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CVE-2025-24813 - Apache Tomcat Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

On March 17th, 2025, security researchers confirmed active exploitation of Apache Tomcat’s recently disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2025-24813. Publicly disclosed on March 10th, the earliest signs of exploitation were observed on March 12th, with attackers leveraging the flaw just 30 hours after disclosure. This vulnerability enables Remote Code Execution (RCE) and information disclosure by exploiting Tomcat’s request-handling mechanism.

Continuous Threat Exposure Management and the Role of Exposure Assessment Platforms

Traditional vulnerability management is broken. It is ineffective. The process of scanning for software vulnerabilities, prioritizing based on CVSS scores, and fixing what you can has become an endless patch cycle. The need for a better approach is clear. Different scanning tools are creating millions of alerts, obscuring critical risks within the noise. Organizations need to go beyond finding and patching vulnerabilities and opt in to a more effective approach to managing exposures.

The Role of Proactive Monitoring in Preventing IT Vulnerabilities

We've all heard "prevention beats cure." Nowhere does this ring truer than cybersecurity. Many organisations discover this truth the hard way-after attackers have already breached their defences. Proactive monitoring isn't new, but it's increasingly crucial as threats multiply. Winter months typically see attack spikes (data shows December-February consistently tops breach statistics). With constant evolution in threat vectors, staying vigilant isn't optional-especially when reputation and customer trust hang in the balance.

Overcoming AppSec Challenges in FinServ: How CIBC Balances Speed, Security, and Compliance

Financial institutions face a tricky balancing act: they need to innovate quickly while also following strict compliance rules in an environment where security is paramount. Recently, Snyk's Field CTO, Steven Schmidt, sat down with Mihai Saveschi, Senior Director of Security Service Management at CIBC, for a fireside chat to discuss these pressing issues. We’ve pulled key insights from their conversation on some of the most pressing AppSec challenges facing financial services organizations today.

Vivek Ramachandran to Speak at Black Hat Asia's 2025 Financial Services Summit on the Evolving Cyber War Against State Actors

PALO ALTO, Calif., - 19 March 2025 - Vivek Ramachandran, Founder of SquareX and a cybersecurity veteran with over two decades of experience, will speak at the Black Hat Asia Financial Services Summit on April 2 2025 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. His talk, The War Against State Actors: Bleeding Edge Techniques Targeting Financial Services, will examine how nation-state attackers are evolving their tactics to infiltrate financial institutions and bypass enterprise security controls.

CVE-2024-53568:Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Volmarg Personal Management System

Product Name: Volmarg Personal Management System Vulnerability: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerable Version: v1.4.65 CVE: CVE-2024-53568 The researchers from Astra’s security team, on March 06, 2025, discovered a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Volmarg Personal Management System v1.4.65. The issue was identified in the “Tags” field on the “Image Upload” page, where improper user input validation allowed attackers to execute arbitrary scripts.

Content Spoofing Vulnerability in RosarioSIS Student Information System

Product Name: RosarioSIS Student Information System Vulnerability: Content Spoofing Vulnerable Version: v12.0.0 CVE: To Be Assigned The researchers from Astra’s security team, on March 4, 2025, discovered a content spoofing vulnerability in the Demo Web Application. This issue was identified in the “Theme” configuration under “My Preferences,” where improper user input validation allowed attackers to manipulate application settings.