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β€Ό CVE-2021-38493 β€Ό

Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 91 and Firefox ESR 78.13. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.14, Thunderbird < 78.14, and Firefox < 92.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
β€Ό CVE-2021-38502 β€Ό

Thunderbird ignored the configuration to require STARTTLS security for an SMTP connection. A MITM could perform a downgrade attack to intercept transmitted messages, or could take control of the authenticated session to execute SMTP commands chosen by the MITM. If an unprotected authentication method was configured, the MITM could obtain the authentication credentials, too. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.2.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
β€Ό CVE-2021-29993 β€Ό

Firefox for Android allowed navigations through the `intent://` protocol, which could be used to cause crashes and UI spoofs. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
β€Ό CVE-2021-38492 β€Ό

When delegating navigations to the operating system, Firefox would accept the `mk` scheme which might allow attackers to launch pages and execute scripts in Internet Explorer in unprivileged mode. *This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92, Thunderbird < 91.1, Thunderbird < 78.14, Firefox ESR < 78.14, and Firefox ESR < 91.1.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ•΄ Simulation Game Teaches Non-Security Staff How to Handle a Cyber Crisis πŸ•΄

In this card-based game from Kaspersky, players work through a cyberattack scenario and learn how each decision they make has consequences.

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via "Dark Reading".
β€Ό CVE-2021-40849 β€Ό

In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, the account associated with a web services token is vulnerable to being exploited and logged into, resulting in information disclosure (at a minimum) and often escalation of privileges.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
β€Ό CVE-2021-40848 β€Ό

In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, exported CSV files could contain characters that a spreadsheet program could interpret as a command, leading to execution of a malicious string locally on a device, aka CSV injection.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
β€Ό CVE-2021-33209 β€Ό

An issue was discovered in Fimer Aurora Vision before 2.97.10. The response to a failed login attempt discloses whether the username or password is wrong, helping an attacker to enumerate usernames. This can make a brute-force attack easier.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
β€Ό CVE-2021-33210 β€Ό

An issue was discovered in Fimer Aurora Vision before 2.97.10. An attacker can (in the WebUI) obtain plant information without authentication by reading the response of APIs from a kiosk view of a plant.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
β€Ό CVE-2021-36192 β€Ό

An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor [CWE-200] vulnerability in FortiManager 7.0.1 and below, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x, 5.6.0 may allow a FortiGate user to see scripts from other ADOMS.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
❌ Report: BlackMatter Ransomware Gang Goes Dark, Again ❌

The former DarkSide cybercriminal group will shut down due to increased pressure from authorities, who may have nabbed a key team member.

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via "Threat Post".
🦿 Ransomware gangs leaking sensitive financial information to extort organizations 🦿

Attackers will threaten to release confidential data that could affect a company's stock price to pressure them to pay the ransom, says the FBI.

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via "Tech Republic".
🦿 Digital natives more likely to fall for phishing attacks at work than their Gen X and Boomer colleagues 🦿

SailPoint survey finds that younger workers also are more likely to use company email addresses for online shopping and subscriptions.

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via "Tech Republic".
🦿 Rootkits: Expensive to build, cheap to rent 🦿

Positive Technology analysts found ready-made malware for any budget as well as the option to have a custom-build rootkit on Dark Web forums.

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via "Tech Republic".
πŸ—“οΈ RCE vulnerability found in Sitecore enterprise CMS software πŸ—“οΈ

Vendor update is available now

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via "The Daily Swig".
πŸ•΄ Risk Quantification: A Powerful Tool in Your Cyberthreat Defense Arsenal πŸ•΄

Three ways that understanding your cyber-risk in real dollars can help your organization survive the threat of ransomware and other attacks.

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via "Dark Reading".
β€Ό CVE-2021-36697 β€Ό

With an admin account, the .htaccess file in Artica Pandora FMS <=755 can be overwritten with the File Manager component. The new .htaccess file contains a Rewrite Rule with a type definition. A normal PHP file can be uploaded with this new "file type" and the code can be executed with an HTTP request.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
β€Ό CVE-2021-36698 β€Ό

Pandora FMS through 755 allows XSS via a new Event Filter with a crafted name.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ•΄ Valtix Delivers Free Cloud Security for Departmental, Development, and Test Applications πŸ•΄

Company aims to make cloud network security more accessible to all organizations.

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via "Dark Reading".
πŸ—“οΈ Dangerous uXSS bug in Google Chrome’s β€˜New Tab’ page bypassed security features πŸ—“οΈ

β€˜Chrome’s NTP only has a really weak CSP that doesn’t mitigate XSS’

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via "The Daily Swig".
🦿 Report: More than half of organizations do not effectively defend against cyberattacks 🦿

Accenture's State of Cyber Resilience study also revealed key traits of cyber resilient leaders. The report found an average of 270 attacks per year per company.

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via "Tech Republic".