Inside console security: How innovations shape future hardware protection

In this Help Net Security interview, security researchers Specter and ChendoChap discuss gaming consoles’ unique security model, highlighting how it differs from other consumer devices. They also share their thoughts on how advancements in consol… Continue reading Inside console security: How innovations shape future hardware protection

Exploited: Cisco, SharePoint, Chrome vulnerabilities

Threat actors have been leveraging zero and n-day vulnerabilities in Cisco security appliances (CVE-2024-20481), Microsoft Sharepoint (CVE-2024-38094), and Google’s Chrome browser (CVE-2024-4947). CVE-2024-20481 (Cisco ASA/FTD) In the past few da… Continue reading Exploited: Cisco, SharePoint, Chrome vulnerabilities

Roundcube XSS flaw exploited to steal credentials, email (CVE-2024-37383)

Attackers have exploited an XSS vulnerability (CVE-2024-37383) in the Roundcube Webmail client to target a governmental organization of a CIS country, Positive Technologies (PT) analysts have discovered. The vulnerability was patched in May 2024, in Ro… Continue reading Roundcube XSS flaw exploited to steal credentials, email (CVE-2024-37383)

Defenders must adapt to shrinking exploitation timelines

A new report from Mandiant reveals that the average time-to-exploit vulnerabilities before or after a patch is released has plunged to just five days in 2023, down from 32 days in 2021 in 2022. One reason for this is the fact that, in 2023, exploitatio… Continue reading Defenders must adapt to shrinking exploitation timelines

can a tomcat application sitting behind a reverse proxy be exploited

I am trying to exploit a vulnerability in tomcat based on CVE-2020-13935.
I found online this interesting poc https://blog.redteam-pentesting.de/2020/websocket-vulnerability-tomcat/
In my case, the tomcat server is exposed through a revers… Continue reading can a tomcat application sitting behind a reverse proxy be exploited

Exploit code for critical GitLab auth bypass flaw released (CVE-2024-45409)

If you run a self-managed GitLab installation with configured SAML-based authentication and you haven’t upgraded it since mid-September, do it now, because security researchers have published an analysis of CVE-2024-45409 and an exploit script th… Continue reading Exploit code for critical GitLab auth bypass flaw released (CVE-2024-45409)

Critical Zimbra RCE vulnerability under mass exploitation (CVE-2024-45519)

Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2024-45519, a critical Zimbra vulnerability that allows them to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable installations. Proofpoint’s threat researchers say that the attacks started on September 28 – sev… Continue reading Critical Zimbra RCE vulnerability under mass exploitation (CVE-2024-45519)