eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

Keep an eye out for security announcements from your firewall vendors; it’s possible additional similar vulnerabilities will come to light. The problem: Juniper Networks released a bulletin about a remote code execution vulnerability in its SRX firewalls and EX switches. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-21591.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

A firewall policy is a set of rules and standards designed to control network traffic between an organization’s internal network and the internet. Featured Partners: Next-Gen Firewall (NGFW) Software Learn more Table of Contents Toggle Free Firewall Policy Template What Are the Components of Firewall Policies?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2024

Nation-state actor UAT4356 has been exploiting two zero-days in ASA and FTD firewalls since November 2023 to breach government networks. By redirecting the pointer to the Line Dancer interpreter, attackers can interact with the device through POST requests without authentication.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Zyxel addressed multiple vulnerabilities impacting many of its products, including APs, AP controllers, and firewalls. Zyxel has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting multiple products, including firewall, AP, and AP controller products. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

China-linked threat actors exploited the zero-day flaw CVE-2022-1040 in Sophos Firewall weeks before it was fixed by the security vendor. On March 25, Sophos announced to have fixed the authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-1040, that resides in the User Portal and Webadmin areas of Sophos Firewall.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2023

Fortinet released security updates to fix a critical security flaw in its FortiGate firewalls that lead to remote code execution. Fortinet has released security patches to address a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-27997, in its FortiGate firewalls. This is reachable pre-authentication, on every SSL VPN appliance.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

Cybersecurity firm Sophos releases an emergency patch to address an SQL injection flaw in its XG Firewall product that has been exploited in the wild. Cybersecurity firm Sophos has released an emergency patch to address an SQL injection zero-day vulnerability affecting its XG Firewall product that has been exploited in the wild.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

A vulnerability impacting Zyxel firewalls, tracked as CVE-2023-28771, can be exploited to execute arbitary code on vulnerable devices. Researchers from TRAPA Security have discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-28771 (CVSS score 9.8), impacting Zyxel Firewall. through 5.35. through 5.35.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

Researchers published a PoC exploit code for Juniper SRX firewall flaws that can be chained to gain RCE in Juniper’s JunOS. watchTowr Labs security researchers published a proof-of-concept exploit (PoC) exploit code for vulnerabilities in Juniper SRX firewalls. In mid-August, Juniper addressed four medium-severity (CVSS 5.3)

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2023

Zyxel fixed two critical flaws in multiple firewall and VPN products that can lead to remote code execution or cause a DoS condition. Zyxel addressed two critical buffer overflow vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-33009 and CVE-2023-33010 , that affect several of its firewall and VPN products. critical severity score of 9.8)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Sophos warns that a critical code injection security vulnerability in its Firewall product is actively exploited in the wild. Sophos warns of a critical code injection security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-3236, affecting its Firewall product which is being exploited in the wild. and impacts Firewall versions 18.5

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Sophos warned that the recently addressed CVE-2022-1040 flaw in Sophos Firewall is actively exploited in attacks. Sophos has recently fixed an authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-1040 , that resides in the User Portal and Webadmin areas of Sophos Firewall. MR3 (18.5.3) and earlier.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

Hackers attempted to exploit a zero-day flaw in the Sophos XG firewall to distribute ransomware to Windows machines, but the attack was blocked. Sophos was informed of the attacks exploiting the zero-day issue by one of its customers on April 22. It was designed to download payloads intended to exfiltrate XG Firewall-resident data.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Sophos firewall flaw and seven other issues to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The CVE-2022-1040 is an authentication bypass vulnerability that resides in the User Portal and Webadmin areas of Sophos Firewall. MR3 (18.5.3) and earlier.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Fortinet addressed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability that impacted FortiGate firewalls and FortiProxy web proxies. Fortinet addressed a critical authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-40684, that impacted FortiGate firewalls and FortiProxy web proxies. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Researchers reported that there are 490,000 Fortinet firewalls exposing SSL VPN interfaces on the internet, and roughly 69% of them are still vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997. The researcher describes the issue as a reachable pre-authentication that impacts every SSL VPN appliance.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

This is especially beneficial for financial transactions as all the data, including credit card information, remains private. Ethernet and MAC), the session (WEB sockets), transport (SSL, TCP, and UDP), perimeter (firewalls), and physical layers (securing endpoint devices). It ensures integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2020

Cisco addresses a critical remote code execution (RCE), authentication bypass, and static default credential flaws that could lead to full router takeover. The post Cisco fixes 5 critical flaws that could allow router firewall takeover appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Cisco).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

