Patches have been issued for two versions of Microsoft's SharePoint software, while one version remains vulnerable.
Microsoft has alerted businesses and governments to "active attacks" on its popular SharePoint collaboration software. Patches have been issued for two versions of SharePoint software, while one version remains vulnerable.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said the vulnerability provides access to file systems and the ability to execute code.Sunday in a release that the vulnerability provides unauthenticated access to systems and full access to SharePoint content, enabling bad actors to execute code over the network. CISA said that while the scope and impact of the attack continue to be assessed, the agency warned that it "poses a risk to organizations." Microsoft late Sunday issued fixes for customers to apply to two versions of the SharePoint software. Another 2016 version remains vulnerable and the companyNvidia CEO Jensen Huang wants to sell more advanced chips to China after H20 ban is liftedWhoop says FDA is 'overstepping its authority' with warning about blood pressure featureSaturday, Microsoft said the attack applies only to on-premises SharePoint servers, not those in the cloud like Microsoft 365. SharePoint software is commonly used by global businesses and organizations to store and collaborate on documents. The vulnerability is especially concerning because it allows hackers to impersonate users or services even after the SharePoint server is patched,SharePoint servers often connect to other Microsoft services such as Outlook and Teams, meaning such a breach can "quickly" lead to data theft and password harvesting, Eye Security researchers said. "Once inside, they're exfiltrating sensitive data, deploying persistent backdoors, and stealing cryptographic keys," Michael Sikorski, CTO and head of threat intelligence for Palo Alto's Unit 42, said in a statement. "The attackers have leveraged this vulnerability to get into systems and are already establishing their foothold."It was unclear whether the outage was related to the SharePoint attack. Analysts raise Nvidia price targets after Trump's China chip decision. One sees $5 trillion market cap ahead
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