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CosmicSting attack & defense overview

Sansec (Magento / e-commerce security)by Sansec Forensics Team ()10 min read1
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-2961
The iconv() function in the GNU C Library versions 2.39 and older may overflow the output buffer passed to it by up to 4 bytes when converting strings to the…
7.388%
CVE-2024-34102
XXE vulnerability enabling RCE in Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source
9.8100%KEVPoC
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domaincdnstatics.netabg.com/pub/health_check.php Group Polyovki: Basic embed of cdnstatics.net This group is highly prolific with 623 hacked stores to dat
domaincdnstatistics.net623 hacked stores to date. Attackers inject a reference to cdnstatistics.net : < script src = "https://cdnstatics.net/lib.js" > </ scrip
ipv4142.252.84.169bly proxies) to inject their malicious payload into stores: 142.252.84.169 Group Burunduki: Custom port websocket sniffer The followin
ipv4157.230.230.193e entry points, but usually there is a log entry like this: 157.230.230.193 - "POST /rest/V1/guest-carts/123456/estimate-shipping-metho
ipv4185.175.225.116discovered the first CosmicSting attacks in the wild (from 185.175.225.116 ) Jun 26th: AssetNote publishes attack details and the firs
ipv482.202.161.17555 82.202.165.43 82.202.165.36 82.202.165.48 82.202.161.191 82.202.161.175 82.202.161.192 82.202.162.237 82.202.163.228 82.202.165.158
ipv482.202.161.191.96 82.202.165.55 82.202.165.43 82.202.165.36 82.202.165.48 82.202.161.191 82.202.161.175 82.202.161.192 82.202.162.237 82.202.163.228
ipv482.202.161.1923 82.202.165.36 82.202.165.48 82.202.161.191 82.202.161.175 82.202.161.192 82.202.162.237 82.202.163.228 82.202.165.158 82.202.165.152
ipv482.202.162.23782.202.165.48 82.202.161.191 82.202.161.175 82.202.161.192 82.202.162.237 82.202.163.228 82.202.165.158 82.202.165.152 However, this
ipv482.202.163.22882.202.161.191 82.202.161.175 82.202.161.192 82.202.162.237 82.202.163.228 82.202.165.158 82.202.165.152 However, this group also uses
ipv482.202.165.15282.202.161.192 82.202.162.237 82.202.163.228 82.202.165.158 82.202.165.152 However, this group also uses other IPs (presumably proxies
ipv482.202.165.15882.202.161.175 82.202.161.192 82.202.162.237 82.202.163.228 82.202.165.158 82.202.165.152 However, this group also uses other IPs (pre
ipv482.202.165.362 ). 82.202.165.8 82.202.165.96 82.202.165.55 82.202.165.43 82.202.165.36 82.202.165.48 82.202.161.191 82.202.161.175 82.202.161.192
ipv482.202.165.43tacks ( AS29182 ). 82.202.165.8 82.202.165.96 82.202.165.55 82.202.165.43 82.202.165.36 82.202.165.48 82.202.161.191 82.202.161.175 8
ipv482.202.165.485.8 82.202.165.96 82.202.165.55 82.202.165.43 82.202.165.36 82.202.165.48 82.202.161.191 82.202.161.175 82.202.161.192 82.202.162.237
ipv482.202.165.55CosmicSting attacks ( AS29182 ). 82.202.165.8 82.202.165.96 82.202.165.55 82.202.165.43 82.202.165.36 82.202.165.48 82.202.161.191 82
ipv482.202.165.8wing IPs are implicated in CosmicSting attacks ( AS29182 ). 82.202.165.8 82.202.165.96 82.202.165.55 82.202.165.43 82.202.165.36 82.
ipv482.202.165.96implicated in CosmicSting attacks ( AS29182 ). 82.202.165.8 82.202.165.96 82.202.165.55 82.202.165.43 82.202.165.36 82.202.165.48 82.

From the original article

10 min read at sansec.io

CosmicSting targets a critical bug in the Adobe Commerce and Magento platforms. Bad actors use it to read any of your files, such as passwords and other secrets. The typical attack strategy is to steal your secret crypt key from app/etc/env.

Sansec (Magento / e-commerce security)

By Sansec Forensics Team · sansec.io

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