IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Directory Traversal and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-4711, CVE-2020-4703) Threat Alert

Vulnerability Description On September 15, 2020, NSFOCUS detected that IBM released a security bulletin, which fixed directory traversal and arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-4711, CVE-2020-4703) in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Administrative Console. The directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2020-4711) exists in a script (/opt/ECX/tools/scripts/restore_wrapper.sh) within Spectrum Protect Plus. An unauthenticated attacker could...

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-16875) Handling Guide

Vulnerability Description Recently, NSFOCUS detected that security personnel disclosed the procedure for exploiting the Microsoft Exchange Server remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-16875) online. The vulnerability was made public by Microsoft in its September 2020 Security Updates. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Exchange Server handles...

PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-2040) Threat Alert

Vulnerability Description Recently, NSFOCUS detected that Palo Alto Networks (PAN) released a security advisory, which announced a critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-2040) assigned a CVSS base score of 9.8. When Captive Portal is enabled or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is configured, this buffer overflow vulnerability in PAN-OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to potentially...

Netlogon Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) Handling Guide

1.  Vulnerability Description Recently, NSFOCUS detected that the foreign security company Secura disclosed detailed information and validation scripts about the Netlogon privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472), which increases vulnerability risks abruptly. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires a computer on the same local area network (LAN) as the target. When using the...

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-16875) Threat Alert

Overview Microsoft has fixed a critical vulnerability in its September 2020 Security Updates, which is a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-16875) in Microsoft Exchange Server. Recently, relevant proof of concept (PoC) has appeared on the Internet. Due to incorrect verification of cmdlet arguments, an attacker may trigger this vulnerability by...

Microsoft September 2020 Security Updates for Multiple High-Risk Product Vulnerabilities Threat Alert

Vulnerability Description On September 9, 2020, Beijing time, Microsoft released September 2020 Security Updates that fix 129 vulnerabilities ranging from remote code execution to privilege escalation in various products, including Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange Server, Visual Studio, and ASP.NET. (mais…)