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Hackers Exploit Fortinet Flaw, Deploy ScreenConnect, Metasploit in New Campaign

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read2 · 1 read
Analyze CVE-2023-48788 with Vani AIImpact, affected versions, exploitation, mitigations and detection

Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-48788
Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Fortinet FortiClient EMS
9.898%KEVRansomware
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domainursketz.coms designed to download ScreenConnect from a remote domain ("ursketz[.]com") using certutil , which was then installed via msiexec b

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2 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Apr 17, 2024 Vulnerability / Web Application Firewall Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that's exploiting a recently disclosed security flaw in Fortinet FortiClient EMS devices to deliver ScreenConnect and Metasploit Powerfun payloads. The activity entails the exploitation of CVE-2023-48788 (CVSS score: 9.

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