Networking equipment giant Zyxel warns customers of a series of attacks that have been targeting some of its enterprise firewall and VPN devices. Networking equipment vendor Zyxel warned its customers of a series of attacks that have been targeting some of its enterprise firewall and VPN server solutions. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

Related: Hackers target UK charities Here are six tips for establishing robust nonprofit cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive donor information and build a resilient organization. Investing in top-notch firewalls is also essential, as they serve as the first line of defense against external threats. Strengthen authentication.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

Palo Alto Networks addressed a critical flaw in the PAN-OS of its next-generation firewalls that could allow attackers to bypass authentication. OS ) that powers its next-generation firewalls that could allow unauthenticated network-based attackers to bypass authentication. x base score of 10. . x base score of 10.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The vulnerability affects: Cisco Catalyst 8000V Edge Software Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv) Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly FTDv). ” The fourth issue fixed by the vendor is an authentication bypass flaw, tracked CVE-2022-20923 (CVSS score: 4.0) ” reads the advisory published by Cisco.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2023

The researcher describes the issue as a reachable pre-authentication that impacts every SSL VPN appliance. BleepingComputer reported that searching for Fortigate firewalls exposed online there are more than 250K installs worldwide , most of them in the US. The issue impacts at least: FortiOS-6K7K version 7.0.10 through 6.2.13

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 24, 2023

Cisco is aware of reports that Akira ransomware threat actors have been targeting Cisco VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication to infiltrate organizations, and we have observed instances where threat actors appear to be targeting organizations that do not configure multi-factor authentication for their VPN users.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Palo Alto Networks addressed a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability affecting the PAN-OS 8.1 Palo Alto Networks released security patches to address a high-severity authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-0030 (CVSS score 8.1), impacting the PAN-OS 8.1 ” reads the advisory published by Palo Alto Networks. .

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Cybercriminals can profit by stealing sensitive information and selling it on the dark web to other criminals. They could leak classified information to damage the reputation of target organizations or just prove their point to the public. Financial Gain One of the primary motivations for hackers is financial gain.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

Cisco Talos warns of large-scale brute-force attacks against a variety of targets, including VPN services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

A vulnerability in Sophos Cyberoam firewalls could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a target’s internal network without authentication. Sophos addressed a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewalls that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without providing a password.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A circuit-level gateway (CLG) is a firewall feature that acts as a proxy and filters packets based on session information. CLGs can be combined with threat feeds to inform security policies that block known-malicious URLs and IP addresses. Next, the CLG acts as a proxy to contact the host on behalf of the client.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

Web application firewalls (WAFs) are a critical component for robust application security. At the same time, WAF technology is increasingly a part of more comprehensive security solutions like next-generation firewalls (NGFW), unified threat management (UTM), and more. Best Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). Amazon Web Services.

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The Hacker News

JULY 12, 2023

SonicWall on Wednesday urged customers of Global Management System (GMS) firewall management and Analytics network reporting engine software to apply the latest fixes to secure against a set of 15 security flaws that could be exploited by a threat actor to circumvent authentication and access sensitive information.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Trick or Treat: The Choice is Yours with Multifactor Authentication. Whether you want the ‘trick’ of a malevolent threat actor infiltrating your network by exploiting a compromised password or the ‘treat’ from the peace of mind associated with multifactor authentication, the choice is yours. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 05:29. Colonial Pipeline.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2023

SonicWall fixed multiple critical vulnerabilities impacting its GMS firewall management and Analytics management and reporting engine. SonicWall addressed multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Global Management System (GMS) firewall management and Analytics network management and reporting engine. R7 and before ● Analytics 2.5.2

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

Multiple vulnerabilities found in the Brocade SANnav storage area network (SAN) management application could potentially compromise affected appliances. The following vulnerabilities, discovered by the security researcher Pierre Barre , impact all versions up to 2.3.0

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The DNS protocol was designed for use within a firewall on a secure network, and by default will communicate in plain text. in the DNS cache for more efficient delivery of information to users.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Remote workers face having both their personal and work-related information compromised. Set-up 2-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication or two-step verification involves adding a step to add an extra layer of protection to accounts. Set up firewalls. Firewalls help, but threats will inevitably get through.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2023

Experts must monitor firewalls, test business continuity plans and identify vulnerabilities with seemingly little payoff. Enforce strict authentication and verification measures for server access requests. An increasingly digitized world means analysts can’t rest. These feelings are a side effect of cybersecurity burnout.

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