CONTENTS:

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES August 16 - 23, 2018
TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: tAdobe Flash Player arbitrary code execution bugs

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

Title: Multiple flaws in Adobe Flash Player
Description: There are several vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victim machine. The five bugs are all rated as “important.” Three of them are due to out-of-bounds reads.
Reference: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-25.html
Snort SID: 47529 - 47534, 47568, 47569

Title: Epic MyChart command injection vulnerability
Description: There is an XPath injection vulnerability in Epic MyChart, a medical records management platform. The bug could allow a remote attacker to access contents of an XML document containing static display settings, such as field labels.
Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6272
Snort SID: 47552 - 47555

INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY

China is continuing to build up its cyberwarfare capabilites, despite the fact that it believes it still lags behind the U.S., according to a new Pentagon report.
https://www.securityweek.com/china-believes-its-cyber-capabilities-lag-behind-us-pentagon

A severe PHP vulnerability has left thousands of WordPress websites open to attack.
https://threatpost.com/severe-php-exploit-threatens-wordpress-sites-with-remote-code-execution/136649/

Smart cities may be vulnerable to so-called “panic attacks” due to several vulnerabilities in the sensors they use.
https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?htmlfid=73018473USEN

A cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million after several million dollars of cryptocurrency was stolen off of his phone.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/15/cryptocurrency-investor-sues-att-for-224-million-over-loss-of-digita.html

Hackers stole $13.5 million across three days from Cosmos Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in India.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-steal-135-million-across-three-days-from-indian-bank/

Instagram users are reporting that their accounts are being hacked. Attackers will change the email linked to the account, most often addresses with .ru domains.
https://mashable.com/2018/08/13/instagram-hack-locked-out-of-account/#RMK1Xn3.jqqp

U.S. President Donald Trump has reversed an Obama-era directive regarding cyberattacks, with the goal of relaxing regulations on how and when they can be used against other nations.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-seeking-to-relax-rules-on-u-s-cyberattacks-reverses-obama-directive-1534378721

The FBI is launching an investigation into a cyberattack against David Min, a Democrat running for Congress in California.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-hacking-exclusive/exclusive-fbi-probing-cyber-attack-on-congressional-campaign-in-california-sources-idUSKBN1L22BZ

RECENT VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
COMPILED BY THE QUALYS VULNERABILITY RESEARCH TEAM

This is a list of recent vulnerabilities for which exploits are available. System administrators can use this list to help in prioritization of their remediation activities. The Qualys Vulnerability Research Team compiles this information based on various exploit frameworks, exploit databases, exploit kits and monitoring of internet activity.

ID: CVE-2018-2628
Title: Oracle Weblogic Deserialization Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Oracle
Description: Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: WLS Core Components). Supported versions that are affected are 10.3.6.0, 12.1.3.0, 12.2.1.2 and 12.2.1.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3 to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebLogic Server.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

ID: CVE-2018-8174
Title: Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: The VBScript engine contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to how it handles objects in memory. An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2018-7600
Title: Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (SA-CORE-2018-002)
Vendor: Drupal
Description: Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of an issue affecting multiple subsystems with default or common module configurations.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2018-0886
Title: Microsoft Credential Security Support Provider Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: The Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709 Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to how CredSSP validates request during the authentication process, aka “CredSSP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability”.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2018-4878
Title: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSA18-01)
Vendor: Adobe
Description: A critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.137 and earlier versions. Successful exploitation could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2018-4878 exists in the wild and is being used in targeted attacks.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2017-12636
Title: Apache CouchDB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Apache Software Foundation
Description: CouchDB administrative users can configure the database server via HTTP(S). Some of the configuration options include paths for operating system-level binaries that are subsequently launched by CouchDB. This allows an admin user in Apache CouchDB before 1.7.0 and 2.x before 2.1.1 to execute arbitrary shell commands as the CouchDB user, including downloading and executing scripts from the public internet.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2017-10271
Title: Oracle WebLogic WLS Security Component Remote Code Execution
Vendor: Oracle
Description: Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: WLS Security). Supported versions that are affected are 10.3.6.0.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.1.0 and 12.2.1.2.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebLogic Server.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

ID: CVE-2017-8759
Title: Microsoft .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft .NET Framework processes untrusted input. Microsoft is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2017-8759 exists in the wild and is being used in targeted attacks.
Microsoft published a .NET security update to address this issue.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES August 16 - 23, 2018
COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

SHA 256: bcffda040c93b743bca1a67128ec1f60595dc0b14655afd7949b6c779e0e997f
MD5: 2dbf779808d2ec3f5121891be9f4b1cf2db
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/bcffda040c93b743bca1a67128ec1f60595dc0b14655afd7949b6c779e0e997f/details
Typical Filename: helperamc
Claimed Product: Advanced Mac Cleaner
Detection Name: PUA.Osx.Malware.Amcleaner::1201

SHA 256: 38dd6e623626109f41e4cc46f4514ceae560bff025b9528340fb92d233892122
MD5: 5c775039f60f560ce46db2821159e9e15c7
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/38dd6e623626109f41e4cc46f4514ceae560bff025b9528340fb92d233892122/details
Typical Filename: bcffda040c93b743bca1a67128ec1f60595dc0b14655afd7949b6c779e0e997f~.x86
Claimed Product: Advanced Mac Cleaner
Detection Name: PUA.Osx.Downloader.Amcleaner::1201

SHA 256: 545c9d50242b5a4dfe4c71f0bff64fcdc7df6bcaa08f798450c6d96ddb804ff3
MD5: 4b5186ca88ed8ef855ce7c409b9b50354b5
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/545c9d50242b5a4dfe4c71f0bff64fcdc7df6bcaa08f798450c6d96ddb804ff3/details
Typical Filename: bcffda040c93b743bca1a67128ec1f60595dc0b14655afd7949b6c779e0e997f~.x64
Claimed Product: Advanced Mac Cleaner
Detection Name: PUA.Osx.Malware.Amcleaner::1201

SHA 256: 15716598f456637a3be3d6c5ac91266142266a9910f6f3f85cfd193ec1d6ed8b
MD5: 799b30f47060ca05d80ece53866e01cc799
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/15716598f456637a3be3d6c5ac91266142266a9910f6f3f85cfd193ec1d6ed8b/details
Typical Filename: mf2016341595.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.Generic:Gen.21ij.1201

SHA 256: c3e530cc005583b47322b6649ddc0dab1b64bcf22b124a492606763c52fb048f
MD5: e2ea315d9a83e7577053f52c974f6a5ae2e
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/c3e530cc005583b47322b6649ddc0dab1b64bcf22b124a492606763c52fb048f/details
Typical Filename: Tempmf582901854.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.AgentWDCR:Gen.21gn.1201