CONTENTS:

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES January 30 - February 6, 2020
TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: NetWire variants used in fake business spam campaign

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

Title: NetWire RAT reappears with financial motivations
Description: Security researchers recently discovered a new variant of the NetWire remote access trojan being spread via fake business emails. Attackers are sending supposed invoices from legitimate-looking emails that download the RAT. Once infected, NetWire carries out a series of malicious actions that all appear aimed at stealing users’ financial information and logins. NetWire first emerged in 2012, and has since gone through various iterations across multiple adversaries.
Reference: https://securityintelligence.com/posts/new-netwire-rat-campaigns-use-img-attachments-to-deliver-malware-targeting-enterprise-users/
Snort SIDs: 53026 - 53030

Title: Cisco small business switches open to denial of service attacks
Description: Cisco disclosed two high-severity vulnerabilities in some of its small business switches. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to carry out denial-of-service attacks or obtain sensitive information. The Series Smart Switches, Series Managed Switches and Series Stackable Managed Switches are all vulnerable, though a patch is now available. Cisco said in its vulnerability advisory that it was unaware of active exploitation of any of these vulnerabilities.
Reference: https://threatpost.com/cisco-patches-high-severity-bugs-in-switch-lineup/152392/
Snort SIDs: 52993 - 52998

INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY

Attackers took over the personal profile of a large data provider’s employee, eventually gaining access to the company’s account and spending others’ money on fake advertisements.
https://www.cnet.com/news/hackers-infiltrated-a-big-facebook-data-partner-to-launch-scams/

A defense contractor with ties to the Pentagon was hit with a ransomware attack, though few details were available as of Tuesday. Electronic Warfare Associates says it is working with law enforcement agencies.
https://www.cyberscoop.com/ryuk-ransomware-ewa-dod-contractor/

Although Microsoft Office 365 does not use customers’ information to make money, journalists hoping to keep their information secure may want to avoid using the service, according to a new report.
https://freedom.press/training/blog/newsrooms-lets-talk-about-office365/

A new report suggests security company Ring’s Android app shares private information with Facebook and three marketing agencies.
https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-01-29/ring-app-shares-personal-data-eff-finds

Sprint mistakenly exposed its private support community to the web, showing customer names, some location information and device ID numbers.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/01/sprint-exposed-customer-support-site-to-web/

New reports indicate Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ leaked text messages may have come from his girlfriend, and not the result of potential hacking from Saudi Arabia and The National Enquirer, as suggested by Bezos in the past.
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/25/jeff-bezos-leaked-text-messages-origin/

The results of Iowa’s much anticipated presidential primary election were delayed due to reporting errors with the state’s mobile reporting software, among other problems.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/4/21122337/iowa-caucus-app-bug-results-reporting-crash-election-tech-democrats

The Department of Defense is adding new cyber security requirements for contractors applying to RFPs, slated to go into effect in 2026.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dod-to-require-cybersecurity-certification-from-defense-contractors/

BlackBerry officially ended its production of hardware this week, further transitioning the company into the cyber security space after its acquisition of Cylance last year.
https://www.information-age.com/blackberrys-transition-cyber-security-company-focus-trust-123486853/

RECENT VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
COMPILED BY THE QUALYS VULNERABILITY RESEARCH TEAM

This is a list of recent vulnerabilities for which exploits are available. System administrators can use this list to help in prioritization of their remediation activities. The Qualys Vulnerability Research Team compiles this information based on various exploit frameworks, exploit databases, exploit kits and monitoring of internet activity.

ID: CVE-2019-18426
Title: whatsapp Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vendor: whatsapp
Description: A vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop versions when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone versions allows cross-site scripting and local file reading. Exploiting the vulnerability requires the victim to click a link preview from a specially crafted text message.
CVSS v2 Base Score: | 5.8 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

ID: CVE-2019-16027
Title: Cisco IOS XR Software Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor: Cisco
Description: A vulnerability in the implementation of the Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) routing protocol functionality in Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition in the IS-IS process. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of a SNMP request for specific Object Identifiers OIDs by the IS-IS process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP request to the affected device.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)

ID: CVE-2019-16516
Title: ConnectWise Control User Enumeration Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vendor: ConnectWise
Description: An issue was discovered in ConnectWise Control (formerly known as ScreenConnect). ConnectWise Control is vulnerable to a user enumeration vulnerability, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to determine with certainty if an account exists for a given username.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

