Zip Slip Vulnerability Let Attacker Import Malicious Code and Execute Arbitrary Code

A critical Zip Slip vulnerability was discovered in the open-source data cleaning and transformation tool ‘OpenRefine’, which allowed attackers to import malicious code and execute arbitrary code. OpenRefine is a strong Java-based, free, open-source tool for handling messy data. This includes cleaning it, converting it into a different format, and expanding it with web services and external data. According to SonarCloud, […]

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GenAI in software surges despite risks

In this Help Net Security video, Ilkka Turunen, Field CTO at Sonatype, discusses how generative AI influences and impacts software engineers’ work and the software development lifecycle. According to a recent Sonatype survey of 800 developers (DevOps) and application security (SecOps) leaders, 97% are using the technology today, with 74% reporting pressure to use it […]

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Critical vulnerability in WS_FTP Server exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-40044)

Progress Software, the company behind the recently hacked MOVEit file-sharing tool, has recently fixed two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-40044, CVE-2023-42657) in WS_FTP Server, another popular secure file transfer solution. Proof-of-concept code for CVE-2023-40044 has been available since Friday, and Rapid7 researchers have observed multiple instances of WS_FTP exploitation in the wild, with two different attack chains. […]

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Progress Software Warns of Critical Vulnerability in WS_FTP Server

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Progress’s WS_FTP, which include .NET deserialization, directory traversal, reflected cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, stored cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery, and unauthenticated user enumeration vulnerability. These vulnerabilities’ severities range from 5.3 (Medium) to 10.0 (Critical). However, Progress has released patches for fixing these vulnerabilities in the WS_FTP server.  Moreover, […]

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ZYXEL Buffer Overflow vulnerability Let Attacker Launch DoS Attack

ZYXEL has been discovered with a Buffer Overflow vulnerability on their ZYXEL-PMG2005-T20B device, which can result in a denial-of-service condition. This condition exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input on their HTTP request. Zyxel is a Taiwanese multinational company that manufactures several networking products like Routers, DSL CPE, WiFi Systems, 5G NR/4G LTE CPE, […]

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Critical Cisco WAN Manager Vulnerabilities Let Attacker Conduct DoS Attack

Cisco, a prominent player in the world of networking and cybersecurity, has issued a critical security advisory concerning multiple vulnerabilities in their Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly known as Cisco SD-WAN vManage.  These vulnerabilities could potentially open doors for cyber attackers to access affected systems or cause a significant denial of service (DoS) situation. First and […]

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Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-day Patched: Update Now!

Google has recently deployed updates to mitigate a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in their Chrome browser, which is currently being actively exploited. Google has acknowledged its awareness of an exploit currently available for CVE-2023-5217, which has been observed to be actively exploited in real-world scenarios. The latest version of Google Chrome, namely 117.0.5938.132, has been […]

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