Recent days have seen a surge in cyber threats as multiple new vulnerabilities are being actively exploited, raising concerns among cybersecurity experts.
Tech giants including Apple, VMware, Atlassian, and Fortra are among those affected, with government agencies such as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issuing warnings.
On Tuesday, CISA echoed Apple’s alert regarding CVE-2024-23222, a zero-day vulnerability affecting several iPhone and iPad versions, exploited by cybercriminals to execute code on victim devices. Apple urged users to update, and CISA directed federal civilian agencies to patch the bug by February 13.
Simultaneously, concerns were raised about a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-0204, in Fortra’s GoAnywhere file transfer software, allowing attackers to create an admin user account and gain widespread system access. Fortra urged users to patch promptly, emphasizing the severity of the flaw with a 9.8 CVSS score.
Notably, cybersecurity researchers identified active attacks on vulnerabilities affecting products from Atlassian and Apache. CVE-2023-22527, a severe flaw in Atlassian’s Confluence Data Center and Confluence Servers, prompted urgent patching recommendations from Atlassian, emphasizing its severity with a maximum CVSS score of 10. Simultaneously, Trustwave revealed a surge in attacks exploiting CVE-2023-46604 in Apache ActiveMQ, enabling hackers to deploy various malicious tools.
Furthermore, CISA and Mandiant warned of ongoing attacks exploiting CVE-2023-34048, affecting VMware vCenter Servers. The vulnerability, disclosed in October, saw Chinese espionage hackers exploiting it as far back as 2021. CISA added the bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, setting a deadline for federal civilian agencies to patch by February 12.
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Apple, in response to these emerging threats, released updates across its operating systems, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS, addressing the exploited WebKit security vulnerability (CVE-2024-23222). The company acknowledged the potential exploitation of the issue, urging users to update their devices promptly.
As the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve, vigilance and prompt patching remain crucial in mitigating the risks posed by these exploited vulnerabilities across various technology ecosystems.