F5 Releases Security Advisories Addressing Multiple Vulnerabilities

by Scott Muniz | May 4, 2022 | Security, Technology

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F5 has released security advisories on vulnerabilities affecting multiple products, including various versions of BIG-IP. Included in the release is an advisory for CVE-2022-1388, which allows undisclosed requests to bypass the iControl REST authentication in BIG-IP. An attacker could exploit CVE-2022-1388 to take control of an affected system.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review the F5 webpage, Overview of F5 vulnerabilities (May 2022), and apply the necessary updates or workarounds.

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird

by Scott Muniz | May 4, 2022 | Security, Technology

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Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. 

CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisory for Firefox 100, Firefox ESR 91.9, and Thunderbird 91.9 and apply the necessary updates. 

CISA Adds Five Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

by Scott Muniz | May 4, 2022 | Security, Technology

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CISA has added five new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly added vulnerabilities in the catalog, click on the arrow on the of the “Date Added to Catalog” column, which will sort by descending dates. 

Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog as a living list of known CVEs that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires FCEB agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information. 

Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of Catalog vulnerabilities as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the Catalog that meet the meet the specified criteria.