Daily threat bulletin

14 February 2024

Vulnerabilities

Hackers used new Windows Defender zero-day to drop DarkMe malware
BleepingComputer - 13 February 2024 16:52
Microsoft has patched today a Windows Defender SmartScreen zero-day exploited in the wild by a financially motivated threat group to deploy the DarkMe remote access trojan (RAT). […]
Microsoft Rolls Out Patches for 73 Flaws, Including 2 Windows Zero-Days
The Hacker News - 14 February 2024 11:31
Microsoft has released patches to address 73 security flaws spanning its software lineup as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for February 2024, including two zero-days that have come under active exploitation.Of the 73 vulnerabilities, 5 are rated Critical, 65 are rated Important, and three and rated Moderate in severity. This is in addition to 24 flaws that have been fixed
Ivanti VPN Flaw Exploited to Inject Novel Backdoor; Hundreds Pwned
darkreading - 13 February 2024 21:44
A SAML vulnerability in Ivanti appliances has led to persistent remote access and full control for opportunistic cyberattackers.
Exploiting Kubernetes through Operator Injection
Security Boulevard - 13 February 2024 20:24
Intro The Kubernetes documentation describes operators as “software extensions to Kubernetes that use custom resources to manage applications and their components.” These operators automate application resource deployment and management with custom controllers tied to one or more custom resource definitions. Custom controllers create bespoke attack surfaces that attackers can target when they can control custom resource data. […]The post Exploiting Kubernetes through Operator Injection appeared first on Praetorian.The post Exploiting Kubernetes through Operator Injection appeared first on Security Boulevard.
QNAP vulnerability disclosure ends up an utter shambles
The Register - 13 February 2024 21:00
Two new flaws, one zero-day, countless different patches, but everything’s fine! Network-attached storage (NAS) specialist QNAP has disclosed and released fixes for two new vulnerabilities, one of them a zero-day discovered in early November.…
Patch Tuesday: Adobe Warns of Critical Flaws in Widely Deployed Software
SecurityWeek - 13 February 2024 17:59
Adobe ships patches for at least 30 documented security flaws, warning that users are exposed to code execution, security feature bypass and denial-of-service attacks.The post Patch Tuesday: Adobe Warns of Critical Flaws in Widely Deployed Software appeared first on SecurityWeek.
ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens Addresses 270 Vulnerabilities
SecurityWeek - 13 February 2024 13:35
February 2024 ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens and Schneider Electric release a total of 18 new security advisories.The post ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens Addresses 270 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
CISA Advisories -
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.CVE-2023-43770 Roundcube Webmail Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) VulnerabilityThese types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise.Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog as a living list of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information.Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of Catalog vulnerabilities as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the catalog that meet the specified criteria.
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
CISA Advisories -
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.CVE-2024-21762 Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-Bound Write VulnerabilityThese types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise.Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog as a living list of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information.Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of Catalog vulnerabilities as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the catalog that meet the specified criteria.