Vulnerabilities

Security researchers created a demonstration of a critical flaw in Fortinet’s FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) software. The security flaw CVE-2023-48788 is an SQL injection in the DB2 Administration Server (DAS) discovered and reported by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). It impacts FortiClient EMS versions 7.0 (7.0.1-7.0.10) and …

Only 13% of organizations in the UK are resilient to cyber-attacks, while the majority are either vulnerable (48%) or at high risk (39%) of experiencing damaging cyber-incidents. This information comes from a new report by Microsoft in collaboration with the University of London. The tech giant said that the UK’s …

No vulnerabilities being exploited this month- Microsoft’s security update for February 2024. March’s Patch Tuesday is not as severe as previous months. It addresses 60 vulnerabilities, with only two labeled as “critical.” In comparison, last month had over 70 security vulnerabilities. January and December had even fewer vulnerabilities, particularly when compared …

Meta ranked Nepal’s cyber security researcher Samip Aryal first in the White Hack (Hall of Fame) for finding a vulnerability that could hack accounts with one click. This happened on Friday. Samip Aryal informed a Nepali media outlet about discovering a vulnerability in Facebook that could allow for an ‘account …

CISA published an advisory about Industrial Control Systems (ICS) on February 22, 2024, to inform about security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits related to ICS. ICSA-24-053-01 Delta Electronics CNCSoft-B DOPSoft:  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.8 ATTENTION: Low attack complexity Vendor: Delta Electronics Equipment: CNCSoft-B DOPSoft Vulnerability: Uncontrolled Search Path Element RISK EVALUATION …

VMware advises users to remove the outdated Enhanced Authentication Plugin (EAP) due to the discovery of a serious authentication relay vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-22245 (CVSS score: 9.6). A person who intends to harm could deceive a domain user with EAP installed in their web browser. This deception could lead the …

The US cybersecurity agency, CISA, added a security flaw in Cisco’s ASA and FTD software to its list of known exploited vulnerabilities following reports that it’s being likely exploited in Akira ransomware attacks. The vulnerability is CVE-2020-3259, with a high severity level (CVSS score: 7.5). It allows attackers to access …

Microsoft released updates for 73 vulnerabilities, including two zero-day flaws being actively exploited, which makes for a busy February for system administrators. In February’s Patch Tuesday update, there were fixes for five critical vulnerabilities and 30 remote code execution flaws. However, the two zero-day vulnerabilities were security feature bypass bugs. …

Fortinet warns about a new critical vulnerability in FortiOS SSL VPN that could be used in attacks. The flaw, known as CVE-2024-21762 / FG-IR-24-015, has a severity rating of 9.6. It is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in FortiOS. This vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to execute remote code by using malicious …