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The top 5 known vulnerabilities that are a threat to your security posture

A preview of Edgescan's Vulnerability Statistics Report 2021

by Sabina
December 16, 2020
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Every year, fullstack vulnerability management provider Edgescan releases its Vulnerability Statistics Report, which highlights the highest impact vulnerabilities still out there in the wild. As a teaser to their 2021 report, their team has compiled a useful list of the top 5 known, unpatched vulnerabilities leveraged by cybercriminals in order launch attacks on unsuspecting organisations.

The list includes the CVE, its impact and the threat actors taking advantage of the vulnerabilities.

VUlnerabilities pie chart

1. CVE-2019-0708 - Often known as the BlueKeep
CVSS 2 Score 
10 
Impacted Systems 
Microsoft Windows 
Description 
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services formerly known as Terminal Services when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests, aka ‘Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability’. 
Impact 
Someone can use Remote Desktop feature of Windows to login onto your pc and take control. There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed 
Threat Actor 
Kelvin SecTeam (Venezuela, Colombia, Peru) 
Reference Link 
CVE-2019-0708 : A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services formerly known as Terminal Services when an unau (cvedetails.com) 
2. CVE-2017-0143 - DOUBLEPULSAR Payload use this CVE
CVSS 2 Score 
9.3 
Impacted Systems 
Microsoft SMB 
Description 
The SMBv1 server in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, aka “Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.” This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2017-0145, CVE-2017-0146, and CVE-2017-0148. 
Impact 
  • A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system. 
  • A remote user can obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system 
  • The WannaCrypt malware was using this exploit. 
Threat Actor 
APT3 (China), Calypso (China) 
Reference Link  
Windows Server Message Block Request Handling Flaws Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker 
3. CVE-2017-5638 
CVSS 2 Score 
10 
Impacted Systems 
Apache Struts 
Description 
The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 has incorrect exception handling and error-message generation during file-upload attempts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted Content-Type, Content-Disposition, or Content-Length HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017 with a Content-Type header containing a #cmd= string. 
Impact 
  • A remote user can execute arbitrary operating system commands on the target system. 
Threat Actor 
Lazarus Group (North Korea) 
Reference Link 
(Oracle Issues Fix for Oracle WebLogic) Apache Struts Jakarata Multipart Parser Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands on the Target System - SecurityTracker 
4. CVE-2017-5715 - Also known as Spectre
CVSS 2 Score 
4.7 
Impacted Systems 
ARM, Intel 
Description: 
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis. 
Impact:  
A local user can run specially crafted code to cause the CPU to speculatively execute an indirect branch to leak memory contents from another process into a CPU cache and then read the contents of the cache [CVE-2017-5715]. A local user can view arbitrary virtual memory contents on the target CPU device [which can lead to elevated privileges on the target system] 
Threat Actor 
Unknown 
Reference Link 
Intel/AMD/ARM CPU Data Cache Race Conditions Let Local Users Read Arbitrary Virtual CPU Memory - SecurityTracker 
5. CVE-2017-10271 - Used by CyrptoMiners
CVSS 2 Score 
5 
Impacted Systems 
Oracle WebLogic Server 
Description 
A remote user can exploit a flaw in the Oracle WebLogic Server WLS Security component to gain elevated privileges. 
Impact 
  • A remote authenticated user can obtain data on the target system. 
  • A remote user can modify data on the target system. 
  • A remote user can cause denial of service conditions 
Threat Actor 
Rocke Gang (Chinese Cybercrime) 
Reference Link 
Oracle WebLogic Server Flaws Let Remote User Gain Elevated Privileges, Modify Data, and Deny Service on the Target System - SecurityTracker 

 

Visit the Vulnerability Statistics Resources for more information and to view the Edgescan 2020 Stats Report. Register your interest to receive one of the first copies of the 2021 Report, due in February 2021.

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