PacketFence is a network access control (NAC) system. It is actively maintained and has been deployed in numerous large-scale institutions. It can be used to effectively secure networks, from small to very large heterogeneous networks. PacketFence provides NAC-oriented features such as registration of new network devices, detection of abnormal network activities including from remote snort sensors, isolation of problematic devices, remediation through a captive portal, and registration-based and scheduled vulnerability scans.

This Metasploit module exploits a file upload vulnerability in ManageEngine Eventlog Analyzer. The vulnerability exists in the agentUpload servlet which accepts unauthenticated file uploads and handles zip file contents in a insecure way. By combining both weaknesses a remote attacker can achieve remote code execution. This Metasploit module has been tested successfully on versions v7.0 – v9.9 b9002 in Windows and Linux. Versions between 7.0 and < 8.1 are only exploitable via EAR deployment in the JBoss server, while versions 8.1+ are only exploitable via a JSP upload.

This Metasploit module exploits a remote file include vulnerability in Railo, tested against version 4.2.1. First, a call using a vulnerable cffile line in thumbnail.cfm allows an attacker to download an arbitrary PNG file. By appending a .cfm, and taking advantage of a directory traversal, an attacker can append cold fusion markup to the PNG file, and have it interpreted by the server. This is used to stage and execute a fully-fledged payload.

This Metasploit module exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in Solarwinds Storage Manager. The vulnerability exists in the AuthenticationFilter, which allows to bypass authentication with specially crafted URLs. After bypassing authentication, is possible to use a file upload function to achieve remote code execution. This Metasploit module has been tested successfully in Solarwinds Store Manager Server 5.1.0 and 5.7.1 on Windows 32 bits, Windows 64 bits and Linux 64 bits operating systems.

Lynis is an auditing tool for Unix (specialists). It scans the system and available software to detect security issues. Beside security related information it will also scan for general system information, installed packages and configuration mistakes. This software aims in assisting automated auditing, software patch management, vulnerability and malware scanning of Unix based systems.

ChatSecure IM version 2.2.4 suffers from a script insertion vulnerability.

Photorange version 1.0 suffers from a local file inclusion vulnerability.

The International Conference on Semantic Web Business and Innovation (SWBI2015) has announced it’s call for participation. It will be held at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland October 7th through the 9th, 2015.

Ubuntu Security Notice 2330-1 – Jan de Mooij, Christian Holler, Karl Tomlinson, Randell Jesup, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman and JW Wang discovered multiple memory safety issues in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message with scripting enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Thunderbird. Abhishek Arya discovered a use-after-free during DOM interactions with SVG. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message with scripting enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Thunderbird. Various other issues were also addressed.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2014-1184-01 – Red Hat Satellite is a systems management tool for Linux-based infrastructures. It allows for provisioning, monitoring, and remote management of multiple Linux deployments with a single, centralized tool. The spacewalk-java packages contain the code for the Java version of the Spacewalk Web site. A stored cross-site scripting flaw was found in the way spacewalk-java displayed log files. By sending a specially crafted request to Satellite, a remote attacker could embed HTML content into the log file, allowing them to inject malicious content into the web page that is used to view that log file.