If you want just to see how to find evidence of the Atlassian vulnerability in your Confluence systems, skip down to the “detections” sections. Otherwise, read on for a quick breakdown of what happened, how to detect it, and MITRE ATT&CK mappings.
Trustwave SpiderLabs is tracking the critical-rated zero-day vulnerability CVE-2022-26134. Threat actors are reported to be actively exploiting this vulnerability in the wild. Atlassian disclosed and issued guidance for CVE-2022-26134 on June 2. Trustwave is diligently watching over our clients for exposure and associated attacks and working closely with our clients to ensure that mitigations are in place.
Follina—while we’re sure this commune in Italy is lovely, the same can’t be said about this new vulnerability by the same name for InfoSec folks. Thanks to a zero-day bug in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool, Follina is now making the headlines but for all the wrong reasons. This blog talks in detail about the zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT), popularly known as Follina.
CVE-2022-30190, aka Follina, was published by @nao_sec on Twitter on May 27, 2022 — the start of Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. — highlighting once again the need for round-the-clock cybersecurity coverage. Threat hunting in particular is critical in these instances, as it provides organizations with the surge support needed to combat adversaries and thwart their objectives.
On May 27, 2022, the nao_sec independent security research group shared a VirusTotal link to a weaponized Microsoft Office document revealing a previously unknown vulnerability in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT). This vulnerability is most likely to be exploited via phishing lure attachments and is triggered when a document is opened.
Cybersecurity awareness, protection, and prevention is all-encompassing. In addition to implementing the right tools and resources, and hiring skilled professionals with the right cybersecurity education and experience, organizations should be aware of the latest CVEs.
On May 27, 2022, a Microsoft Office document was submitted from Belarus to VirusTotal, using a novel method to deliver its payload. This new technique was identified as a Zero-Day RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability in Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT), which is now being tracked as CVE-2022-30190. As of this writing, it affects only Windows computers running with MSDT URI protocol enabled.
