A now-patched critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in GitLab's web interface has been detected as actively exploited in the wild, cybersecurity researchers warn, rendering a large number of internet-facing GitLab instances susceptible to attacks. Tracked as CVE-2021-22205, the issue relates to an improper validation of user-provided images that results in … [Read more...] about Alert! Hackers Exploiting GitLab Unauthenticated RCE Flaw in the Wild
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New Patch Released for Actively Exploited 0-Day Apache Path Traversal to RCE Attacks
The Apache Software Foundation on Thursday released additional security updates for its HTTP Server product to remediate what it says is an "incomplete fix" for an actively exploited path traversal and remote code execution flaw that it patched earlier this week. CVE-2021-42013, as the new vulnerability is identified as, builds upon CVE-2021-41773, a flaw that impacted Apache … [Read more...] about New Patch Released for Actively Exploited 0-Day Apache Path Traversal to RCE Attacks
Atlassian Confluence RCE Flaw Abused in Multiple Cyberattack Campaigns
Opportunistic threat actors have been found actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Atlassian Confluence deployments across Windows and Linux to deploy web shells that result in the execution of crypto miners on compromised systems. Tracked as CVE-2021-26084 (CVSS score: 9.8), the vulnerability concerns an OGNL (Object-Graph Navigation Language) … [Read more...] about Atlassian Confluence RCE Flaw Abused in Multiple Cyberattack Campaigns
Microsoft’s Emergency Patch Fails to Fully Fix PrintNightmare RCE Vulnerability
Even as Microsoft expanded patches for the so-called PrintNightmare vulnerability for Windows 10 version 1607, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2016, it has come to light that the fix for the remote code execution exploit in the Windows Print Spooler service can be bypassed in certain scenarios, effectively defeating the security protections and permitting attackers to … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s Emergency Patch Fails to Fully Fix PrintNightmare RCE Vulnerability
Critical RCE Bug Found in Homebrew Package Manager for macOS and Linux
A recently identified security vulnerability in the official Homebrew Cask repository could have been exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on users' machines that have Homebrew installed. The issue, which was reported to the maintainers on April 18 by a Japanese security researcher named RyotaK, stemmed from the way code changes in its GitHub repository were … [Read more...] about Critical RCE Bug Found in Homebrew Package Manager for macOS and Linux
Critical RCE Vulnerability Found in Apache OFBiz ERP Software—Patch Now
The Apache Software Foundation on Friday addressed a high severity vulnerability in Apache OFBiz that could have allowed an unauthenticated adversary to remotely seize control of the open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Tracked as CVE-2021-26295, the flaw affects all versions of the software prior to 17.12.06 and employs an "unsafe deserialization" as an … [Read more...] about Critical RCE Vulnerability Found in Apache OFBiz ERP Software—Patch Now
Critical Pre-Auth RCE Flaw Found in F5 Big-IP Platform — Patch ASAP!
Application security company F5 Networks on Wednesday published an advisory warning of four critical vulnerabilities impacting multiple products that could result in a denial of service (DoS) attack and even unauthenticated remote code execution on target networks. The patches concern a total of seven related flaws (from CVE-2021-22986 through CVE-2021-22992), two of which were … [Read more...] about Critical Pre-Auth RCE Flaw Found in F5 Big-IP Platform — Patch ASAP!
Zero-Click Wormable RCE Vulnerability Reported in Microsoft Teams
A zero-click remote code execution (RCE) bug in Microsoft Teams desktop apps could have allowed an adversary to execute arbitrary code by merely sending a specially-crafted chat message and compromise a target's system. The issues were reported to the Windows maker by Oskars Vegeris, a security engineer from Evolution Gaming, on August 31, 2020, before they were addressed at … [Read more...] about Zero-Click Wormable RCE Vulnerability Reported in Microsoft Teams
17-Year-Old Critical ‘Wormable’ RCE Vulnerability Impacts Windows DNS Servers
Cybersecurity researchers today disclosed a new highly critical "wormable" vulnerability—carrying a severity score of 10 out of 10 on the CVSS scale—affecting Windows Server versions 2003 to 2019.The 17-year-old remote code execution flaw (CVE-2020-1350), dubbed 'SigRed' by Check Point, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain domain administrator privileges over … [Read more...] about 17-Year-Old Critical ‘Wormable’ RCE Vulnerability Impacts Windows DNS Servers
Critical RCE Flaw (CVSS 10) Affects F5 BIG-IP Application Security Servers
Cybersecurity researchers today issued a security advisory warning enterprises and governments across the globe to immediately patch a highly-critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting F5's BIG-IP networking devices running application security servers.The vulnerability, assigned CVE-2020-5902 and rated as critical with a CVSS score of 10 out of 10, could let remote … [Read more...] about Critical RCE Flaw (CVSS 10) Affects F5 BIG-IP Application Security Servers