Research Blog
Welcome to our cybersecurity research blog where we uncover how malicious actors exploit weaknesses in systems, while going beyond the technical aspects and examining real-world perspectives across various industries.
Here you’ll find extensive research and insight from the well-known Horizon3.ai attack team, intuitive perspectives on everything security, and real-world attack path short stories that come directly from discoveries made by NodeZero.
Filters
Showing 55–60 of 161 results
Cisco IOS XE CVE-2023-20198 and CVE-2023-20273: WebUI Internals, Patch Diffs, and Theory Crafting
Introduction There has been a lot of news around the recent Cisco IOS XE vulnerabilities CVE-2023-20198 and CVE-2023-2073. Information about this vulnerability was first published by Cisco on October 16th, 2023, and since then we have seen evidence of mass exploitation and implantation. In this post we share our technical insights so far into these vulnerabilities. Cisco IOS XE Architecture...
Read More NextGen Mirth Connect Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-43208)
Mirth Connect, by NextGen HealthCare, is an open source data integration platform widely used by healthcare companies. Versions prior to 4.4.1 are vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability, CVE-2023-43208. If you’re a user of Mirth Connect, you’ll want to upgrade to the latest patch release, 4.4.1, as of this writing.
Read More VMware Aria Operations for Logs CVE-2023-34051 Technical Deep Dive and IOCs
Introduction This report is a follow up to https://www.horizon3.ai/vmware-vrealize-log-insight-vmsa-2023-0001-technical-deep-dive/. Earlier this year we reported the technical details for VMSA-2023-0001 affecting VMware Aria Operations for Logs (formerly VMware vRealize Log Insight). In that report, we showed how an attacker could use three different CVEs to achieve remote code execution. During the course of that investigation, we noticed the fix provided by...
Read More Cisco IOS XE Web UI Vulnerability: A Glimpse into CVE-2023-20198
On Monday, 16 October, Cisco reported a critical zero-day vulnerability in the web UI feature of its IOS XE software actively being exploited by threat actors to install Remote Access Tools (RATs) and backdoor vulnerable devices exposed on the internet.
Read More The Art Of Attack—Enhancing Defense Strategies: Unleashing The Power Of Autonomous Pen Testing | A Brand Story Conversation From Black Hat USA 2023 | An Horizon3.Ai Story With Snehal Antani
A Brand Story Conversation With Sean Martin And Snehal Antani, Co-Founder & CEO At Horizon3.ai
Read More Tech Talk: Journey to OSCP
Horizon3.ai Senior Engineer Noah King discusses the journey of obtaining an Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification. Whether you're a cybersecurity enthusiast or a beginner looking to explore the field, you'll learn tips and tricks to help you navigate the certification process, including: - How to get started in Offensive Security with little or no prior experience. - An understanding...
Read More