A vulnerability in Chrome and Microsoft edgeChromium based exists as a result of a use-after-free issue when processing HTML data in Google Chromes Portals component. A remote attacker can create a specially designed site,...

SideCopy Leverages Multi-platform RAT, Assaults Indian Government Entities

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A threat actor linked to Pakistan named SideCopy is capitalizing on WinRARs CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability to target Indian government agencies. This security vulnerability facilitates distribution of...

Exim Vulnerable to Zero-Day Remote Code Execution Attacks

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Six zero-day vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Exim Internet Mailer, potentially putting thousands of email servers worldwide at risk. These vulnerabilities, if successfully exploited,...

Critical Security Vulnerabilities Discovered in Atlassian Products

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Atlassian have revealed the existence of several security vulnerabilities, namely CVE-2022-25647, CVE-2023-22512, CVE-2023-22513, and CVE-2023-28709, which affect their products. These...

OpenSSL Releases Update to Address Several High-Severity Vulnerabilities

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The OpenSSL Project has released fixes for several security flaws, including a high-severity bug CVE-2023-0286 that could expose users to malicious attacks. The bug is related to a type of confusi...

Apache Cassandra database affected by easily exploitable Remote code execution

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Apache Cassandra is a database software being used by many companies such as Uber, Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, Instacart, Reddit, and Accenture. A remote code execution flaw CVE-2021-44521 is reported whi...

For the third month in a row, it’s time to update Google Chrome

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the worlds most popular browser. Two of them have been used in the wild CVE-2021-38000, CVE-2021-38003. Google has recently patched these vulnerabilities in Google Chrome versi...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 19 to 25 February 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of fifteen attacks were executed, five vulnerabilities were uncovered, and five active adversaries...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 12 to 18 February 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of eight attacks were executed, five vulnerabilities were uncovered, and three active adversaries we...

Ivanti Addresses Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

Summary: Ivanti has addressed two new high-severity vulnerabilities, CVE-2024-21893 and CVE-2024-21888, affecting its Connect Secure and Policy Secure products. CVE-2024-21893, in particular, has been actively exploited in the wild, posing a significant risk to affected systems. Threat Level - Re...

WinRAR Zero-Day Exploit Targeting Traders Since April

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-38831 in WinRAR, allowing hackers to install malware through manipulated archives, exposing users to hidden malicious scripts and potential cyberattacks. To...

CrySIS Ransomware A Long-Standing Threat with a New Twist

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The ransomware family CrySIS, dubbed Dharma, has been advancing since 2016. Its source code was made available to the public, enabling others to customize it for their use. The criminals behind the malwa...

Woody RAT leverages Follina to target Russia

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The unknown threat actor employs the Woody RAT to spear-phish Russian organizations. The malware was distributed via archive files and later switched to Microsoft Office documents leveraging the now-patched...

DOS Vulnerability discovered in SonicWall Next-Generation Firewall

THREAT LEVEL: Amber For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here SonicWall, a manufacturer of security hardware discovered a flaw in their SonicOS security operating system that allows denial of service DoS attacks and could lead to remote code execution RCE. The identified vulnerability...

VMware patches 2 Critical Vulnerabilities in Carbon Black App Control, VMWare Tools and VMWare Remote Console

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. VMware has patched an authentication bypass vulnerabilityCVE-2021-21998 in the carbon black app control management server. Apart from this vulnerability VMware also patched a privilege escalation vulnerabilityCVE-2021-21999...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 25 December to 31 December 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 eight executed attacks, four instances of adversary activity, and five exploited...

Microsoft addressed ProxyNotShell with November Patch Tuesday

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Microsoft addressed six zero-day vulnerabilities in this patch Tuesday, along with other significant vulnerabilities that could lead to Remote Code Execution, Information Disclosure, and Denial of...

Old Zimbra vulnerability used to target Ukrainian Government Organizations

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team CERT-UA has issued an alert about a campaign targeting Ukrainian government entities that involve an exploit for an XSS vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite. The attacker...

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central affected by critical vulnerability

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. Zoho has patched a critical vulnerability CVE-2021-44757 in Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP which are unified endpoint management UEM solutions. A security vulnerability exists in the Desktop Central and Desktop...

Critical Flaw In WordPress Plugins Poses Risk Of Site Takeover

Summary: A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-2172 in WordPress, urges users utilizing miniOranges Malware Scanner and Web Application Firewall plugins to uninstall these plugins from their websites. This vulnerability enables unauthorized attackers to gain administrative...

Ivanti Addresses Yet Another VPN Flaw Within a Month

Summary: Ivanti has addressed a newly discovered vulnerability impacting ZTA, Policy, and Connect Secure gateways. Tracked as CVE-2024-22024, this vulnerability stems from a weakness in the SAML component of the gateways related to XXE XML eXternal Entities, enabling remote attackers to access...

GitLab Fixes Critical Account Takeover Vulnerability

Summary: Critical GitLab vulnerability CVE-2023-7028 enables unauthorized users to take over the administrator account without user interaction. Exploiting password reset flaws, attackers can submit two emails, both target as well as attacker account leading to complete account takeover. Users wi...

Atlassian’s Latest Critical Confluence Flaw Poses Risk of Data Loss

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A critical vulnerability identified in Atlassian as CVE-2023-22518 which pertains to be an improper authorization issue in Confluence Data Center and Server. If successfully exploited by an...

GUI-Vil Threat Group Exploits AWS for Crypto Mining

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary GUI-Vil p0-LUCR-1, an Indonesian threat group, conducts unauthorized cryptocurrency mining using personalized infiltration tactics. They exploit AWS, leveraging compromised credentials and vulnerabilitie...