Author: DEFENDEDGE

  • Mozilla Fixes Firefox Flaw That Allowed Spoofing of HTTPS Browser Padlock

    The Mozilla Foundation releases Firefox 88, fixing 13 bugs ranging from high to low severity. Read more

  • CISA Issues Emergency Directive on Pulse Connect Secure

    Original release date: April 20, 2021 CISA has issued Emergency Directive (ED) 21-03, as well as Alert AA21-110A, to address the exploitation of vulnerabilities affecting Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) software. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to gain persistent system access and take control of the enterprise network operating the vulnerable PCS device. These vulnerabilities… Read more

  • AA21-110A: Exploitation of Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities

    Original release date: April 20, 2021 Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is aware of compromises affecting U.S. government agencies, critical infrastructure entities, and other private sector organizations by a cyber threat actor—or actors—beginning in June 2020 or earlier related to vulnerabilities in certain Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure products. Since March 31, 2021,… Read more

  • CISA Releases Alert on Exploitation of Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities

    Original release date: April 20, 2021 CISA is aware of ongoing exploitation of Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure vulnerabilities compromising U.S. government agencies, critical infrastructure entities, and private sector organizations. In response, CISA has released Alert AA21-110A: Exploitation of Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities to offer technical details regarding this activity. Ivanti has provided a mitigation and… Read more

  • AA-21-110A: Exploitation of Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities

    Original release date: April 20, 2021 Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is aware of compromises affecting U.S. government agencies, critical infrastructure entities, and other private sector organizations by a cyber threat actor—or actors—beginning in June 2020 or earlier related vulnerabilities in certain Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure products. Since March 31, 2021, CISA… Read more

  • Oracle Releases April 2021 Critical Patch Update

    Original release date: April 20, 2021 Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for April 2021 to address 384 vulnerabilities across multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Oracle April 2021 Critical Patch Update and apply… Read more

  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of April 12, 2021

    Original release date: April 19, 2021   High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info dreamreport — dream_report A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Dream Report 5 R20-2. In the default configuration, the Syncfusion Dashboard Service service binary can be replaced by attackers to escalate privileges to NT SYSTEM.… Read more

  • NSA: 5 Security Bugs Under Active Nation-State Cyberattack

    Widely deployed platforms from Citrix, Fortinet, Pulse Secure, Synacor and VMware are all in the crosshairs of APT29, bent on stealing credentials and more. Read more

  • WordPress Releases Security and Maintenance Update

    Original release date: April 16, 2021 WordPress versions 4.7-5.7 are affected by multiple vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected website.  CISA encourages users and administrators to review the WordPress Security and Maintenance Release and upgrade to WordPress 5.7.1. This product is provided subject to this Notification and… Read more

  • Google Project Zero Cuts Bug Disclosure Timeline to a 30-Day Grace Period

    The zero-day flaw research group has revised its disclosure of the technical details of vulnerabilities in the hopes of speeding up the release and adoption of fixes. Read more