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Web shell malware continues to evade many security tools

Help Net Securityby @zeljkazorz ()2 min read3 · 2 reads
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2017-11317
+1 related CVE
Unrestricted File Upload / RCE in Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX
9.884%KEVPoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2018-15961
Unrestricted File Upload Leading to RCE in Adobe ColdFusion
9.8100%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2019-0604
RCE in Microsoft SharePoint via Application Package Markup Validation Flaw
9.8100%KEVRansomware
KEV
CVE-2019-11580
Unauthenticated RCE in Atlassian Crowd and Crowd Data Center
9.895%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV
CVE-2019-18935
Unauthenticated .NET Deserialization RCE in Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX
9.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×4
KEV
CVE-2019-19781
Unauthenticated path traversal RCE in Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP
9.8100%KEVRansomware
KEV
CVE-2019-3396
Server-Side Template Injection RCE in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center
9.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×4
KEV
CVE-2019-3398
Path Traversal Leading to RCE in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center
8.897%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2019-8394
Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
6.563%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2019-9978
Stored XSS in WordPress Social Warfare Plugin (CVE-2019-9978) Exploited in the Wild
6.173%KEVPoC ×5
KEV
CVE-2020-0688
RCE in Microsoft Exchange Server from Shared Install-Time Validation Keys
8.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2020-10189
Unauthenticated RCE in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central
9.8100%KEVPoC ×3
KEV

From the original article

2 min read at helpnetsecurity.com

Cyber attackers are increasingly leveraging web shell malware to get persistent access to compromised networks, the US National Security Agency and the Australian Signals Directorate warn. Web shells are malicious scripts that are uploaded to target systems (usually web servers) to enable attackers to control it remotely. In affect, they create a backdoor into the target system.

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