Pierluigi Paganini
October 20, 2022
Nearly two million .git folders containing vital project information are exposed to the public, the Cybernews research team found. Original Post at https://cybernews.com/security/millions-git-folders-exposed/ Git is the most popular open-source, distributed version control system (VCS) developed nearly 20 years ago by Linus Torvalds for development of the Linux kernel, with other kernel developers contributing to its initial […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2022
Researcher discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in the open-source Apache Commons Text library. GitHub’s threat analyst Alvaro Munoz discovered a remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-42889, in the open-source Apache Commons Text library. Apache Commons Text is a library focused on algorithms working on strings. The vulnerability, dubbed “Text4Shell,” is an unsafe script evaluation issue […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2022
Cybersecurity researchers published technical details about a now-patched FabriXss flaw that impacts Azure Fabric Explorer. Orca Security researchers have released technical details about a now-patched FabriXss vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-35829 (CVSS 6.2), that impacts Azure Fabric Explorer. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to gain administrator privileges on the cluster. In order to exploit this flaw, an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2022
A bug in the message encryption mechanism used by Microsoft in Office 365 can allow to access the contents of the messages. Researchers at the cybersecurity firm WithSecure discovered a bug in the message encryption mechanism used by Microsoft in Office 365 that can allow to access message contents due. The experts pointed out that Microsoft Office […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2022
China-linked threat actors APT41 (a.k.a. Winnti) targeted organizations in Hong Kong, in some cases remaining undetected for a year. Symantec researchers reported that cyberespionage group APT41 targeted organizations in Hong Kong in a campaign that is a likely continuation of the Operation CuckooBees activity detailed by Cybereason in May. Winnti (aka APT41, Axiom, Barium, Blackfly) is a cyberespionage […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2022
Fortinet confirmed that many systems are still vulnerable to attacks exploiting the CVE-2022-40684 zero-day vulnerability. Fortinet is urging customers to address the recently discovered CVE-2022-40684 zero-day vulnerability. Unfortunately, the number of devices that have yet to be patched is still high. “After multiple notifications from Fortinet over the past week, there are still a significant number of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2022
Video messaging company Zoom fixed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-28762, in Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS. Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) is affected by a debugging port misconfiguration. The issue, tracked as CVE-2022-28762, received a CVSS severity score of 7.3. When the camera mode rendering context is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 17, 2022
Lansweeper warns that over 45,000 VMware ESXi servers exposed online have reached end-of-life (EOL), making them an easy target for attackers. IT Asset Management software provider Lansweeper has scanned the Internet for VMware ESXi servers and found over 45,000 instances that have reached end-of-life (EOL). The company discovered 79,000 VMware ESXi instances operated by 6.000 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 15, 2022
Palo Alto Networks addressed a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability affecting the PAN-OS 8.1 software. Palo Alto Networks released security patches to address a high-severity authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-0030 (CVSS score 8.1), impacting the PAN-OS 8.1 software. “An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 web interface allows a network-based attacker […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 14, 2022
Researchers disclosed details of a now-patched flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-37969, in Windows Common Log File System (CLFS). The CVE-2022-37969 (CVSS score: 7.8) flaw is a Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. The Common Log File System (CLFS) is a general-purpose logging subsystem that can be used by applications running in both kernel mode […]
