A high-severity vulnerability has been disclosed in the SQLite database library, which was introduced as part of a code change dating all the way back to October 2000 and could enable attackers to crash or control programs. Tracked as CVE-2022-35737 (CVSS score: 7.5), the 22-year-old issue affects SQLite versions 1.0.12 through 3.39.1, and has been addressed in version 3.39.2 … [Read more...] about 22-Year-Old Vulnerability Reported in Widely Used SQLite Database Library
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Multiple Campaigns Exploit VMware Vulnerability to Deploy Crypto Miners and Ransomware
A now-patched vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access has been observed being exploited to deliver both cryptocurrency miners and ransomware on affected machines. "The attacker intends to utilize a victim's resources as much as possible, not only to install RAR1Ransom for extortion, but also to spread GuardMiner to collect cryptocurrency," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs … [Read more...] about Multiple Campaigns Exploit VMware Vulnerability to Deploy Crypto Miners and Ransomware
Researchers Reveal Detail for Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability Patched Last Month
Details have emerged about a now-patched security flaw in Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) that could be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated permissions on compromised machines. Tracked as CVE-2022-37969 (CVSS score: 7.8), the issue was addressed by Microsoft as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for September 2022, while also noting that it was being actively … [Read more...] about Researchers Reveal Detail for Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability Patched Last Month
CISA Warns of Hackers Exploiting Critical Atlassian Bitbucket Server Vulnerability
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a recently disclosed critical flaw impacting Atlassian's Bitbucket Server and Data Center to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. Tracked as CVE-2022-36804, the issue relates to a command injection vulnerability that could allow malicious actors … [Read more...] about CISA Warns of Hackers Exploiting Critical Atlassian Bitbucket Server Vulnerability
Hackers Exploited Zero-Day RCE Vulnerability in Sophos Firewall — Patch Released
Security software company Sophos has released a patch update for its firewall product after it was discovered that attackers were exploiting a new critical zero-day vulnerability to attack its customers' network. The issue, tracked as CVE-2022-3236 (CVSS score: 9.8), impacts Sophos Firewall v19.0 MR1 (19.0.1) and older and concerns a code injection vulnerability in the User … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploited Zero-Day RCE Vulnerability in Sophos Firewall — Patch Released
Google Releases Urgent Chrome Update to Patch New Zero-Day Vulnerability
Google on Friday shipped emergency fixes to address a security vulnerability in the Chrome web browser that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. The issue, assigned the identifier CVE-2022-3075, concerns a case of insufficient data validating in Mojo, which refers to a collection of runtime libraries that provide a platform-agnostic mechanism for inter-process … [Read more...] about Google Releases Urgent Chrome Update to Patch New Zero-Day Vulnerability
Critical Vulnerability Discovered in Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center
Atlassian has rolled out fixes for a critical security flaw in Bitbucket Server and Data Center that could lead to the execution of malicious code on vulnerable installations. Tracked as CVE-2022-36804 (CVSS score: 9.9), the issue has been characterized as a command injection vulnerability in multiple endpoints that could be exploited via specially crafted HTTP requests. "An … [Read more...] about Critical Vulnerability Discovered in Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center
Hackers Exploit Twitter Vulnerability to Exposes 5.4 Million Accounts
Twitter on Friday revealed that a now-patched zero-day bug was used to link phone numbers and emails to user accounts on the social media platform. "As a result of the vulnerability, if someone submitted an email address or phone number to Twitter's systems, Twitter's systems would tell the person what Twitter account the submitted email addresses or phone number was associated … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit Twitter Vulnerability to Exposes 5.4 Million Accounts
High-Severity RCE Vulnerability Reported in Popular Fastjson Library
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a recently patched high-severity security vulnerability in the popular Fastjson library that could be potentially exploited to achieve remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2022-25845 (CVSS score: 8.1), the issue relates to a case of deserialization of untrusted data in a supported feature called "AutoType." It was patched by the project … [Read more...] about High-Severity RCE Vulnerability Reported in Popular Fastjson Library
New Zimbra Email Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Steal Your Login Credentials
A new high-severity vulnerability has been disclosed in the Zimbra email suite that, if successfully exploited, enables an unauthenticated attacker to steal cleartext passwords of users sans any user interaction. "With the consequent access to the victims' mailboxes, attackers can potentially escalate their access to targeted organizations and gain access to various internal … [Read more...] about New Zimbra Email Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Steal Your Login Credentials