Cyber Security Alerts & Threat Intelligence

Today, the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC)—in partnership with CISA, U.S. government and international partners—released the guide Principles of Operational Technology Cybersecurity. This guidance provides critical information on how to create and maintain a safe, secure operational technology (OT) environment. The six principles outlined in this guide are intended to aid organizations in identifying how business decisions may adversely impact the cybersecurity of OT and the specific risks associated with those decisions. Filtering decisions that impact the security of OT will enhance the comprehensive decision-making that promotes security and business continuity. CISA encourages critical infrastructure organizations…

High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Patch Info Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS)–ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE  A specially crafted POST request to the ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE UTILITY sub-menu can allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands. 2024-09-25 10 CVE-2024-43693 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov  Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS)–ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE  A specially crafted POST request to the ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE IP sub-menu can allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands. 2024-09-25 10 CVE-2024-45066 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov  webdevmattcrom–GiveWP Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform  The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP…

Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP) Platform 2023 Annual Report, highlighting the service’s remarkable success in 2023, its second full year of operation. Throughout 2023, CISA focused on advocating for the increased agency adoption of the VDP Platform, supporting federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agencies in identifying vulnerabilities in their systems, and engaging the public security researcher community. Public security researchers play a vital role in securing our federal government’s networks. As part of CISA’s persistent and ongoing collaboration with the public security researcher community, CISA issued Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 20-01 in…

Today, the Australian Signals Directorate Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD ACSC), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and other U.S. and international partners released the joint guide Detecting and Mitigating Active Directory Compromises. This guide informs organizations of recommended strategies to mitigate common techniques used by malicious actors to compromise Active Directory. Active Directory is the most widely used authentication and authorization solution in enterprise information technology (IT) networks globally. Malicious actors routinely target Active Directory as part of efforts to compromise enterprise IT networks by escalating privileges and targeting the highest confidential user objects.   Responding to and…

As Hurricane Helene approaches, CISA urges users to remain on alert for potential malicious cyber activity. Fraudulent emails and social media messages—often containing malicious links or attachments—are common after major natural disasters. Exercise caution in handling emails with hurricane-related subject lines, attachments, or hyperlinks. In addition, be wary of social media pleas, texts, or door-to-door solicitations relating to severe weather events.  CISA encourages users to review the following resources to avoid falling victim to malicious cyber activity:  Federal Trade Commission’s Staying Alert to Disaster-related Scams and Before Giving to a Charity,  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Frauds and scams, and  CISA’s Phishing Guidance, Stopping the Attack…

High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info CIRCUTOR–CIRCUTOR Q-SMT  CIRCUTOR Q-SMT in its firmware version 1.0.4, could be affected by a denial of service (DoS) attack if an attacker with access to the web service bypasses the authentication mechanisms on the login page, allowing the attacker to use all the functionalities implemented at web level that allow interacting with the device. 2024-09-18 10 CVE-2024-8887cve-coordination@incibe.es  CIRCUTOR–CIRCUTOR Q-SMT  An attacker with access to the network where CIRCUTOR Q-SMT is located in its firmware version 1.0.4, could steal the tokens used on the web, since these have…

Versa Networks has released an advisory for a vulnerability (CVE-2024-45229) affecting Versa Director. A cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to exercise unauthorized REST APIs. CISA urges organizations to apply necessary updates, hunt for any malicious activity, report any positive findings to CISA, and review the following for more information: Versa Advisory

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-8963 Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) Path Traversal Vulnerability These 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…

VMware released a security advisory addressing vulnerabilities in the VMware Cloud Foundation and the vCenter Server. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following VMware security advisory and apply the necessary updates: VCDSA24968

Today, CISA and FBI released a Secure by Design Alert, Eliminating Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, as a part of our ongoing effort to reduce the prevalence of vulnerability classes at scale. Vulnerabilities like cross-site scripting (XSS) continue to appear in software, enabling threat actors to exploit them. However, cross-site scripting vulnerabilities are preventable and should not be present in software products.  CISA and FBI urge CEOs and other business leaders at technology manufacturers to direct their technical leaders/teams to review past instances of these defects and create a strategic plan to prevent them in the future.   Visit our website to…

Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) Operational Cybersecurity Alignment (FOCAL) Plan. Developed in collaboration with FCEB agencies, this plan provides standard, essential components of enterprise operational cybersecurity and aligns the collective operational defense capabilities across the federal enterprise. Currently, federal agencies maintain their own networks and system architectures—and they independently manage their cyber risk. CISA’s FOCAL plan aligns the federal enterprise, empowering agencies to better address the dynamic cyber threat environment collectively. The plan recommends actions that substantively advance operational cybersecurity improvements and alignment goals.  For additional guidance, visit CISA’s Securing Networks web…

High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Patch Info Siemens–Industrial Edge Management Pro  A vulnerability has been identified in Industrial Edge Management Pro (All versions < V1.9.5), Industrial Edge Management Virtual (All versions < V2.3.1-1). Affected components do not properly validate the device tokens. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to impersonate other devices onboarded to the system. 2024-09-10 10 CVE-2024-45032 productcert@siemens.com  SAML-Toolkits–ruby-saml  The Ruby SAML library is for implementing the client side of a SAML authorization. Ruby-SAML in <= 12.2 and 1.13.0 <= 1.16.0 does not properly verify the signature of the SAML Response.…