A vulnerability has been found in manikandan170890 php-form-builder-class and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file PFBC/Element/Textarea.php of the component Textarea Handler. The manipulation of the argument value leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 74897993818d826595fd5857038e6703456a594a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218155.
A vulnerability was found in aeharding classroom-engagement-system and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is 096de5815c7b414e7339f3439522a446098fb73a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218156.
Microsoft has released 98 security patches for this month’s January 2023 Patch Tuesday release. One of the fixes is for CVE-2023-21674 (Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability). The vulnerability is rated critical, and exploitation of the vulnerability was observed in the field by Microsoft. This has a CVSS score of 8.8.Why is this Significant?This is significant because Microsoft observed CVE-2023-21674 being exploited as a 0-day, as such the patch should be applied as soon as possible. As CVE-2023-21674 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability, attackers need to either chain the exploit for CVE-2023-21674 with other exploit(s) or have already gain access to the victim’s network, which lower the severity.What is CVE-2023-21674?CVE-2023-21674 is a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), which attackers can exploit for a browser sandbox escape to gain SYSTEM privileges in vulnerable systems.Has the Vendor Released an Advisory?Yes, Microsoft released an advisory. See the Appendix for a link to “Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability”.Has the Vendor Released a Patch for CVE-2023-21674?Yes, Microsoft released a patch for CVE-2023-21674 as part of January Patch Tuesday on January 10, 2023.What is the Status of Protection?FortiGuard Labs has released the following IPS signature for CVE-2023-21674 in version 22.472 on January 10th, 2023:MS.Windows.ALPC.CVE-2023-21674.Privilege.Elevation (default action is set to “pass”)
Security fix for CVE-2022-46176: Cargo did not perform SSH host key verification when cloning indexes and dependencies via SSH. For more details, see the upstream security advisory.
