BeyondTrust Report: Microsoft Security Vulnerabilities Decreased by 5% in 2023

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xp_cmdshell as dbo user only able to run ‘ping localhost’ to verify RCE?

I am doing a pentest on a client’s ASP web application and I have identified a blind SQL injection. However, after enabling xp_cmdshell, I am only able to run the ping localhost command to verify the RCE, which has a 3-second delay. I also… Continue reading xp_cmdshell as dbo user only able to run ‘ping localhost’ to verify RCE?

Critical Flaw in Popular ‘Ultimate Member’ WordPress Plugin

The vulnerability carries a CVSS severity score of 9.8/10 and affects web sites running the Ultimate Member WordPress membership plugin.
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ConnectWise Confirms ScreenConnect Flaw Under Active Exploitation

Security experts describe exploitation of the CVSS 10/10 flaw as “trivial and embarrassingly easy.”
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Critical Spoofing and Remote Code Execution Flaws

Microsoft warns of critical spoofing and remote code execution bugs in the Windows MSHTML Platform and Microsoft Power Platform Connector.
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