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June 6, 2019June 19, 2019

@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert: Vol. 19, Num. 23

@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert
June 06, 2019 – Vol. 19, Num. 23
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CONTENTS:

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES May 30 – June 6, 2019
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TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: WordPress plugin vulnerability used in the wild to redirect users to malicious websites
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NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

Title: Attackers exploit bug in popular WordPress vulnerability to inject malicious JavaScript
Description: Attackers are exploiting a recently patched bug in a WordPress plugin that allows them to redirect users to malicious sites. The vulnerability exists in the content management system’s instant chat plugin, which can allow site managers to communicate directly with users. The bug allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into these sites, sending them to attacker-controlled websites or displaying malicious pop-ups.
Reference: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/05/hackers-actively-exploit-wordpress-plugin-flaw-to-send-visitors-to-bad-sites/
Snort SIDs: 50299

Title: Cisco Firepower protects against encrypted attacks exploiting Microsoft RDP bug
Description: Researchers at Cisco Talos discovered a new way to protect against encrypted attacks exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft RDP. Microsoft disclosed the bug in May, but did not provide any guidance on how to mitigate attacks. A new method using Cisco Firepower Management Center allows users to protect themselves from attacks that would otherwise go virtually undetected.
Reference: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2019/05/firepower-encrypted-rdp-detection.html
Snort SIDs: 50137

INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY

Apple unveiled a new authentication system that will allow users to log into third-party sites with their Apple ID, which the company says will make it tougher for apps to track users.
https://www.securityweek.com/apple-unveils-privacy-focused-authentication-system

Security researchers say there is no evidence that the EternalBlue NSA exploit was used in a ransomware attack on the city of Baltimore.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/06/report-no-eternal-blue-exploit-found-in-baltimore-city-ransomware/

A new malware, which pulls together several open-source components, appears to have been used in several document-based attacks January through April of this year.
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2019/06/frankenstein-campaign.html

Several American universities, foundations and retirement plans have invested in two Chinese facial recognition companies that the Chinese government is now using to surveil its citizens.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/us-money-funding-facial-recognition-sensetime-megvii?%3Fbftw=world

The U.S. State Department is now requesting all visa applicants provide their social media account handles.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/us/us-visa-application-social-media.html

Google is rolling out a series of new policies aimed to eliminate malicious plugins from the extensions store of its Chrome browser.
https://www.wired.com/story/google-chrome-extensions-security-changes/

MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES May 30 – June 6, 2019
COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

SHA 256: 3f6e3d8741da950451668c8333a4958330e96245be1d592fcaa485f4ee4eadb3
MD5: 47b97de62ae8b2b927542aa5d7f3c858
VirusTotal: scan analysis
Typical Filename: qmreportupload.exe
Claimed Product: qmreportupload
Detection Name: Win.Trojan.Generic::in10.talos

SHA 256: 144e4b5a6e99d9e89dae2ac2907c313d253878e13db86c6f5c50dae6e17a015a
MD5: 5e3b592b8e093f92ae9f6cfc93b22c58
VirusTotal: scan analysis
Typical Filename: pupdate.exe
Claimed Product: Internet Explorer
Detection Name: W32.144E4B5A6E-95.SBX.TG

SHA 256: c3e530cc005583b47322b6649ddc0dab1b64bcf22b124a492606763c52fb048f
MD5: e2ea315d9a83e7577053f52c974f6a5a
VirusTotal: scan analysis
Typical Filename: Tempmf582901854.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.AgentWDCR:Gen.21gn.1201

SHA 256: 15716598f456637a3be3d6c5ac91266142266a9910f6f3f85cfd193ec1d6ed8b
MD5: 799b30f47060ca05d80ece53866e01cc
VirusTotal: scan analysis
Typical Filename: 15716598f456637a3be3d6c5ac91266142266a9910f6f3f85cfd193ec1d6ed8b.bin
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.Generic:Gen.22fz.1201

SHA 256: 7acf71afa895df5358b0ede2d71128634bfbbc0e2d9deccff5c5eaa25e6f5510
MD5: 4a50780ddb3db16ebab57b0ca42da0fb
VirusTotal: scan analysis
Typical Filename: wup.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.7ACF71AFA8-95.SBX.TG

May 30, 2019July 15, 2019

@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert: Vol. 19, Num. 22

@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert
May 30, 2019 – Vol. 19, Num. 22
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CONTENTS:

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES May 23 -30, 2019
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TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Another zero-day vulnerability exposed in Internet Explorer
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NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

Title: Vulnerability could allow JavaScript to be injected into Internet Explorer 11
Description: Researchers uncovered another Microsoft zero-day vulnerability. One of the critical bugs could allow an attacker to inject a DLL into Internet Explorer 11. After the injection, the exploit opens a filepicker and an HTML page that contains JavaScript that executes in a lower security context. There is also a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Error Reporting.
Reference: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/poc-exploits-released-for-two-more-windows-vulnerabilities/
Snort SIDs: 50183, 50184

