Episode description
SANS Stormcast Wednesday Mar 5th: SMTP Credential Hunt; mac-robber.py update; ADSelfService Plus Account Takeover; Android Patch Day; PayPal Scams; VMWare Escape Fix
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Romanian Distillery Scanning for SMTP Credentials
A particular attacker expanded the scope of their leaked credential file scans. In addition to the usual ".env" style files, it is not looking for specific SMTP related credential files.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Romanian%20Distillery%20Scanning%20for%20SMTP%20Credentials/31736
Tool Updates: mac-robber.py
This update of mac-robber.py fixes issues with symlinks.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Tool%20update%3A%20mac-robber.py/31738
CVE-2025-1723 Account takeover vulnerability in ADSelfService Plus
CVE-2025-1723 describes a vulnerability caused by session mishandling in ADSelfService Plus that could allow unauthorized access to user enrollment data when MFA was not enabled for ADSelfService Plus login.
https://www.manageengine.com/products/self-service-password/advisory/CVE-2025-1723.html
Android March Update
Google released an update for Android addressing two already exploited vulnerabilities and several critical issues.
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-03-01
PayPal's no-code-checkout Abuse
Attackers are using PayPal's no-code-checkout feature is being abused by scammers to host PayPal tech support scam pages right within the PayPal.com domain.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/2025/02/paypals-no-code-checkout-abused-by-scammers
Broadcom Fixes three VMWare VCenter Vulnerabilities
https://github.com/vmware/vcf-security-and-compliance-guidelines/tree/main/security-advisories/vmsa-2025-0004