Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Ivanti Policy Secure Gateway Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2023-46805 & CVE-2024-21887)

The security research team at Veloxity identified an active exploitation of two vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805 & CVE-2024-21887) impacting Ivanti Connect Secure VPN devices. When chained together, the vulnerabilities may allow attackers to transmit malicious requests and execute arbitrary commands on a targeted system. According to the research, a Chinese nation-state-level threat actor has exploited the vulnerabilities. … Continue reading “Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Ivanti Policy Secure Gateway Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2023-46805 & CVE-2024-21887)”

Google Chrome Zero-day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2023-7024)

Google has released a patch to address a high-severity vulnerability in the Chrome browser. Tracked as CVE-2023-7024, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. CVE-2023-7024 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the open-source WebRTC framework. Many other web browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge, also use the WebRTC framework to … Continue reading “Google Chrome Zero-day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2023-7024)”

CISA Added Two WebKit Vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (CVE-2023-42916 & CVE-2023-42917)

CISA has also acknowledged the active exploitation of two vulnerabilities in the Apple WebKit browser engine. CISA has added the vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and requested users to patch it before Dec 25, 2023. Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group has discovered the CVE-2023-42916 and CVE-2023-42917. Apple, in its advisory, has mentioned … Continue reading “CISA Added Two WebKit Vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (CVE-2023-42916 & CVE-2023-42917)”

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2023 Security Update Review

Microsoft released its second last Patch Tuesday edition of the year. We invite you to join us to review and discuss the details of these security updates and patches.   Microsoft Patch Tuesday for November 2023 In this month’s Patch Tuesday edition, Microsoft has addressed a total of 75 vulnerabilities, including five vulnerabilities known to be exploited … Continue reading “Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2023 Security Update Review”

CISA Warns of Service Location Protocol (SLP) Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (CVE-2023-29552)

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released an alert for a vulnerability in n the Service Location Protocol (SLP). Tracked as CVE-2023-29552, it has been given a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.8. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will allow an attacker to launch a denial-of-service attack. CISA has … Continue reading “CISA Warns of Service Location Protocol (SLP) Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (CVE-2023-29552)”

CISA Added Adobe and Cisco vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (CVE-2023-21608 & CVE-2023-20109)

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has acknowledged the active exploitation of two vulnerabilities. CISA added the vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on Tuesday. CISA has recommended that users apply the vendor-released patches before October 31, 2023, to secure their networks against potential threats. The two vulnerabilities added by CISA are: CVE-2023-21608 CVE-2023-20109

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, October 2023 Security Update Review

Microsoft released its October edition of Patch Tuesday! In this month’s updates, Microsoft has addressed 105 vulnerabilities in different products, features, and roles. Let’s take a look at the updates in detail.

Apple Addressed Two Zero-day Vulnerabilities Affecting iOS and iPadOS (CVE-2023-42824 & CVE-2023-5217)

Apple has released an emergency update to fix an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability. CVE-2023-42824 is a critical severity vulnerability affecting iPhones and iPads. A local attacker can exploit the vulnerability that exists in the XNU kernel to gain privileges. Apple has fixed the vulnerability with improved checks. Apple has mentioned in their advisories that they … Continue reading “Apple Addressed Two Zero-day Vulnerabilities Affecting iOS and iPadOS (CVE-2023-42824 & CVE-2023-5217)”

Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2023-22515)

Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server are vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability. CVE-2023-22515 is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10. A remote attacker may exploit the vulnerability in a low-complexity attack without user interaction. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow attackers to create unauthorized Confluence administrator accounts and access … Continue reading “Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2023-22515)”

Progress Patches Multiple Vulnerabilities in WS_FTP Server (CVE-2023-40044 & CVE-2023-42657)

Progress Software has recently released patches to address multiple security vulnerabilities impacting the WS_FTP Server Ad hoc Transfer Module and the WS_FTP Server Manager interface. Out of eight vulnerabilities patched in the updates, two vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-40044 and CVE-2023-42657, are rated as critical. WinSock File Transfer Protocol, or WS_FTP, is a secure file transfer software package. The server … Continue reading “Progress Patches Multiple Vulnerabilities in WS_FTP Server (CVE-2023-40044 & CVE-2023-42657)”