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January 2024 (30)

medium advisory

CI4MS Improper Sanitization of User Input Leading to XSS

CI4MS versions prior to 0.31.2.0 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting due to improper sanitization of user-controlled input within the System Settings – Company Information, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into public-facing pages.

CI4MS xss codeigniter cms
2r 1t 1c
medium advisory

Kyverno Controller Denial of Service via forEach Mutation Panic

An unchecked type assertion in Kyverno versions v1.13.0 to v1.17.1 allows a user with permission to create a Policy or ClusterPolicy to crash the cluster-wide background controller into a persistent CrashLoopBackOff, leading to a denial of service, by crafting a malicious policy that triggers a nil pointer dereference in the forEach mutation handler.

Kyverno denial-of-service kubernetes policy-engine
2r 2t
medium advisory

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird GMP Component Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (CVE-2026-4709)

A vulnerability exists in the Audio/Video: GMP component of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird due to incorrect boundary conditions, potentially leading to a denial-of-service condition.

Firefox +1 cve-2026-4709 denial-of-service thunderbird
2r 1t
high advisory

OpenClaw Unbounded Memory Allocation Vulnerability

The openclaw npm package prior to version 2026.3.22 is vulnerable to unbounded memory allocation due to missing size limits when reading remote media HTTP error bodies, potentially leading to denial-of-service.

openclaw memory-allocation denial-of-service npm
2r 1t
medium advisory

Application Compatibility Shim Database Installation for Persistence

Attackers abuse Application Compatibility Shims to establish persistence by installing custom shim databases, allowing for stealthy code execution within legitimate Windows processes.

Windows persistence app-compat
2r 1t
high advisory

GitLab MCP Server Unauthenticated Access via SSE Transport

The @yoda.digital/gitlab-mcp-server's SSE transport lacks authentication and uses wildcard CORS, enabling unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary GitLab API calls using the operator's GitLab PAT, including destructive operations.

@yoda.digital/gitlab-mcp-server gitlab auth-bypass sse cors vulnerability
2r 2t
medium advisory

Active Directory msPKIAccountCredentials Modification

Attackers can modify the msPKIAccountCredentials attribute in Active Directory user objects to abuse credential roaming, potentially overwriting files for privilege escalation, by injecting malicious credential objects.

Active Directory privilege-escalation credential-roaming active-directory windows
2r 2t
medium advisory

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Reverse Engineering for Document Detection

A blog post details the reverse engineering of the Kaspersky anti-virus engine on macOS to demonstrate the potential for crafting signatures capable of detecting and flagging classified documents, leveraging the product's scanning capabilities and dynamic signature updates, without implying any malicious activity by Kaspersky.

Kaspersky Internet Security anti-virus reverse-engineering signature-analysis macos
2r 1t
critical advisory

Froxlor API Local File Inclusion leads to Remote Code Execution

Froxlor is vulnerable to local file inclusion via path traversal in the `def_language` parameter of the API, leading to remote code execution as the web server user.

Froxlor rce lfi php
2r 3t
medium advisory

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2026-4712)

CVE-2026-4712 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Widget: Cocoa component affecting Firefox versions less than 149, Firefox ESR versions less than 140.9, Thunderbird versions less than 149, and Thunderbird versions less than 140.9, potentially allowing a remote attacker to access sensitive information.

Firefox +1 information disclosure thunderbird cve-2026-4712
2r 1t
medium advisory

Okta Network Zone Deactivation or Deletion

An Okta network zone was deactivated or deleted, potentially indicating malicious activity aimed at bypassing security controls.

Okta Identity Engine okta network-zone impact
2r 1t
high advisory

OSX/CreativeUpdater Cryptominer Distributed via MacUpdate

OSX/CreativeUpdater is a macOS cryptominer distributed through compromised download links on the MacUpdate website, using a trojanized application bundle to execute a script that downloads and installs a persistent Monero miner using launch agents.

Firefox +3 cryptominer macos malware
3r 2t 7i
medium advisory

System Language Discovery via Reg.Exe

Adversaries use reg.exe to query system language settings in order to determine the geographic location of victims, customize payloads, or evade detection by avoiding certain locales.

Windows discovery system-language reg.exe
2r 1t
medium advisory

XSL Script Execution via COM Interface in Microsoft Office

Adversaries may exploit Microsoft Office applications to execute malicious JScript or VBScript by leveraging the Microsoft.XMLDOM COM interface to process and transform XML documents using XSL scripts, potentially leading to initial access or defense evasion.

Microsoft Office +3 xsl-script com-interface office-macro
2r 5t
high advisory

AVideo CORS Origin Reflection with Credentials Leads to Account Takeover

The AVideo platform is vulnerable to CORS origin reflection, allowing attackers to steal user PII, livestream keys, and perform unauthorized actions by exploiting the permissive `allowOrigin` function on sensitive API endpoints.

