Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2023

Researchers from firmware security firm Eclypsium have discovered a suspected backdoor-like behavior within Gigabyte systems. The experts discovered that the firmware in Gigabyte systems drops and executes a Windows native executable during the system startup process. The executable resides in a UEFI firmware volume.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Multiple vulnerabilities in CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise DCIM platform and Dataprobe PDU could expose data centers to hacking. CVE-2023-3266: Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard (Auth Bypass; CVSS 7.5) of PowerPanel Enterprise software and version 1.44.08042023 of the Dataprobe iBoot PDU firmware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2022

All the affected models have a patched firmware available for download on the vendor’s website.” An attacker can trigger the flaw by supplying carefully crafted username and/or password as base64 encoded strings inside the fields aa and ab of the login page. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DrayTek Vigor).

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2021

. “Through the course of collaboration with trusted third parties, SonicWall has been made aware of threat actors actively targeting Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) products running unpatched and end-of-life (EOL) 8.x x firmware in an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2021

Threat actors are attempting to hack Zyxel devices exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerability CVE-2020-29583, security researchers warn. The Taiwanese vendor Zyxel has recently addressed a critical vulnerability in its firmware, tracked as CVE-2020-29583 , related to the presence of a hardcoded undocumented secret account.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2021

Network equipment vendor D-Link has released a firmware hotfix to fix multiple vulnerabilities in the DIR-3040 AC3000-based wireless internet router. Network equipment vendor D-Link has released a firmware hotfix to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the DIR-3040 AC3000-based wireless internet router.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2023

ASUS addressed critical vulnerabilities in multiple router models, urging customers to immediately install firmware updates. ASUS is warning customers to update some router models to the latest firmware to address critical vulnerabilities. “Update your router to the latest firmware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2024

The Ukrainian hacking group Blackjack used a destructive ICS malware dubbed Fuxnet in attacks against Russian infrastructure. The website ruexfil.com provided detailed information about the attacks against Moscollector, the hackers also published screenshots of monitoring systems, servers, and databases they claim to have compromised.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The researchers also discovered the update process for the firmware and packages doesn’t rely on digital signature of the code. “Dell advises creating an FTP server using Microsoft IIS (no specific guidance), then giving access to firmware, packages, and INI files accessible through the FTP server. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

TP-Link has addressed a critical vulnerability impacting some TP-Link Archer routers that could allow attackers to login without passwords. “In such an event, the victim could lose access to the console and even a shell, and thereby would not be able to re-establish a new password.” ” continues the post.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Netgear has released security updates to address high-severity vulnerabilities affecting several of its smart switches used by businesses. Netgear has released firmware updates to address high-severity vulnerabilities in more than a dozen of its smart switches used on businesses. GC108PP fixed in firmware version 1.0.8.2

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some of the most popular brands don’t enforce a strong password policy, meaning anyone can peer into their owners’ lives. All too often, this gives them a false sense of security: when in fact, threat actors can not only access and watch your camera feed but exploit the unsecured device to hack into your network.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Researchers discovered multiple high-risk vulnerabilities affecting the latest firmware version for the Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3 router. Researchers from Tenable have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the latest firmware version (version 1.0.4.120) of the popular Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3 WiFi router. ” states Tenable. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

In short, it goes from a newline injection in the password field, through being able to write a file with constant uncontrolled content of 2 (like, one byte 32h), through a DoS and session crafting (which yields an admin web UI user), to an eventual post-auth shell injection (which yields full root).” .” Coldwind explained.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Unlike the D-Link analysis, the researchers has no physical access to the device and attempted to retrieve the password from the config. “The firmware is basically a merge of 3 sections, the LZMA section is the kernel, at 0x148CD6 the root-fs and at 0x90BD36 the www content.” A firmware fix has been released.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

“It is found that our wireless products, FLEXLAN FX3000/2000 series, have a firmware vulnerability. There are possibilities of data plagiarism, falsification, system destruction, and malicious program execution if this vulnerability was exploited by malicious attackers who can access to this private webpage (with passwords information).”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The researchers analyzed the network devices using IoT Inspector’s security platform, which checked for thousands of CVEs and security flaws. “Some of the security issues were detected more than once. Since the integration of a new kernel into the firmware is costly, no manufacturer was up to date here.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2023

