In recent months, several critical security vulnerabilities have emerged across various platforms and technologies. Understanding these threats and implementing appropriate mitigations is essential for safeguarding digital assets. 1. Prompt Injection Attacks on AI Models Prompt injection attacks have surfaced as significant threats to large language models (LLMs) and AI chatbots. These attacks involve manipulating the…
In May 2023, a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-34362 was discovered in MOVEit Transfer, a managed file transfer software developed by Progress Software. This SQL injection flaw allowed unauthorized access to the MOVEit Transfer database, enabling attackers to execute SQL statements that could alter, delete, or infer information about the database’s structure and contents. en.wikipedia.org…
In December 2021, a critical security vulnerability known as Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) was discovered in Apache Log4j 2, a widely used Java-based logging library. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE), enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. en.wikipedia.org GitHub – logpresso/CVE-2021-44228-Scanner: Vulnerability scanner and mitigation patch for Log4j2 CVE-2021-44228 GitHub – kozmer/log4j-shell-poc:…
In early 2024, a critical security vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-25600 was discovered in the Bricks Builder plugin for WordPress. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely on servers running vulnerable versions of the plugin, potentially leading to full site compromise. GitHub Details of the Vulnerability The Bricks Builder plugin, up to and…
