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GiveWP WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Puts 100,000+ Websites at Risk

A maximum-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the WordPress GiveWP donation and fundraising plugin that exposes more than 100,000 websites to remote code execution attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-5932 (CVSS score: 10.0), impacts all versions of the plugin prior to version 3.14.2, which was released on August 7, 2024. A security researcher, who goes by the online alias villu164,

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GHSA-6247-7862-q2pq: Apache Helix Front (UI) component contained a hard-coded secret

The Apache Helix Front (UI) component contained a hard-coded secret, allowing an attacker to spoof sessions by generating their own fake cookies. This issue affects Apache Helix Front (UI): all versions. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

GHSA-h27c-6xm3-mcqp: Kanister vulnerable to cluster-level privilege escalation

### Details The kanister has a deployment called default-kanister-operator, which is bound with a ClusterRole called edit via ClusterRoleBinding(https://github.com/kanisterio/kanister/blob/master/helm/kanister-operator/templates/rbac.yaml#L49). The "edit" ClusterRole is one of Kubernetes default-created ClusterRole, and it have create/patch/udpate verbs of daemonset resources, create verb of serviceaccount/token resources, and impersonate verb of serviceaccounts resources. If a malicious user can access the worker node which has this component, he/she can: For the create/patch/update verbs of daemonset resources, the malicious user can abuse it to create or modify a set of Pods to mount a high-privilege service account (e.g., the cluster-admin service account). After that, he/she can abuse the high-privilege SA token of created Pod to take over the whole cluster. For the create verb of serviceaccount/token resources, a malicious user can abuse this permission to generate new Service ...

An AWS Configuration Issue Could Expose Thousands of Web Apps

Amazon has updated its instructions for how customers should more securely implement AWS's traffic-routing service known as Application Load Balancer, but it's not clear everyone will get the memo.

Detecting AWS Account Compromise: Key Indicators in CloudTrail Logs for Stolen API Keys

As cloud infrastructure becomes the backbone of modern enterprises, ensuring the security of these environments is paramount. With AWS (Amazon Web Services) still being the dominant cloud it is important for any security professional to know where to look for signs of compromise. AWS CloudTrail stands out as an essential tool for tracking and logging API activity, providing a comprehensive

GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42: Ghost's improper authentication allows access to member information and actions

### Impact Improper authentication on some endpoints used for member actions would allow an attacker to perform member-only actions, and read member information. ### Vulnerable versions This security vulnerability is present in Ghost v4.46.0-v5.89.5. ### Patches v5.89.5 contains a fix for this issue. ### Workarounds None. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

GHSA-r5ph-4jxm-6j9p: LF Edge eKuiper has a SQL Injection in sqlKvStore

### Summary A user could utilize and exploit SQL Injection to allow the execution of malicious SQL query via Get method in sqlKvStore. ### Details I will use explainRuleHandler ("/rules/{name}/explain") as an example to illustrate. However, this vulnerability also exists in other methods such as sourceManageHandler, asyncTaskCancelHandler, pluginHandler, etc. The SQL injection can happen in the code: https://github.com/lf-edge/ekuiper/blob/d6457d008e129b1cdd54d76b5993992c349d1b80/internal/pkg/store/sql/sqlKv.go#L89-L93 The code to accept user input is: https://github.com/lf-edge/ekuiper/blob/d6457d008e129b1cdd54d76b5993992c349d1b80/internal/server/rest.go#L274-L277 The rule id in the above code can be used to exploit SQL query. Note that the delete function is also vulnerable: https://github.com/lf-edge/ekuiper/blob/d6457d008e129b1cdd54d76b5993992c349d1b80/internal/pkg/store/sql/sqlKv.go#L138-L141 ### PoC ``` import requests from urllib.parse import quote # SELECT val FROM 'xxx'...

GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h: Khoj Vulnerable to Stored Cross-site Scripting In Automate (Preview feature)

### Summary The Automation feature allows a user to insert arbitrary HTML inside the task instructions, resulting in a Stored XSS. ### Details The `q` parameter for the `/api/automation` endpoint does not get correctly sanitized when rendered on the page, resulting in the ability of users to inject arbitrary HTML/JS. ### PoC ``` POST /api/automation?q=%22%3E%3C%2Ftextarea%3E%3Cimg%20src%3Dx%20onerror%3Dalert(document.cookie)%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(2)%3C%2Fscript%3E ``` ### Impact Stored XSS: ![image](https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/assets/115566010/6b5b9f60-e05c-448b-82b4-bf010ad8a4f0) ### Fix - Added a Content Security Policy to all config pages on the web client, including the automation page - Used DOM scripting to construct all components on the config pages, including the automation page

Czech Mobile Users Targeted in New Banking Credential Theft Scheme

Mobile users in the Czech Republic are the target of a novel phishing campaign that leverages a Progressive Web Application (PWA) in an attempt to steal their banking account credentials. The attacks have targeted the Czech-based Československá obchodní banka (CSOB), as well as the Hungarian OTP Bank and the Georgian TBC Bank, according to Slovak cybersecurity company ESET. "The phishing

Why you need to know about ransomware

A home ransomware campaign sprung up amidst an increase in attacks against businesses, making the threat a must-know facet of cybersecurity.