ID: CVE-2020-8417
Title: WordPress Code Snippets Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: WordPress
Description: WordPress plugin code snippets is vulnerable to cross site request forgery. Plugin’s import function does not provide protection against CSRF. This vulnerability leads to Remote Code Execution. An attacker could possibly exploit this vulnerability and gain access to sensitive information.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:P)

ID: CVE-2011-3613, CVE-2011-3614
Title: Vanilla Forums Security Bypass and Cookie Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Vendor: vanillaforums
Description: Vanilla forums is exposed to an error within the handling of cookies that can be exploited to disclose cookie information. An error within the access control of the Facebook, Twitter, and Embed plugins can be used to bypass certain security restrictions.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

ID: CVE-2012-6114
Title: pyrad Password Hash Information Disclosure Vulnerability and Packet Spoofing Vulnerability
Vendor: pyrad
Description: pyrad is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability and a packet spoofing vulnerability. An attacker can exploit these issue to obtain sensitive information through man in the middle attacks and spoof packet IDs that may lead to further attacks.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

ID: CVE-2019-19781
Title: Citrix ADC And Citrix Gateway Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Citrix
Description: A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) formerly known as NetScaler ADC and Citrix Gateway formerly known as NetScaler Gateway that, if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform arbitrary code execution. Successfully exploiting this issue will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code within the context of the application.
CVSS v2 Base Score: | 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

ID: CVE-2020-0609
Title: Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. This vulnerability is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the target system.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2020-0604
Title: Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the SharePoint application pool and the SharePoint server farm account.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

ID: CVE-2020-7247
Title: OpenBSD OpenSMTPD Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: OpenBSD
Description: OpenBSD OpenSMTPD mail server is exposed to remote command execution vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands with elevated privileges. This vulnerability exists in OpenBSD’s mail server OpenSMTPD’s “smtp_mailaddr()” function, and affects OpenBSD version 6.6. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands like “sleep 66” as root user.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2020-0601
Title: Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: A spoofing vulnerability exists in the way Windows CryptoAPI validates Elliptic Curve Cryptography certificates. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by using a spoofed code-signing certificate to sign a malicious executable, making it appear the file was from a trusted, legitimate source.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.8 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES January 30 - February 6, 2020
COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

SHA 256: 3f6e3d8741da950451668c8333a4958330e96245be1d592fcaa485f4ee4eadb3
MD5: 47b97de62ae8b2b927542aa5d7f3c858
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/3f6e3d8741da950451668c8333a4958330e96245be1d592fcaa485f4ee4eadb3/details
Typical Filename: qmreportupload.exe
Claimed Product: qmreportupload
Detection Name: Win.Trojan.Generic::in10.talos

SHA 256: c0cdd2a671195915d9ffb5c9533337db935e0cc2f4d7563864ea75c21ead3f94
MD5: 7c38a43d2ed9af80932749f6e80fea6f
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/c0cdd2a671195915d9ffb5c9533337db935e0cc2f4d7563864ea75c21ead3f94/details
Typical Filename: xme64-520.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: PUA.Win.File.Coinminer::1201

SHA 256: 1460fd00cb6addf9806a341fee9c5ab0a793762d1d97dca05fa17467c8705af7
MD5: 88cbadec77cf90357f46a3629b6737e6
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1460fd00cb6addf9806a341fee9c5ab0a793762d1d97dca05fa17467c8705af7/details
Typical Filename: FlashHelperServices.exe
Claimed Product: Flash Helper Services
Detection Name: PUA.Win.File.2144flashplayer::tpd

SHA 256: 85b936960fbe5100c170b777e1647ce9f0f01e3ab9742dfc23f37cb0825b30b5
MD5: 8c80dd97c37525927c1e549cb59bcbf3
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/85b936960fbe5100c170b777e1647ce9f0f01e3ab9742dfc23f37cb0825b30b5/details
Typical Filename: eternalblue-2.2.0.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.85B936960F.5A5226262.auto.Talos

SHA 256: c3e530cc005583b47322b6649ddc0dab1b64bcf22b124a492606763c52fb048f
MD5: e2ea315d9a83e7577053f52c974f6a5a
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/c3e530cc005583b47322b6649ddc0dab1b64bcf22b124a492606763c52fb048f/details
Typical Filename: c3e530cc005583b47322b6649ddc0dab1b64bcf22b124a492606763c52fb048f
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.AgentWDCR:Gen.21gn.1201