RCE

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2020
Instagram RCE gave hackers remote access to your device

Facebook has addressed a critical vulnerability in Instagram that could lead to remote code execution and turn the smartphone into a spying device. Facebook has fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Instagram that could lead to the hijack of smartphone cameras, microphones, and more.  The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-1895, was discovered by Check Point, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2020
Microsoft September 2020 Patch Tuesday addresses 129 flaws

Microsoft September 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates address 129 vulnerabilities, including twenty critical remote code execution issues. Microsoft September 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates address 129 vulnerabilities in Microsoft products across 15 products (Microsoft Windows, Edge (EdgeHTML-based and Chromium-based), ChakraCore, Internet Explorer (IE), SQL Server, Office and Office Services and Web Apps, Microsoft Dynamics, Visual Studio, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2020
Cisco addresses critical code execution flaw in Cisco Jabber for Windows

Cisco addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple versions of its Cisco Jabber for Windows operating system. Cisco has addressed a critical severity remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-3495, that affects multiple versions of Cisco Jabber for Windows. Cisco Jabber for Windows is a desktop collaboration client that integrates users with presence, audion, video […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2020
MAGMI Magento plugin flaw allows remote code execution on a vulnerable site

Researchers discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the MAGMI Magento plugin that could lead to remote code execution on a vulnerable Magento site. Tenable published a research advisory for two vulnerabilities impacting the Magento Mass Import (MAGMI) plugin. The flaws were discovered by Enguerran Gillier of the Tenable Web Application Security Team. MAGMI is a Magento database […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2020
Cisco addresses ten high-risk issues in NX-OS software

Cisco addressed ten high-risk vulnerabilities in NX-OS software, including some issues that could lead to code execution and privilege escalation. Cisco this week released security patches to address ten high-risk vulnerabilities in NX-OS software, including some flaws that could lead to code execution and privilege escalation. The first issue, tracked as CVE-2020-3517, is a DoS […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2020
A flaw in Concrete5 CMS could have allowed website takeover

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting the Concrete5 CMS exposed numerous servers to full takeover, experts warn. A recently addressed remote code execution (RCE) flaw in the Concrete5 CMS exposed numerous websites to attacks. Concrete5 is an open-source content management system (CMS) designed for ease of use, for users with a minimum of technical […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2020
PoC exploit code for two Apache Struts 2 flaws available online

Security researchers have discovered a PoC exploit code available online that can be used to trigger unpatched security flaws in Apache Struts 2. Security researchers have discovered a PoC code and exploit available on GitHub that that can be used to trigger the security vulnerabilities in Apache Struts 2. The Proof-of-concept exploit code was released […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2020
Microsoft August 2020 Patch Tuesday fixed actively exploited zero-days

Microsoft August 2020 Patch Tuesday updates addressed 120 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days that have been exploited in attacks. Microsoft August 2020 Patch Tuesday updates have addressed 120 flaws, including two zero-day vulnerabilities that have been exploited in attacks in the wild. The two issues are a Windows spoofing bug and a remote code execution flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2020
Cisco fixes 5 critical flaws that could allow router firewall takeover

Cisco addresses a critical remote code execution (RCE), authentication bypass, and static default credential flaws that could lead to full router takeover. Cisco has released security updates to address critical remote code execution (RCE), authentication bypass, and static default credential vulnerabilities affecting multiple router and firewall devices. An attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities to completely […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2020
Microsoft fixes critical wormable RCE SigRed in Windows DNS servers

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2020 addressed a 17-year-old wormable vulnerability for hijacking Microsoft Windows Server dubbed SigRed Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday addressed a 17-year-old wormable vulnerability for hijacking Microsoft Windows Server tracked CVE-2020-1350 and dubbed SigRed. The issue received a severity rating of 10.0 on the CVSS scale and affects Windows Server versions […]