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Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the Categorization Option of My Subscriptions Functionality in Silverpeas Core 6.4.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. This is achieved by injecting a malicious payload into the Name field of a subscription. The attack can lead to session hijacking, data theft, or unauthorized actions when an admin user views the affected subscription.

Advanced persistent threat group PlushDaemon, active since 2019, is using a sophisticated modular backdoor to collect data from infected systems in South Korea.

The pardon comes after 11 years in prison for Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life without parole on several charges, including computer hacking, distribution of narcotics, and money laundering.

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins Azure Service Fabric Plugin 1.6 and earlier allows attackers to connect to a Service Fabric URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method.

Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 217.vd5b_18537403e and earlier does not verify that permissions configured to be granted are enabled, potentially allowing users formerly granted (typically optional permissions, like Overall/Manage) to access functionality they're no longer entitled to.

An extension point in Jenkins allows selectively disabling cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection for specific URLs. Bitbucket Server Integration Plugin implements this extension point to support OAuth 1.0 authentication. In Bitbucket Server Integration Plugin 2.1.0 through 4.1.3 (both inclusive) this implementation is too permissive, allowing attackers to craft URLs that would bypass the CSRF protection of any target URL. Bitbucket Server Integration Plugin 4.1.4 restricts which URLs it disables cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection for to the URLs that needs it.

The Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin 4.452.v2849b_d3945fa_ and earlier treats usernames as case-insensitive. On a Jenkins instance configured with a case-sensitive OpenID Connect provider, this allows attackers to log in as any user by providing a username that differs only in letter case, potentially gaining administrator access to Jenkins. OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin 4.453.v4d7765c854f4 introduces an advanced configuration option to manage username case sensitivity, with default to case-sensitive.

A flaw was found in Keycloak. When an Active Directory user resets their password, the system updates it without performing an LDAP bind to validate the new credentials against AD. This vulnerability allows users whose AD accounts are expired or disabled to regain access in Keycloak, bypassing AD restrictions. The issue enables authentication bypass and could allow unauthorized access under certain conditions.

The payment card giant MasterCard just fixed a glaring error in its domain name server settings that could have allowed anyone to intercept or divert Internet traffic for the company by registering an unused domain name. The misconfiguration persisted for nearly five years until a security researcher spent $300 to register the domain and prevent it from being grabbed by cybercriminals.

The flurry of non-human identity attacks at the end of 2024 demonstrates extremely strong momentum heading into the new year. That does not bode well.