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  • Versa Networks Releases Advisory for a Vulnerability in Versa Director, CVE-2024-39717

    Versa Networks has released an advisory for a vulnerability (CVE-2024-39717) in Versa Director, a key component in managing SD-WAN networks, used by some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). A cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.  CISA urges organizations to apply necessary updates, hunt…

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  • The Connection Between Cobalt Sapling, Moses Staff, and Abraham’s Ax

    Iranian-connected advanced persistent threat (APT) Cobalt Sapling was discovered in September of 2021, but evidence of their activity suggests being active since November of 2020. This hacktivist is known for anti-Israel sentiment, data extortion and encryption attacks and propaganda material among other things. Their motives appear to be solely political, as they never demand ransom…

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  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of August 19, 2024

    High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Patch Info Liquid Web–GiveWP  Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Liquid Web GiveWP allows Object Injection.This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 3.14.1. 2024-08-19 10 CVE-2024-37099 audit@patchstack.com  webdevmattcrom–GiveWP Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform  The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress…

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  • CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog for Versa Networks Director

    CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-39717 Versa Director Dangerous File Type Upload Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of…

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  • Best Practices for Event Logging and Threat Detection

    Executive Summary This publication defines a baseline for event logging best practices to mitigate cyber threats. It was developed by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) in cooperation with the following international partners:  United States (US) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National…

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  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of August 12, 2024

    High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info 10Web Form Builder Team–Form Maker by 10Web  Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or ‘Cross-site Scripting’) vulnerability in 10Web Form Builder Team Form Maker by 10Web allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Form Maker by 10Web: from n/a through 1.15.26.…

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  • Ivanti Releases Security Updates for Avalanche, Neurons for ITSM, and Virtual Traffic Manager

    Ivanti released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Ivanti Avalanche, Neurons for ITSM, and Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM).  A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Ivanti advises users to reduce their attack surface and follow industry best practices by adhering to Ivanti’s network configuration…

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  • CISA Adds Six Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

    CISA has added six new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-38189 Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2024-38178 Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVE-2024-38213 Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-38193 Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2024-38106 Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2024-38107 Microsoft Windows…

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  • CISA Releases Ten Industrial Control Systems Advisories

    CISA released ten Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on August 13, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-24-226-01 AVEVA SuiteLink Server ICSA-24-226-02 Rockwell Automation AADvance Standalone OPC-DA Server ICSA-24-226-03 Rockwell Automation GuardLogix/ControlLogix 5580 Controller  ICSA-24-226-04 Rockwell Automation Pavilion8 ICSA-24-226-05 Rockwell Automation DataMosaix Private Cloud ICSA-24-226-06 Rockwell…

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  • Is It Safe to Jailbreak ChatGPT? Uncover the Risks and Rewards!

    The term jailbreaking is the process of removing software restrictions or limitations imposed by the manufacturer or developer on a device or system. Most technology users most commonly associate this term with smartphones. In the context of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT, jailbreaking refers to the process of bypassing the…

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