Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A high-severity security vulnerability (CVE-2024-1468, CVSS score 8.8) This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to upload arbitrary... The post Urgent Security Alert: Avada WordPress Theme Vulnerability (CVE-2024-1468) appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Security researchers have uncovered a serious vulnerability in Okta Verify for Windows, a popular multifactor authentication (MFA) app. This flaw rated 7.1

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

VMware has released an urgent security advisory regarding two critical vulnerabilities within its now-deprecated Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP).

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 25, 2024

GitLab has addressed a critical severity vulnerability that could allow an authenticated user to write files to arbitrary locations on the GitLab server while creating a workspace.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 18, 2024

Spring Security, a widely used framework for securing Java-based applications, has a serious vulnerability that could allow attackers to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to sensitive systems.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 6, 2024

Akamai security researcher Tomer Peled recently unveiled the technical detail and proof-of-concept (PoC) for a vulnerability within Microsoft Themes (CVE-2024-21320). This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 6.5,

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 5, 2024

HashiCorp’s Vault, a popular tool for securely managing sensitive data, contains a vulnerability (CVE-2024-2048, CVSS 8.1) that could allow attackers to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to your organization’s most valuable secrets.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 30, 2024

SonicWall has released a security patch for its Global Management System (GMS) software, addressing two vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data (CVE-2024-29010) and bypass authentication mechanisms... The post SonicWall Patches GMS Flaws to Block Data Breaches and Bypass Attacks (..)

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 8, 2024

The... The post CVE-2024-21899 (CVSS 9.8): Critical QNAP Flaw Opens Door to Hackers appeared first on Penetration Testing. These vulnerabilities, if left unaddressed, could provide attackers with various avenues for compromising affected devices. What’s the Risk?

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A recently disclosed vulnerability in Spring Security (CVE-2024-22234, CVSS 7.4) could lead to unauthorized access within affected Java web applications.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 18, 2024

Cisco customers are facing an increased risk of attack as publicly accessible exploit code has emerged for CVE-2024-20356, a critical vulnerability in Cisco’s Integrated Management Controller (IMC).

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2024

The clock is ticking for organizations worldwide as a maelstrom of cybersecurity compliance deadlines looms in 2024. March 29, 2024: California Privacy Rights Act enforcement begins Get ready, California! March 31, 2024: First compliance phase for PCI DSS v4.0 Hold onto your credit cards! The highly-anticipated PCI DSS v4.0

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NetSpi Technical

MARCH 11, 2024

In 2023 NetSPI discovered that Microsoft Outlook was vulnerable to authenticated remote code execution (RCE) via synced form objects. This blog will cover how we discovered CVE-2024-21378 and weaponized it by modifying Ruler , an Outlook penetration testing tool published by SensePost.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 18, 2024

Keycloak, a widely used open-source solution for authentication and authorization, has released important security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In a chilling development, ConnectWise issued a critical security advisory on February 19, 2024, exposing two gaping security vulnerabilities in its popular ScreenConnect remote access software.

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NetSpi Technical

MARCH 28, 2024

Cleartext credentials are commonly targeted in a penetration test and used to move laterally to other systems, obtain sensitive information, or even further elevate privileges. The Job output also shows that the authentication type is for the System Assigned Managed Identity. Split(".")[1].Replace('-', Replace('-', '+').Replace('_',

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 14, 2024

These flaws could allow attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms,... The post Critical Vulnerabilities in Arcserve UDP Software Demand Urgent Action appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 4, 2024

These releases address three vulnerabilities, one rated ‘critical,’ that could allow attackers to bypass authentication,... The post Apache CloudStack Releases Critical Security Patches – Update Immediately appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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NetSpi Technical

MARCH 11, 2024

In 2023 NetSPI discovered that Microsoft Outlook was vulnerable to authenticated remote code execution (RCE) via synced form objects. This blog will cover how we discovered CVE-2024-21378 and weaponized it by modifying Ruler , an Outlook penetration testing tool published by SensePost.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

With the recent surge in critical vulnerabilities, organizations should regularly update and patch software, and perform routine vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. The fix: Juniper Networks has published out-of-cycle fixes for CVE-2024-21619 and CVE-2024-21620 — apply fixes to the identified versions.

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NetSpi Technical

MARCH 28, 2024

Cleartext credentials are commonly targeted in a penetration test and used to move laterally to other systems, obtain sensitive information, or even further elevate privileges. The Job output also shows that the authentication type is for the System-Assigned Managed Identity. Split(".")[1].Replace('-', Replace('-', '+').Replace('_',

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

April 22, 2024 CISA Adds 2022 Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability to KEV Catalog Type of vulnerability: Elevation of privilege. Federal agencies have until May 14, 2024, to apply patches or disable vulnerable software. Consider reading more about forensic tools and processes to investigate attacks. The problem: The CVSS 10.0/10.0

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NetSpi Technical

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Once you’ve authenticated to the node, you will have full access to generate tokens and access files on the host. From here, you can generate credentials for a local user account on the node (or use an existing user) and connect to the node via SSH or RDP.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Proofpoint’s 2024 data loss landscape report reveals 84.7% Potential threats: Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability scans, and penetration testing to evaluate potential threats and weaknesses. Data storage: Identify whether your organization’s data storage is on-premises or cloud-based.

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

The recent LockBit takedown and custom LockBit builds In February 2024, the international law enforcement task force Operation Cronos gained visibility into LockBit’s operations after taking the group down. From an incident response point of view, this means finding evidence, if available, of different origins for the same threat.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In China, the retail drone market reached $15 billion in 2021, with projections to exceed $22 billion by 2024. Dronesploit seeks to combine various tools useful for penetration testing specific to drone platforms. that require registration with local or federal authorities. Danger Drone platform.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. globally, +19.8%

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SecureList

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In Southeast Asia, the ASEAN is actively developing a guide to AI ethics and governance, while the African Union has drafted a continental strategy for AI, poised for adoption in 2024. Predictions for 2024: what can we anticipate from the rapid evolution of GenAI? WormGPT ), and beyond.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Penetration testing and red teamers are critical for remaining vigilant in an ever-changing threat environment and catching the vulnerabilities otherwise missed. While initial standards are expected by 2024, a full mitigation architecture for federal agencies isn’t expected until 2035. The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 14, 2024

Another aspect of PCI DSS certification are scans, via an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) and penetration test results. which gracefully exits in March 2024, making way for the solo performance of v4.0. identify users and authenticate access to system components. test the security of systems and networks regularly.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

You have to show to me that you're using multi factor authentication that you're doing vulnerability scanning and mitigation that you're harming your niche. GRAY: The Internet is a penetration test. you're aligning to a framework, whatever. These are becoming. And this is going to drive some outstanding changes.

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