Title: Winnti malware now appears on Linux
Description: A new variant of the Winnti malware has been spotted in the wild being exploited on Linux machines. The malware acts as a backdoor for attackers. There are two different files – a main backdoor and a library that can hide the malware’s activity. Winnti’s primary role is to handle communications and deploy other modules directly from the command and control (C2) server.
Reference: https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/malware/googles-chronicle-security-team-discovered-a-linux-version-of-the-winnti-malware-was-used-in-the-2015-hack-of-a-vietnamese-gaming-company/
Snort SIDs: 50164 – 50167

INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY

Title insurance company First American Financial Corp. leaked hundreds of millions of documents related to mortgage deals dating back to 2003.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/05/first-american-financial-corp-leaked-hundreds-of-millions-of-title-insurance-records/

Hackers claim to have stolen the personal data of millions of Australian graphic design startup Canva’s users.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/australian-tech-unicorn-canva-suffers-security-breach/

An estimated one million devices are still vulnerable to the wormable vulnerability that people are calling “BlueKeep,” which Microsoft disclosed earlier this month.
https://threatpost.com/one-million-devices-open-to-wormable-microsoft-bluekeep-flaw/145113/

Snapchat pushed back on a report that some of its employees used privileged access to spy on some users.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/snapchat-claims-of-employees-1/

The U.S. charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 criminal charges for soliciting, receiving and publishing national secrets.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/julian-assange-wikileaks-new-charges-us

A phony, malicious app on the Google Play store that steals users’ cryptocurrencies was downloaded more than 1,000 times before being removed recently.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/23/cryptocurrency-stealing-android-app/

Several lawmakers are upset that a former NSA hacking tool is behind several cyberattacks against American cities, most recently Baltimore. However, many researchers say it is on end-users to patch their machines and protect them from these kinds of vulnerabilities.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2019/05/28/the-cybersecurity-202-security-pros-divided-over-nsa-s-responsibility-for-baltimore-hack/5cec79771ad2e52231e8e80f/

MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES May 23 – 30, 2019
COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

SHA 256: f08f4374674a8993ddaf89dcaf216bc6952d211763b8489366b0835f0eda1950
MD5: b9a5e492a6c4dd618613b1a2a9c6a4fb
VirusTotal: scan analysis
Typical Filename: maf-task.zip
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: PUA.Osx.Adware.Gt32supportgeeks::221862.in02

May 23, 2019May 28, 2019

@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert: Vol. 19, Num. 21

@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert
May 23, 2019 – Vol. 19, Num. 21
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CONTENTS:

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES May 16 -23, 2019
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TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Microsoft warns of wormable remote code execution bug
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NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

Title: Coverage available for critical vulnerability in Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol
Description: Microsoft continues to urge users to update to the latest version of the Remote Desktop Protocol to patch a wormable remote code execution bug. The vulnerability opens up victims to an attack where malware spreads from one machine to another once this bug is exploited only once. The company disclosed this vulnerability last week as part of its monthly security update. The company disclosed this vulnerability as CVE-2019-0708 last week as part of its monthly security update.
Reference: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3395444/microsoft-urges-windows-customers-to-patch-wormable-rdp-flaw.html
Snort SIDs: 50137

Title: Multiple vulnerabilities in Wacom Update Helper
Description: There are two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Wacom update helper. The update helper is a utility installed alongside the macOS application for Wacom tablets. The application interacts with the tablet and allows the user to manage it. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker with local access to raise their privileges to root.
Reference: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2019/05/wacom-update-helper-vuln-spotlight-may-2019.html
Snort SIDs: 48850, 48851

INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent out a warning that some Chinese-made drones may be transmitting sensitive data back to their manufacturers.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/politics/dhs-chinese-drone-warning/index.html

A popular forum for people involved in stealing online accounts and carrying out SIM-swapping attacks was hacked, exposing the hashed passwords, IP addresses, email addresses and private users for more than 110,000 of its members.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/05/account-hijacking-forum-ogusers-hacked/

The MuddyWater APT recently made some changes to its well-known BlackWater malware that make it more difficult to detect and easier for it to establish persistence.
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2019/05/recent-muddywater-associated-blackwater.html

Cisco has released firmware updates to address a critical flaw in its Secure Boot implementation; while fixes are currently available for some products, patches for others will not be available until later this year.
https://threatpost.com/cisco-patch-firmware/144936/

A misconfiguration in some of the most popular Docker containers could open them to attack; the issue affects containers from Microsoft, Monsanto and the British government.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/root-account-misconfigurations-found-in-20-of-top-1000-docker-containers/

San Francisco passed a law banning the government’s use of facial recognition technology, which is expected to set up battles in other cities and states between law enforcement officials and privacy advocates.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/san-francisco-s-facial-recognition-ban-just-beginning-national-battle-n1007186

MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES May 16 – 23, 2019
COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

SHA 256: 6dfaacd6f16cb86923f21217ca436b09348ee72b34849921fed2a17bddd59310
MD5: 7054c32d4a21ae2d893a1c1994039050
VirusTotal: scan analysis
Typical Filename: maftask.zip
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: PUA.Osx.Adware.Advancedmaccleaner::tpd