4 min
Vulnerability Management
Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1350): What You Need to Know
On Tuesday, July 14, 2020, Microsoft released a patch for a 17-year-old remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows Domain Name System (DNS) servers discovered by Check Point researchers.
4 min
Vulnerability Management
CVE-2020-6287: Critical Vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server (AS) Java
The new SAP vulnerability (RECON), a critical vulnerability affecting the SAP NetWeaver Application Server (AS) Java component LM Configuration Wizard, is a huge deal.
3 min
Vulnerability Disclosure
CVE-2020-2021 Authentication Bypass in PAN-OS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Authentication Disclosed
On Monday, June 29, 2020, Palo Alto released details on CVE-2020-2021 a new, critical weakness in SAML authentication on PAN-OS devices.
5 min
Research
CVE-2020-12271: Sophos XG Firewall Pre-Auth SQL Injection Vulnerability Remediation Guidance and Exposure Overview
On April 22, Sophos received a report documenting a suspicious field value visible in the management interface of an XG Firewall.
3 min
Risk Management
CVE-2020-0796: Microsoft SMBv3 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Analysis
Rapid7 analysis and exposure data on CVE-2020-0796, a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft's SMBv3 protocol.
2 min
Vulnerability Management
Rapid7 Analysis and Guidance: CDPwn (CVE-2020-3118)
This blog focuses on CVE-2020-3118, which Rapid7 considers to be the most severe and important of the CDPwn vulnerability group.
3 min
Detection and Response
PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR) Compromise: What You Need to Know
According to the PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR), a security breach had been found on the `pear.php.net` web server.
4 min
Linux
Patching CVE-2017-7494 in Samba: It's the Circle of Life
With the scent of scorched internet still lingering in the air from the
WannaCry
Ransomworm
[https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2017/05/12/wanna-decryptor-wncry-ransomware-explained/]
, today we see a new scary-and-potentially-incendiary bug hitting the twitter
news. The vulnerability - CVE-2017-7494 - affects versions 3.5 (released March
1, 2010) and onwards of Samba, the defacto standard for providing Windows-based
file and print services on Unix and Linux systems.
We strongly recommend that s
4 min
Emergent Threat Response
Managing the Impact of the Ebay Breach on You and Your Company
eBay announced [http://blog.ebay.com/ebay-inc-ask-ebay-users-change-passwords/]
earlier today that they were the victims of an attack that compromised the email
address, encrypted password, physical address, phone number and date of birth of
eBay customers. It's important to note that the company indicated that they
have not detected any fraudulent network activity and that credit card
information was not taken.
Breached Credentials #1 Attack Vector and #1 Most Commonly Sold Information on
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