According to WordPress security firm Defiant, attempts have already been made to exploit a new vulnerability in Apache Commons Text (CVE-2022-42889). Called Text4Shell and affects versions 1.5 to 1.9 of the library. Some believe that this issue could become the new Log4Shell. The issue scored 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS vulnerability rating scale.… Continue reading New Vulnerability in Apache Commons Text Is Already Being Attacked by Hackers
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Chinese hack group Aquatic Panda exploits Log4Shell to hack educational institutions
Specialists of information security company CrowdStrike warn: the Chinese cyber-espionage hack group Aquatic Panda uses the Log4Shell vulnerabilities, with the help of which a large educational institution was compromised. Let me remind you that the CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability, also called Log4Shell and LogJam, was discovered in the popular Log4j logging library in early December. The researchers… Continue reading Chinese hack group Aquatic Panda exploits Log4Shell to hack educational institutions
Another vulnerability found in Log4j, this time it is a denial of service
Log4Shell, recently discovered in the popular logging library Log4j, which is part of the Apache Logging Project, continues to get worse, as another vulnerability has been found. This time it is time a “denial of service” vulnerability. The problem was originally discovered while catching bugs on Minecraft servers, but the Log4j library is present in… Continue reading Another vulnerability found in Log4j, this time it is a denial of service
0-day in Log4j library poses a threat to many applications and servers
The Apache Software Foundation has released an emergency security update that fixes a 0-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) in the popular Log4j logging library, which is part of the Apache Logging Project. The patch was released as part of the 2.15.0 release. The vulnerability was named Log4Shell and scored 10 out of 10 points on the CVSS… Continue reading 0-day in Log4j library poses a threat to many applications and servers