September 12, 2024 at 10:50AM GitLab has released critical updates to address multiple vulnerabilities, including the most severe CVE-2024-6678, allowing an attacker to trigger pipelines as arbitrary users. The release encompasses versions 17.3.2, 17.2.5, and 17.1.7 for both CE and EE, and addresses a total of 18 security issues. GitLab urges immediate upgrading to the … Read more
September 11, 2024 at 12:04AM Wiz launched Wiz Code, a cloud app security product that identifies and resolves cloud risks in code before they become critical issues. It integrates with developer environments, highlighting security issues and providing fix suggestions. Wiz Code aims to enhance collaboration between security and development teams by aligning issues with their … Read more
August 21, 2024 at 10:35AM Jenkins, a widely used automation server, has been plagued by a critical CVE-2024-23897 vulnerability for seven months, with active exploitation ongoing. The vulnerability, if exploited, can lead to unauthorized file access, cryptographic key exposure, and code execution. Despite a security fix, many users failed to patch their systems, resulting in … Read more
August 16, 2024 at 05:51PM GitHub Actions artifacts generated during CI/CD workflows may inadvertently expose tokens for third-party cloud services and GitHub, posing a risk to repositories and services. Palo Alto Networks warns of misconfigurations and security defects allowing threat actors to compromise repositories and steal secrets. Avital suggests proactive security measures to mitigate these … Read more
July 12, 2024 at 04:34PM GitLab recently disclosed a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-6385, impacting its DevOps platform, allowing attackers to run pipelines within users’ contexts. With a severity rating of 9.6 on the CVSS scale, the bug affects GitLab versions 15.8 to 17.1. Users were strongly urged to upgrade as soon as possible. This follows a … Read more
July 9, 2024 at 08:13AM Researchers found that misconfigured Jenkins Script Console instances can be exploited for criminal activities, like cryptocurrency mining. Attackers can gain remote code execution and misuse sensitive data. The console lacks administrative controls and can be accessed over the internet due to misconfigurations. Safeguards include proper configuration, robust authentication, and restriction … Read more
June 27, 2024 at 10:57AM A critical vulnerability affecting certain versions of GitLab allows running pipelines as any user, with a severity score of 9.6 out of 10. It impacts versions from 15.8 through 16.11.4, 17.0.0 to 17.0.2, and 17.1.0 to 17.1.0, with updates to versions 17.1.1, 17.0.3, and 16.11.5 available. Two breaking changes and … Read more
May 21, 2024 at 04:01PM The issue involves threat actors breaching AWS accounts by exploiting plaintext AWS authentication secrets leaked in Atlassian Bitbucket artifacts. Mandiant discovered this during an investigation and highlighted how seemingly secured data can be exposed in public repositories, jeopardizing security. Developers are cautioned to review artifacts and deploy code scanning to … Read more
May 21, 2024 at 03:06PM Threat actors breached AWS accounts using leaked plaintext authentication secrets in Atlassian Bitbucket artifacts. Mandiant discovered this issue in the context of an investigation, highlighting the potential leakage of secured data in public repositories. Bitbucket’s secured variables encrypt sensitive information, but Mandiant found that artifact objects can contain plaintext secured … Read more
May 2, 2024 at 11:27AM Four cybersecurity startups secured pre-seed, seed, and early-stage funding in May. Insane Cyber, San Antonio-based, received $4.2 million in early-stage funding from Paladin Capital Group and others to focus on industrial cybersecurity. Resonance Security, RunReveal, and StepSecurity raised $1.5 million, $2.5 million, and $3 million, respectively, for their cybersecurity solutions. … Read more