Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2024
An XSS flaw in GitLab allows attackers to take over accounts

GitLab addressed a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to take over user accounts. GitLab fixed a high-severity XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4835, that allows attackers to take over user accounts. An attacker can exploit this issue by using a specially crafted page to exfiltrate sensitive user information. The vulnerability impacts versions 15.11 before […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2024
Google fixes eighth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year, the third in a month

Google rolled out a new emergency security update to fix another actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in the Chrome browser. Google has released a new emergency security update to address a new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-5274, in the Chrome browser, it is the eighth zero-day exploited in attacks disclosed this year. The vulnerability is a high-severity […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2024
CISA adds Apache Flink flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

CISA adds Apache Flink improper access control vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The issue, tracked as CVE-2020-17519, is an improper access control vulnerability in Apache Flink. Apache Flink contains an improper access […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2024
Usage of TLS in DDNS Services leads to Information Disclosure in Multiple Vendors

The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances can potentially expose data and devices to attacks. The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances, such as those provided by vendors like Fortinet or QNAP, carries cybersecurity implications. It increases the discoverability of customer devices by attackers. Advisory on security impacts related […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2024
Chinese actor ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ remained undetected for five years

A previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ has been targeting military and government entities since 2018. Bitdefender researchers discovered a previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ that has been targeting military and government entities since 2018. The threat group focuses on entities in countries in the South China Sea, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2024
Cybercriminals are targeting elections in India with influence campaigns

Resecurity warns of a surge in malicious cyber activity targeting the election in India, orchestrated by several independent hacktivist groups Resecurity has identified a spike of malicious cyber activity targeting the election in India, which is supported by multiple independent hacktivist groups who arrange cyber-attacks and publication of stolen personal identifiable information (PII) belonging to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2024
An ongoing malware campaign exploits Microsoft Exchange Server flaws

A threat actor is targeting organizations in Africa and the Middle East by exploiting Microsoft Exchange Server flaws to deliver malware. Positive Technologies researchers observed while responding to a customer’s incident spotted an unknown keylogger embedded in the main Microsoft Exchange Server page. The keylogger was used to collect account credentials. Further investigation allowed to identify over […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2024
Critical GitHub Enterprise Server Authentication Bypass bug. Fix it now!

GitHub addressed a vulnerability in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication. GitHub has rolled out security fixes to address a critical authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2024-4985 (CVSS score: 10.0), in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES). GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) is a self-hosted version of GitHub designed for use […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2024
Experts warn of a flaw in Fluent Bit utility that is used by major cloud platforms and firms

A vulnerability in the Fluent Bit Utility, which is used by major cloud providers, can lead to DoS, information disclosure, and potentially RCE. Tenable researchers have discovered a severe vulnerability in the Fluent Bit utility, which is used on major cloud platforms. Fluent Bit is an open-source, lightweight, and high-performance log processor and forwarder. It […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2024
Experts released PoC exploit code for RCE in QNAP QTS

Experts warn of fifteen vulnerabilities in the QNAP QTS, the operating system for the Taiwanese vendor’s NAS products. An audit of QNAP QTS conducted by WatchTowr Labs revealed fifteen vulnerabilities, most of which have yet to be addressed. The most severe vulnerability is a flaw tracked as CVE-2024-27130. The issue is an unpatched stack buffer […]