Over 17,000 WordPress Sites Compromised by Balada Injector in September 2023

October 11, 2023 at 08:54AM Over 17,000 WordPress websites were hacked in September 2023, double the number from the previous month. Around 9,000 of these websites were infiltrated using a security flaw in the tagDiv Composer plugin, allowing for cross-site scripting attacks. The Balada Injector malware is responsible for these attacks, which aim to redirect … Read more

Microsoft Exchange gets ‘better’ patch to mitigate critical bug

October 10, 2023 at 04:07PM Microsoft has released a new security update (CVE-2023-36434) to address a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server (CVE-2023-21709). The update eliminates the need for additional steps and manual removal of a vulnerable Windows IIS Token Cache module. Admins who have already removed the module must install the new security update … Read more

October 10, 2023 at 10:33AM – Fresh curl tomorrow will patch ‘worst’ security flaw in ages

October 10, 2023 at 10:33AM Curl version 8.4.0 is set to be released tomorrow, addressing two security flaws. One of the flaws is considered the worst security flaw in curl in a long time. The update will address CVE-2023-38545, affecting both libcurl and the curl tool, and CVE-2023-38546, affecting libcurl only. The update does not … Read more

October 10, 2023 at 03:06AM – libcue Library Flaw Opens GNOME Linux Systems Vulnerable to RCE Attacks

October 10, 2023 at 03:06AM A security flaw in the libcue library affects GNOME Linux systems, allowing remote code execution (RCE) when a user downloads a malicious .cue file. The vulnerability (CVE-2023-43641) is caused by memory corruption in libcue versions 2.2.1 and earlier. Detailed technical information has been withheld to give users time to update. … Read more

October 9, 2023 at 04:11PM – ‘Looney Tunables’ Linux Flaw Sees Snowballing Proof-of-Concept Exploits

October 9, 2023 at 04:11PM Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for the critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc) have been developed, putting Linux systems at risk. The flaw, disclosed by Qualys researchers, could lead to unauthorized data access and system alterations, potentially granting attackers root privileges. Linux root takeovers are highly dangerous as … Read more