This vulnerability [CVE-2024-38106] arises when sensitive data is stored in memory that lacks adequate protection,” Mike Walters, president and co-founder of Action1, said, “permitting a low-privileged attacker to manipulate the memory content and escalate their privileges to the SYSTEM level.
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Vulnerability discovery and patch management automation firm Action1 is offering a service that allows organizations to conduct an enterprise-wide free one-time assessment of software vulnerabilities.
Stemming from an absolute path traversal flaw, as categorized by the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE-36), these vulnerabilities expose a pathway for attackers to access and manipulate directories and files located beyond the web root folder,” explained Action1 president, Mike Walters.
Mike Walters, President and co-founder of Action1, says these marketplaces can make it easier for talent to move within the organization, leading to better utilization of skills, increased job satisfaction, and enhanced career development.
While the flaw would take some complexity to exploit, the damage could be fatal, according to Mike Walters, president and co-founder of security firm Action1.
While exploitation attempts are low-volume at the moment, Mike Walters, president and co-founder of Action1, said in emailed commentary that businesses should expect “significant security implications” from the ConnectWise bugs.
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Action1 has updated its namesake patch management platform to make it possible to dynamically group endpoints in addition to providing an audit trail capability.
Mike Walters, president and co-founder of Action1, recommends looking for opportunities to consolidate similar applications serving similar purposes.
Explaining more about why this threat should be taken seriously, Mike Walters, President and co-founder of Action1, said: “Google is releasing urgent patches for the first 0-day of the 2024 in Chrome. Hackers can exploit out-of-bounds memory access vulnerabilities by creating a malicious website or a malicious advertisement.
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Cybersecurity professionals have mostly welcomed the new requirements. Mike Walters, president and co-founder of risk-based patch management company Action1 Corp., told SiliconANGLE that the benefits of these new rules lie in the increasing prominence of cybersecurity.
“Given the researcher’s previous work,” Walters says of the Google TAG analyst responsible for their discovery, “it suggests that they are related to spyware or an APT. However, as usual, the vendor won’t disclose this information.”
“The bug was reported last Friday by researchers at Google TAG, who have recently specialized in vulnerabilities related to spyware and Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) activity, Mike Walters, president and co-founder of risk-based patch management vendor Action1, says.
“The objective is to identify vulnerabilities and assess the organization’s incident response capabilities,” explains Mike Walters, president and co-founder of Action1. “This approach provides valuable insights into an organization’s readiness to combat cyber threats.”