Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2020
Flaw in popular NodeJS ‘express-fileupload’ module allows DoS attacks and code injection

Expert found a flaw in a popular NodeJS module that can allow attackers to perform a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on a server or get arbitrary code execution. The NodeJS module “express-fileupload,” which has more that 7.3 million times downloads from the npm repository. The NodeJS module is affected by a ‘Prototype Pollution’ CVE-2020-7699 vulnerability that can allow attackers to perform a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2020
Updates provided by Red Hat for BootHole cause systems to hang

Red Hat is warning customers to not install the package updates released to address the BootHole vulnerability due to possible problems reported by the users. This week, firmware security company Eclypsium reported that billions of Windows and Linux devices are affected by a serious GRUB2 bootloader issue (CVE-2020-10713), dubbed BootHole, that can be exploited to install a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2020
Cisco fixes critical and high-severity flaws in Data Center Network Manager

Cisco addressed critical and high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) network management platform. Cisco addressed this week some critical and high-severity vulnerabilities impacting its Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) network management platform. One of the most security issues is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-3382. The vulnerability can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2020
D-Link addressed 5 flaws on some router models, some of them reached EoL

D-Link disclosed five severe vulnerabilities affecting some router models which can be exploited by attackers to compromise a network. D-Link has disclosed five severe vulnerabilities affecting some router models, the flaw could allow a severe network compromise. Unfortunately, some of the impacted models have reached their End-of-Support (“EOS”)/ End-of-Life (“EOL”) date, which means they wouldn’t receive security updates to fix the issues. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2020
US CISA warns of attacks exploiting CVE-2020-5902 flaw in F5 BIG-IP

The U.S. CISA is warning of the active exploitation of the unauthenticated remote code execution CVE-2020-5902 vulnerability affecting F5 Big-IP ADC devices. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert about the active exploitation of the unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) CVE-2020-5902 vulnerability affecting F5 Big-IP ADC devices. The alert includes additional […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2020
CVE-2020-3452 flaw in Cisco ASA/FTD exploited within hours after the disclosure

Cisco fixed CVE-2020-3452 high-severity path traversal flaw in its firewalls that can be exploited by remote attackers to obtain sensitive files from the targeted system. Cisco addressed a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in its firewalls, tracked as CVE-2020-3452, that can be exploited by remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive files from the targeted system. Cisco […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2020
Adobe fixed critical code execution flaws in Bridge, Photoshop and Prelude products

This week, Adobe has addressed several critical code execution vulnerabilities in its Bridge, Photoshop and Prelude products. Adobe has released security updates to address several critical code execution vulnerabilities in its Bridge, Photoshop and Prelude products. “Adobe has published security bulletins for Adobe Bridge (APSB20-44), Adobe Photoshop (APSB20-45), Adobe Prelude (APSB20-46) and Adobe Reader Mobile […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2020
BadPower attack could burn your device through fast charging

Researchers devised a technique dubbed BadPower to alter the firmware of fast chargers to cause damage to connected systems or cause the device to catch fire Security researchers from Tencent have devised a technique, dubbed BadPower, to alter the firmware of fast chargers to cause damage to connected systems or cause the device to catch […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2020
Two more cyber attacks hit Israel’s water facilities in June

In April a cyber attack hit an Israeli water facility, last week, officials revealed two more cyber attacks against other water management facilities. In April an attack hit an Israeli water facility attempting to modify water chlorine levels, last week officials from the Water Authority revealed two more cyber attacks on other facilities in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2020
A flaw in Zoom’s Vanity URL feature could have been exploited in phishing attacks

A vulnerability affecting the Zoom feature dubbed Vanity URL could have been exploited by hackers for phishing attacks. A vulnerability affecting the Zoom feature dubbed Vanity URLs could have been exploited by hackers for phishing attacks. The popularity of the Zoom video conferencing service exploded during the COVID-19 outbreak when it was chosen by organizations, schools, […]