Attacks

CISA has released additional indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with exploitation of CVE-2023-2868. CVE-2023-2868 is a remote command injection vulnerability affecting Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) Appliance, versions 5.1.3.001-9.2.0.006. Malicious threat actors exploited this vulnerability as a zero day as early as October 2022 to gain access to ESG appliances.  Download the newly released IOCs associated with this activity: IOCs Associated with Exploitation of Barracuda ESG Vulnerability CVE-2023-2868 (JSON, 85.34 KB ) Review the following…

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Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its inaugural Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP) Platform 2022 Annual Report, highlighting the service’s progress supporting vulnerability awareness and remediation across the Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB). This report showcases how agencies have used the VDP Platform—launched in July 2021—to safeguard the FCEB and support risk reduction. The VDP platform gives federal agencies a single, user-friendly interface to intake vulnerability information and to collaborate with the public researcher community for…

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Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a joint factsheet, Quantum-Readiness: Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), to inform organizations—especially those that support Critical Infrastructure—of the impacts of quantum capabilities, and to encourage the early planning for migration to post-quantum cryptographic standards by developing a Quantum-Readiness Roadmap. CISA, NSA, and NIST urge organizations to review the joint factsheet and to begin preparing…

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Juniper has released a security advisory to address vulnerabilities in Junos OS on SRX Series and EX Series. A remote cyber threat actor could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of service condition. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Juniper’s Support Portal and apply the necessary updates.

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Atlassian has released its security bulletin for August 2023 to address a vulnerability in Confluence Server and Data Center, CVE-2023-28709. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Atlassian’s August 2003 Security Bulletin and apply the necessary update.

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Today, CISA released the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Cyber Defense Plan, the first proactive Plan developed by industry and government partners through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC). This plan addresses systemic risks facing the exploitation of RMM software. Cyber threat actors can gain footholds via RMM software into managed service providers (MSPs) or manage security service providers (MSSPs) servers and, by extension, can cause cascading impacts for the small and medium-sized organizations that…

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Fortinet has released a security update to address a vulnerability (CVE-2023-29182) affecting FortiOS. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Fortinet security release [FG-IR-23-149] and apply the necessary updates.

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Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s August 2023 Security Update Guide and apply the necessary updates.

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Today, CISA released a strategic plan to lay out how we will fulfill our cybersecurity mission over the next three years. The CISA Cybersecurity Strategic Plan aligns the following nine objectives to specific enabling measures and measures of effectiveness to drive accountability: Increase visibility into, and ability to disrupt, cybersecurity threats and campaigns Coordinate disclosure of, hunt for, and drive mitigation of critical and exploitable vulnerabilities Plan for, exercise, and execute joint cyber defense operations…

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and international partners are releasing a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), 2022 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities. This advisory provides details on the top Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) routinely exploited by malicious cyber actors in 2022, and the associated Common Weakness Enumeration(s) (CWE), to help organizations better understand the impact exploitation could have on their systems. International partners include:…

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