Local Privilege Escalation Discovered in GlobalProtect App

Versions Tested: GlobalProtect App < 5.1.4 on Windows GlobalProtect App < 5.0.10 on Windows Product: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/products/globalprotect Security Advisories: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2032 CVE Numbers: CVE-2020-2032 CVSS Score: 7.0 CWE: CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition NIST: N/A OWASP: N/A Summary: A race condition vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allowed a local limited Windows […]

Securing Your Cookies: HTTPOnly Flag for Cookie Theft Defense

Missing HttpOnly flags on cookies are a common finding in Web Application penetration testing. Many times, there is confusion surrounding whether it is necessary to enable this flag though. However, cookies can contain session tokens and other values that can be useful to a malicious actor and should be protected. If the cookies do not […]

Local Privilege Escalation Discovered in VMware Fusion

Versions Tested: VMware Fusion 11.5.3 Products: https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion.html https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Remote-Console/index.html https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Horizon-Client/index.html Security Advisories: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0011.html CVE Number(s): CVE-2020-3957 CVSS Score: 7.3 CWE: CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition CWE-424: Improper Protection of Alternate Path NIST: N/A OWASP: N/A Summary: VMware Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) issue […]

Why a Proactive IR Strategy Is Critical

Breaches are a fact of life for every business. However, it is possible to stop breaches and improve your security posture by taking a proactive approach to your incident response (IR) strategy. The Risk of a Cyber Security Breach Continues to Increase Consider: A joint study by Ponemon Institute and IBM Security revealed the percentage chance of […]

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Methods Compared: Examining Privacy & Security Implications

Discussions about contact tracing have been ongoing since February 2020, when some experts began looking ahead at how to move through the global COVID-19 pandemic. What Is Contact Tracing? Contact tracing essentially comprises identifying those who have been infected with COVID-19 and notifying as many people as possible who have been in close contact with […]

Ransomware and the CIA Triad: Considerations for Evolving Attack Methods

One thing is clear: no one is safe from ransomware attacks. What is changing, however, are attack modes as threat actors adjust their methods based on evolving mitigation methods being employed. For several years, ransomware has been viewed as a type of malware that locks or encrypts the system or data and demands a ransom […]

Hard-Coded Administrator Password Discovered in OpsRamp Gateway

Version Tested: 3.0.0 Product: https://www.opsramp.com/ CVE Numbers: CVE-2020-11543 CVSS Score: 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CWE: CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials OWASP: https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Use_of_hard-coded_password Summary: During a recent penetration test, CyberOne’s researchers discovered that OpsRamp Gateway has an administrative account named vadmin that allows root SSH access to the server. This account was unknown to clients unless requested through […]

Vulnerabilities Discovered in CIPAce Enterprise Platform

Versions Tested: CIPAce Version < 6.80 Build 2016031401 CIPAce Version < 9.1 Build 2019092801 Product: https://www.cipplanner.com/Products/CIPAce/Pages/CPMPlatform.aspx Security Advisories: N/A CVE Numbers: CVE-2020-11586 CVE-2020-11587 CVE-2020-11588 CVE-2020-11589 CVE-2020-11590 CVE-2020-11591 CVE-2020-11592 CVE-2020-11593 CVE-2020-11594 CVE-2020-11595 CVE-2020-11596 CVE-2020-11597 CVE-2020-11598 CVE-2020-11599 CyberOne‘s researchers have released a steady cadence of advice regarding the importance of testing your systems regularly for vulnerabilities. The […]

From the Trenches: Relaying Passwords for the Win!

As pentesters and red teamers, we know that it isn’t hard to get user passwords. The real challenge can be getting an elevated user such as Domain Admin (DA) or Enterprise Admin (EA), especially if you want to try bypassing any type of security auditing, such as the addition of a user to a privileged […]

Telesploit: Open-Source Remote Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing

Due to current events, your organization is more than likely experiencing disruption resulting from a rush to implement remote work policies, social distancing, and other unexpected changes to business as usual. And if you’re like many organizations, chances are you did not have remote work contingency plans in place and may be scrambling to find […]