The information stored in a Canon printer depends on the specific model, however, almost any model stores the network SSID, the password, network type (WPA3, WEP, etc.), Set up strong authentication mechanisms, such as complex passwords or use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for printer access. MAC address, and IP address.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Researchers at firmware security firm Eclypsium discovered multiple vulnerabilities referred as USBAnywhere that could be exploited to potentially allow an attacker to take over the baseboard management controller (BMC) for three different models of Supermicro server boards: the X9, X10, and X11. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Researchers at security and compliance assessment firm Onekey warns of an arbitrary code execution via FunJSQ, which is a third-party module developed by Xiamen Xunwang Network Technology for online game acceleration, that impacts multiple Netgear router models. present in the majority of NETGEAR firmware images in our corpus.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2023

The procedures allow administrators to provide device information such as server addresses, account information, and firmware updates. The server is used to provide configurations and firmware updates to the devices. In this scenario, an attacker can act as a rogue server and distribute malicious firmware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The industrial automation giant ABB addressed the flaw with the release of firmware updates on July 14, 2022. “We chose the simplest approach, reading /etc/shadow and using hashcat cracking the root account password (which turned out to be root:root). SecurityAffairs – hacking, ABB Totalflow). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

16 vulnerabilities in Codesys products could result in remote code execution and DoS attacks exposing OT environments to hacking. An attacker can trigger the flaw to gain remote code execution and conduct denial-of-service attacks under specific conditions, exposing operational technology (OT) environments to hacking.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

600,000 GPS trackers left exposed online with a default password of ‘123456’ Avast researchers found at least 600,000 GPS trackers manufactured by a Chinese vendor that were exposed online with a default password of “123456.” The use of default passwords represents a serious problem also for the Chinese vendor.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2021

Someone can use this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information from the system, such as usernames and passwords. This information can then be used to reconfigure or disable the alarm system.” ” states the report published by Eye security. ” reads the description of the vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S. X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Milisic discovered pre-loaded malware into its firmware. The malicious code embedded in the firmware of the device acts like the Android CopyCat malware. Milisic was not able to test other devices from the same vendor or model to determine if their firmware was infected too. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The hardware of the terminals is equipped with Shenzen technology, while the firmware is based on BusyBox Linux Debian. . The telnetd service is being deactivated and old and weak passwords are as well being removed or changed. SecurityAffairs – IoT radio devices, hacking). . ” continues the experts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

Regularly back up data, password protect backup copies offline. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released. Use strong passwords and regularly change passwords to network systems and accounts, implementing the shortest acceptable timeframe for password changes.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2021

Taiwanese vendor QNAP has published a security advisory to warn customers of a new piece of malware named Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices. The malware targets QNAP NAS devices exposed online that use weak passwords. ” reads the security advisory published by the vendor. Use stronger admin passwords.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The FBI provided the following mitigations to protect against ransomware attacks: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2023

Malware can carry out a Downfall attack to steal sensitive information like passwords, encryption keys, and private data such as banking details, personal emails, and messages. ” Intel informed customers that is releasing firmware updates to address the vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Boffins discovered bugs in WiFi chips that can be exploited to extract passwords and manipulate traffic by targeting a device’s Bluetooth component. Threat actors can execute code by exploiting an unpatched or new security issue over-the-air, or abusing the local OS firmware update mechanism. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Researchers found multiple vulnerabilities in MoFi Network routers, including critical flaws that can be exploited to remotely hack a device. “The authentication function contains undocumented code which provides the ability to authenticate as root without having to know the actual root password. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Unlike the D-Link analysis, the researchers has no physical access to the device and attempted to retrieve the password from the config. “The firmware is basically a merge of 3 sections, the LZMA section is the kernel, at 0x148CD6 the root-fs and at 0x90BD36 the www content.” A firmware fix has been released.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2022

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 374 by Pierluigi Paganini appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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