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CVE-2024-48995: SQL Server Native Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

**I am running SQL Server on my system. What action do I need to take?** Update your relevant version of SQL Server. Any applicable driver fixes are included in those updates. **I am running my own application on my system. What action do I need to take?** Update your application to use Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 or 19. Update the drivers to the versions listed on this page, which provide protection against this vulnerability. **I am running an application from a software vendor on my system. What action do I need to take?** Consult with your application vendor if it is compatible with Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 or 19. Update the drivers to the versions listed in this page, which provide protection against this vulnerability **There are GDR and/or CU (Cumulative Update) updates offered for my version of SQL Server. How do I know which update to use?** * First, determine your SQL Server version number. For more information on determining your SQL Server version number, see Micr...

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CVE-2024-49043: Microsoft.SqlServer.XEvent.Configuration.dll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

**According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?** The word **Remote** in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. For example, when the score indicates that the **Attack Vector** is **Local** and **User Interaction** is **Required**, this could describe an exploit in which an attacker, through social engineering, convinces a victim to download and open a specially crafted file from a website which leads to a local attack on their computer.

CVE-2024-49042: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

**How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?** An attacker with the administrator role of "azure\_pg\_admin" in the target environment could exploit this vulnerability to gain the same privileges as a SuperUser by sending a specially crafted request to an Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server with specific non-default functionality enabled.

CVE-2024-43613: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

**What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?** An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability would gain the same privileges as the SuperUser role.

Open Source Security Incidents Aren't Going Away

Companies and organizations need to recognize the importance of investing in engineers who possess both the soft and hard skills required to secure open source software effectively.

AI & LLMs Show Promise in Squashing Software Bugs

Large language models (LLMs) can help app security firms find and fix software vulnerabilities. Malicious actors are on to them too, but here's why defenders may retain the edge.

6 Infotainment Bugs Allow Mazdas to Be Hacked With USBs

Direct cyberattacks on vehicles are all but unheard of. In theory though, the opportunity is there to cause real damage — data extraction, full system compromise, even gaining access to safety-critical systems.

Hackers Can Access Mazda Vehicle Controls Via System Vulnerabilities

Hackers can exploit critical vulnerabilities in Mazda’s infotainment system, including one that enables code execution via USB, compromising…

IcePeony and Transparent Tribe Target Indian Entities with Cloud-Based Tools

High-profile entities in India have become the target of malicious campaigns orchestrated by the Pakistan-based Transparent Tribe threat actor and a previously unknown China-nexus cyber espionage group dubbed IcePeony. The intrusions linked to Transparent Tribe involve the use of a malware called ElizaRAT and a new stealer payload dubbed ApoloStealer on specific victims of interest, Check Point

GHSA-q78v-cv36-8fxj: Devtron has SQL Injection in CreateUser API

### Summary An authenticated user (with minimum permission) could utilize and exploit SQL Injection to allow the execution of malicious SQL queries via CreateUser API (/orchestrator/user). ### Details The API is CreateUser (/orchestrator/user). The function to read user input is: https://github.com/devtron-labs/devtron/blob/4296366ae288f3a67f87e547d2b946acbcd2dd65/api/auth/user/UserRestHandler.go#L96-L104 The userInfo (line 104) parameter can be controlled by users. The SQL injection can happen in the code: https://github.com/devtron-labs/devtron/blob/4296366ae288f3a67f87e547d2b946acbcd2dd65/pkg/auth/user/repository/UserAuthRepository.go#L1038 The query (line 1038) parameter can be controlled by a user to create and execute a malicious SQL query. The user should be authenticated but only needs minimum permissions: ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/08ba940e-33a8-408d-9a1e-9cd1504b95c5) ### PoC Demonstrate a blind SQL injection to retrieve the database name: `...