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A software engineer hired for an internal IT AI team immediately became an insider threat by loading malware onto his workstation.

OpenAM is an open access management solution. In versions 15.0.3 and prior, the `getCustomLoginUrlTemplate` method in RealmOAuth2ProviderSettings.java is vulnerable to template injection due to its usage of user input. Although the developer intended to implement a custom URL for handling login to override the default PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud login page,they did not restrict the `CustomLoginUrlTemplate`, allowing it to be set freely. Commit fcb8432aa77d5b2e147624fe954cb150c568e0b8 introduces `TemplateClassResolver.SAFER_RESOLVER` to disable the resolution of commonly exploited classes in FreeMarker template injection. As of time of publication, this fix is expected to be part of version 15.0.4.

A North Korea-linked threat actor known for its cyber espionage operations has gradually expanded into financially-motivated attacks that involve the deployment of ransomware, setting it apart from other nation-state hacking groups linked to the country. Google-owned Mandiant is tracking the activity cluster under a new moniker APT45, which overlaps with names such as Andariel, Nickel Hyatt,

Our critical systems can be protected from looming threats by embracing a proactive approach, investing in education, and fostering collaboration between IT and OT professionals.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6914-1 - Filip Hejsek discovered that the phpCAS library included in OCS Inventory was using HTTP headers to determine the service URL used to validate tickets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to gain access to a victim's account.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6913-1 - Filip Hejsek discovered that phpCAS was using HTTP headers to determine the service URL used to validate tickets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to gain access to a victim's account on a vulnerable CASified service. This security update introduces an incompatible API change. After applying this update, third party applications need to be modified to pass in an additional service base URL argument when constructing the client class.

Prison Management System version 1.0 suffers from an unauthenticated remote shell upload vulnerability.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-4829-03 - An update for the freeradius:3.0 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-4828-03 - An update for freeradius is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-4826-03 - An update for the freeradius:3.0 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service.