Patch/Configuration Management, Vulnerability Management

Firefox 18 includes security fixes, app features Safe Browsing

January 9, 2013

Mozilla has released patches for 30 vulnerabilities in Firefox 18, the newest version of its web browser. According to a Firefox Security Advisories report, 21 of the flaws are deemed “critical,” giving attackers the opportunity to run malicious code and “install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing.” Released Tuesday, Firefox 18 provides a 25 percent boost in speed enhanced by Mozilla's new JavaScript engine, IonMonkey, the company said. Meanwhile, the update added new security features to the Firefox Android app, including a warning system for users who may be visiting a malicious site.

Marcos Colón

Vulnerability Management

Total Sitecore CMS takeover possible with exploit chain

SC StaffJune 18, 2025

More than 22,000 instances of the widely used content management system Sitecore Experience Platform could be hijacked in intrusions chaining a trio of security flaws, according to The Register.

Vulnerability Management

Addressed Google Chrome zero-day leveraged to spread Trinper backdoor

SC StaffJune 18, 2025

GBHackers News reports that attacks exploiting the already-fixed high-severity Google Chrome zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-2783, have been launched by the Team46 advanced persistent threat operation, also known as TaxOff, to spread the Trinper malware as part of a campaign that was initially observed in March.

Vulnerability Management

Windows privilege escalation possible with ASUS Armoury Crate flaw

SC StaffJune 17, 2025

Attackers could achieve escalated SYSTEM privileges on Windows machines through the exploitation of a high-severity ASUS Armoury Crate system management software vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-3464, BleepingComputer reports.

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