Hackers Exploit Fortinet Flaw, Deploy ScreenConnect, Metasploit in New Campaign

April 17, 2024 at 07:12AM Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new campaign exploiting a vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient EMS devices, allowing unauthorized code execution. The campaign, tracked by Forescout as Connect:fun, utilizes ScreenConnect and Metasploit Powerfun. Organizations are urged to patch the CVE-2023-48788 vulnerability, monitor for suspicious activity, and use a web application firewall for … Read more

Recent Fortinet FortiClient EMS Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

March 26, 2024 at 06:42AM The US cybersecurity agency, CISA, warns about the exploitation of CVE-2023-48788, a critical SQL injection bug affecting Fortinet’s FortiClient EMS. Patches have been released, and the vulnerability has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Concerns also extend to another vulnerability, CVE-2021-44529, affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager. (Words: 50) Based … Read more

CISA Alerts on Active Exploitation of Flaws in Fortinet, Ivanti, and Nice Products

March 26, 2024 at 02:21AM The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added three security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, citing active exploitation evidence. The vulnerabilities include SQL injection flaws in Fortinet FortiClient EMS, Ivanti Endpoint Manager Cloud Service Appliance, and Nice Linear eMerge E3-Series OS. Federal agencies must apply the mitigations … Read more

Fortinet Warns of Severe SQLi Vulnerability in FortiClientEMS Software

March 14, 2024 at 01:21AM Fortinet warns of critical flaw (CVE-2023-48788) in FortiClientEMS and two other bugs in FortiOS and FortiProxy, with a 9.3 CVSS score. Exploitation could result in unauthorized code execution. Upgrade affected versions as per the advisory. No current active exploitation, but immediate patching is crucial due to prior abuse of unpatched … Read more