Panda’s target list includes two productivity web applications that use Ajax. This is notable because unlike web applications that execute completely on a server, Ajax applications utilize functions across both the client and the server. This extends the possible attack surface, and allows for more opportunities to potentially inject malicious code, steal sessions/authentication tokens, or…
Read MoreThe discovery of a significant container-based (runc) exploit sent shudders across the Internet. Exploitation of CVE-2019-5736 can be achieved with “minimal user interaction” it subsequently allows attackers to gain root-level code execution on the host. Scary, to be sure. Scarier, however, is that the minimal user interaction was made easier by failure to follow a…
Read MoreThe following table summarizes the vulnerability impact for each of the tested HTTP/2 implementations: Tested Webserver Test result Mitigation applied following disclosure Apache httpd Stops responding to new requests. The connection never timed out. Patched and allocated CVE-2018-11763 NGINX Consumes 100% of the server CPU resources and makes NGINX respond slower to incoming connections. The…
Read MoreConclusion Banking trojans—malware designed to attack the customers of financial institutions and engage in fraudulent activity when they log into a target bank—are just as effective now as they were a decade ago. One reason is because malware authors are good at evading detection, and many organizations have yet to implement web fraud prevention systems…
Read MoreAs it’s been said, we’re trying to have a civilization here. So, what is the foundation of a society? Is it the economy? Personal relationships? Employment? Institutions like a legal system or a free press? I would argue that the cornerstone underlying all of those is trust—and trust’s corollary, reputation. Because nothing really works without…
Read MoreThe table in Figure 4 shows the top 50 ASNs attacking US systems from Dec 1, 2018 to March 1, 2019 in order of highest to lowest number of attacks, the majority of which were ISPs. Interestingly, there are more ASNs on this list from India then any other country, followed by Russia. Three of…
Read MoreOracle WebLogic WLS Security Component RCE (CVE-2019-2725) On April 21, 2019, information regarding a deserialization vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server was published by KnownSec 404 Team. According to the CVE, the vulnerability exists in the Web Services subcomponent of Oracle WebLogic. Similar to the previous Oracle WebLogic vulnerability discussed above, this new vulnerability also stems…
Read MoreIn this series, we examine how the reality of a security program differs from the perception some security practioners hold. To do this, we’re focusing on four specific gaps that can weaken security defenses and instigate security incidents. For example, consider the rising number of cloud breaches caused by engineers disabling basic access control, either…
Read MoreInjection Detection Injection vulnerabilities can be detected during development but are more difficult to detect in deployed systems. Because injection flaws can be exploited in any stage of an attack, finding and evaluating their impact depends on context. Often attackers use lower-priority vulnerabilities such as cross site scripting (XSS) to gain an initial foothold to…
Read MoreComparing ports targeted in Canada versus the US, Europe, or Australia, Canada was the only region where DNS port 53 and the UPnP port 37215 were on the top 20 targeted port list. The UPnP port relates to Huawei small office home office (SOHO) routers with a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2017-17215 and Exploit…
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