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With the Seemplicity platform and VulnCheck KEV, organizations can remediate the riskiest vulnerabilities faster than ever. The integration of the VulnCheck KEV catalog, a community resource that enables security teams to manage vulnerabilities and risk with additional context and evidence-based validation, is available to all Seemplicity platform customers.

Vulnerabilities are a major risk for organizations, and a major attack vector for threat actors. There were over 29,000 vulnerabilities published in 2023, amounting to over 3,800 more common vulnerabilities and exposure (CVEs) identifiers being issued last year than in 2022. But that doesn’t mean these most recent vulnerabilities are the only ones in a threat actor’s toolbox.

On March 21, 2024, security researchers published a technical analysis along with a proof of concept (PoC) regarding the critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2023-48788, in Fortinet’s FortiClientEMS. This vulnerability enables an unauthenticated threat actor to achieve RCE through the manipulation of SQL commands. Fortinet has stated that this vulnerability is under active exploitation. PoC exploit code is also now publicly available.

In the last blog on fixing vulnerabilities with Veracode Fix, we looked at SQL Injection remediation in a Java application. Since then, we have released Fix support for Python (and PHP) and launched a new VS Code plugin that includes support for Fix. It seems appropriate, therefore, to look at resolving a problem in a Python app using Veracode Fix in the VS Code IDE. This time let’s examine a simple cross-site scripting (XSS) weakness.

There's no doubt that no organization wants to be the victim of a cyber attack, but even the most security-minded entity can find itself caught off-guard or exposed when a zero-day exploit is discovered.

A website vulnerability refers to a weakness or misconfiguration in the design, implementation, or operation of a website that can be exploited by attackers to compromise its integrity, availability, or confidentiality. These vulnerabilities can exist in various components of a website, including its code, server configuration, database, and third-party plugins or extensions.

Back in August 2023, Checkmarx and Sysdig announced a new partnership. This collaboration enables customers of both Checkmarx and Sysdig to leverage the comprehensive visibility offered by Sysdig Runtime Insights to get even more value from the Checkmarx One application security platform.

PHP is a popular server-side scripting language that is widely used for web development. PHP developers can ship and deploy more high-quality software products by leveraging static analysis tools that help mitigate PHP code errors, security vulnerabilities, and other issues that can impact the quality and security of the application if not addressed early in the development cycle.

Zero-day vulnerabilities require an emergency response, disrupting proactive security initiatives and placing additional pressure on security teams. Despite not being the primary focus of their daily responsibilities, zero-days, especially those exploited in the wild, capture significant media attention. This often results in managers, executives, and even board members seeking immediate information about the company’s exposure to the latest threats.

Vulnerability management isn’t just about identifying weaknesses; it’s about effectively addressing them. How do you know if you’re on the right track? Are you effectively addressing vulnerabilities and minimizing risks? To answer these questions, you need more than just a list of potential metrics – you need clarity on what truly matters.