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Joplin version 2.8.8 allows an external attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely on any client that opens a link in a malicious markdown file, via Joplin. This is possible because the application does not properly validate the schema/protocol of existing links in the markdown file before passing them to the 'shell.openExternal' function.

Insufficient sanitization of inputs in QoE application input field could lead to stored and Dom based XSS attack. This issue is fixed and released in SolarWinds Platform (2022.3.0).

Microsoft Corp. is investigating reports that attackers are exploiting two previously unknown vulnerabilities in Exchange Server, a technology many organizations rely on to send and receive email. Microsoft says it is expediting work on software patches to plug the security holes. In the meantime, it is urging a subset of Exchange customers to enable a setting that could help mitigate ongoing attacks.

The "ProxyNotShell" security vulnerabilities can be chained for remote code execution and total takeover of corporate email platforms.

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202209-23 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and its derivatives, the worst of which could result in remote code execution. Versions less than 105.0.5195.125 are affected.

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Canon Medical Vitrea View 7.x before 7.7.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the input after the error subdirectory to the /vitrea-view/error/ subdirectory, or the (2) groupID, (3) offset, or (4) limit parameter to an Administrative Panel (Group and Users) page. There is a risk of an attacker retrieving patient information.

Reports to the National Vulnerability Database jumped in 2022, but we should pay just as much attention to the flaws that are not being reported to NVD, including those affecting the software supply chain.

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Tags: Exchange Tags: ProxyShell Tags: remote PowerShell Tags: web shell Tags: CVE-2022-41040 Tags: CVE-2022-41082 Tags: SSRF Tags: RCE Two ProxyShell-like vulnerabilities are being used to exploit Microsoft Exchange Servers (Read more...) The post Two new Exchange Server zero-days in the wild appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

An espionage-focused threat actor has been observed using a steganographic trick to conceal a previously undocumented backdoor in a Windows logo in its attacks against Middle Eastern governments. Broadcom's Symantec Threat Hunter Team attributed the updated tooling to a hacking group it tracks under the name Witchetty, which is also known as LookingFrog, a subgroup operating under the TA410

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