CyberSecurity Updates

CISA has issued Emergency Directive (ED) 24-01 Mitigate Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure Vulnerabilities in response to active vulnerabilities in the following Ivanti products: Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure. ED 24-01 directs all Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies running Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure to: Implement the mitigations as detailed in the ED. Report indications of compromise to CISA. Remove compromised products from agency networks and follow the…

Citrix released security updates to address vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-6548 and CVE-2023-6549) in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Citrix CTX584986 Security Bulletin and apply the necessary updates.

Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Environmental Protection Agency released a joint Incident Response Guide for the Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector. The guide includes contributions from over 25 WWS Sector organizations spanning private industry, nonprofit, and government entities. This coordination enabled CISA, FBI, and EPA to develop a guide with meaningful value to WWS Sector organizations. Specifically, the guide provides information about the federal support available at each stage…

Atlassian released a security advisory to address a vulnerability (CVE-2023-22527) in out-of-date versions of Confluence Data Center and Server as well as its January 2024 security bulletin to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A malicious cyber actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability advisory and Atlassian’s January 2024 Security Bulletin and apply the necessary updates.

Oracle released its Critical Patch Update Advisory for January 2024 to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Oracle’s January 2024 Critical Patch Update Advisory and apply the necessary updates.

Drupal released a security advisory to address a vulnerability affecting multiple Drupal core versions. A cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Drupal security advisory SA-CORE-2024-001 for more information and apply the necessary update.