Industrial networking device maker Moxa on Jan. 3 released patches for two bugs in its cellular routers, secure routers, and network security appliances, many of which operate in the critical infrastructure sector. One of the bugs — CVE-2024-9140 — was a critical 9.3 flaw that could potentially allow a remote code execution (RCE), posing significant risk … Read more
Security researchers have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the infotainment units used in some Skoda cars that could allow malicious actors to remotely trigger certain controls and track the cars’ location in real time. PCAutomotive, a cybersecurity firm specializing in the automotive sector, unveiled 12 new security vulnerabilities impacting the latest model of the Skoda Superb … Read more
By Andrey Karpov In the modern world of software development, code quality is becoming a critical factor that determines a project success. Errors in code can entail severe consequences. Related: The convergence of network, application security For example, vulnerabilities in banking applications can lead to financial data leaks, and errors in medical systems can threaten … Read more
Nov 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Vulnerability Nearly two dozen security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Advantech EKI industrial-grade wireless access point devices, some of which could be weaponized to bypass authentication and execute code with elevated privileges. “These vulnerabilities pose significant risks, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges, thereby fully compromising the … Read more
Nov 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Website Security Two critical security flaws impacting the Spam protection, Anti-Spam, and FireWall plugin WordPress could allow an unauthenticated attacker to install and enable malicious plugins on susceptible sites and potentially achieve remote code execution. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-10542 and CVE-2024-10781, carry a CVSS score of 9.8 out of … Read more