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F5 Labs

Vulnerabilities, Exploits, and Malware Driving Attack Campaigns in March 2019

2019-04-09 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

6 predictions
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
98%
"to upload a file as swpsmtp _ import _ settings _ file. the contents of this file are unserialized and update _ option is run on each key / value pair. figure 3. the plugin checks to see if swpsmtp _ import _ settings post parameter is set to 1 the threat actors in both of the ca…"
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
97%
"vulnerabilities, exploits, and malware driving attack campaigns in march 2019 security researchers at f5 networks constantly monitor web traffic at various locations throughout the world. this allows us to detect current “ in the wild ” malware, and to get an insight into a threa…"
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
95%
"helpher. php file the purpose of the switch _ php function is to change the current php version of the wordpress installation. this function by its nature is highly critical and should only be accessible to the administrators of the website. now, let ’ s take a look at the update…"
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
62%
"( cve - 2018 - 10225 ) it ’ s been almost four months since this vulnerability was first published, and while threat actors are still looking to exploit vulnerable thinkphp servers, we have seen the number of exploits steadily decline. according to shodan, more than 46, 000 web s…"
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
43%
"##f ) should also be able to stop these threat actors from exploiting vulnerable systems within your network. f5 security researchers will continue monitoring new web application exploits to deliver the latest threat intelligence to its customers, and to share it with the broader…"
T1059.004Unix Shell
42%
"( cve - 2018 - 10225 ) it ’ s been almost four months since this vulnerability was first published, and while threat actors are still looking to exploit vulnerable thinkphp servers, we have seen the number of exploits steadily decline. according to shodan, more than 46, 000 web s…"

Summary

In March, threat actors focused on targeting vulnerabilities released in the last few months. WordPress Easy SMTP Plugin Authentication Bypass vulnerability attacks had the most impact during that time frame.