AVideo cors account-takeover web-application
2r 4t 3i
medium advisory

macOS Mojave Sandbox Distributed Notification Bypass

A vulnerability in macOS Mojave allows sandboxed applications to bypass sandbox restrictions and surreptitiously monitor user activities by registering for distributed notifications by name, circumventing intended privacy protections.

macOS sandbox-escape privacy
2r 1t
critical advisory

macOS Local Privilege Escalation via CVE-2017-7170

CVE-2017-7170 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in macOS stemming from insecure use of the `AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges` API, allowing unprivileged users to execute arbitrary code as root by sniffing authorization references.

macOS privilege-escalation cve-2017-7170
2r 1t 1c
medium advisory

Simple Social Media Share Buttons CSRF Vulnerability (CVE-2026-34904)

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the Simple Social Media Share Buttons WordPress plugin (versions through 6.2.0), potentially allowing attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons csrf wordpress plugin vulnerability
2r 1t 1c
low advisory

Detection of Malicious Browser Extension Installation

This rule detects the installation of browser extensions, a persistence mechanism where attackers install malicious extensions via app store downloads, social engineering, or compromised systems, focusing on file creation events in extension directories on Windows.

Firefox +1 persistence browser-extension windows
2r
critical advisory

MediaWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities Lead to Remote Code Execution

A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in MediaWiki to execute arbitrary code, disclose information, perform a cross-site scripting attack, or cause a denial of service condition.

mediawiki rce xss dos
2r 3t
medium advisory

Potential NetNTLMv1 Downgrade Attack via Registry Modification

Attackers modify the Windows registry to weaken NTLM authentication, forcing a downgrade to the less secure NTLMv1 protocol, potentially leading to credential compromise.

Windows ntlm downgrade registry defense-evasion credential-access
2r 2t
high advisory

Malicious Word Document Targeting macOS Delivers Meterpreter

A malicious Word document targeting macOS users employs macros to download and execute a Meterpreter payload, leveraging a sandbox escape vulnerability and launch agent plist for persistence.

Office for Mac macos word macros meterpreter sandbox escape
2r 4t 2i
critical advisory

River Past Cam Do 3.7.6 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

River Past Cam Do 3.7.6 is vulnerable to a local buffer overflow in the activation code input field that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious activation code string, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

River Past Cam Do buffer-overflow code-execution cve-2019-25626
2r 1t
high advisory

S3Browser IAM Policy Creation with Default Bucket Name

An AWS IAM policy is created by the S3Browser utility with the default S3 bucket name placeholder, potentially indicating unauthorized access or misconfiguration.

AWS IAM +1 aws iam s3browser s3 policy cloudtrail
2r 3t
high advisory

SharePoint spinstall0.aspx Webshell Activity

This brief describes the detection of GET requests to the spinstall0.aspx webshell, commonly deployed after exploiting CVE-2025-53770 in Microsoft SharePoint, indicating potential command execution, data exfiltration, or credential harvesting.

SharePoint webshell cve-2025-53770 t1190 t1505.003 t1552
2r 3t
critical advisory

Vvveb Unrestricted File Upload Leads to Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-41938)

An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Vvveb versions before 1.0.8.2 allows authenticated users with media upload permissions to achieve remote code execution by uploading a .htaccess file to execute arbitrary PHP code via a .phtml file.

Vvveb cve-2026-41938 rce file-upload
2r 1t 1c
high advisory

Windows EFI Bootloader File Modification Detection

A process writing to critical EFI bootloader files (bootmgfw.efi or bootx64.efi) within the \EFI\Boot\ directory may indicate a bootkit installation, malicious code persistence at the firmware level, or tampering with the system boot process.

Splunk Enterprise +2 bootkit persistence efi bootloader windows
2r 1t 1c
medium advisory

Windows Scheduled Tasks AT Command Enabled via Registry Modification

Attackers may enable the deprecated Windows scheduled tasks AT command via registry modification to achieve local persistence or lateral movement on a compromised system.

Windows defense_evasion execution
2r 2t
medium advisory

WP Statistics Plugin Stored XSS Vulnerability (CVE-2026-5231)

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) via the 'utm_source' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into admin pages.

WP Statistics wordpress xss cve-2026-5231 wp-statistics
2r 1t 1c
high advisory

xmldom XML Node Injection via Comment Serialization

The xmldom library is vulnerable to XML node injection, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary XML nodes into serialized output by manipulating comment content; this is mitigated by using the `requireWellFormed` option in `serializeToString` after upgrading to version 0.8.13 or 0.9.10.

xmldom xml injection deserialization vulnerability
2r 1t