Cybersecurity Comedy: When Hard-Coded Keys Make Hackers’ Lives Easier!
Beware the hard-coded cryptographic keys lurking in Gladinet’s CentreStack and Triofox. Nine organizations have already fallen prey to this vulnerability, which could let threat actors decrypt or forge access tickets. So, unless you fancy a surprise visit from cyber intruders, patch up now and bid farewell to those pesky keys!
Hot Take:
Who knew that a cryptographic key could be as stubborn as a mule and refuse to change? Gladinet’s CentreStack and Triofox products are like that one friend who never updates their passwords, making it a hacker’s dream come true! It’s time for everyone involved to stop being cryptographically lazy and rotate those keys already!
Key Points:
- Huntress warns of a vulnerability in Gladinet’s CentreStack and Triofox products due to hard-coded cryptographic keys.
- Flaw allows threat actors to access sensitive files like web.config, enabling remote code execution.
- Exploits involve specially crafted URL requests targeting the “/storage/filesvr.dn” endpoint.
- As of mid-December, nine organizations across various sectors have been affected.
- Update to the latest version and rotate machine keys to mitigate the risk.
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