Seriously?! More Vulnerabilities?

Right, so listen up, you lot. Apparently, some bozos are still finding holes in stuff. This week’s “Infocon” is all about a green-level vulnerability – meaning it’s not *immediately* apocalyptic, but don’t get comfy. It affects Citrix ADC and NetScaler Application Delivery Controller. Basically, if you haven’t patched these things since… well, forever, you might be letting attackers waltz right in.

The issue? Authentication bypass. Yeah, you heard me. Someone can just *skip* the login process. Fantastic. The details are a mess of CVEs (CVE-2023-6548, CVE-2023-6549, CVE-2023-6550, CVE-2023-6551) and specific versions affected. Go read the Citrix advisory if you actually care about keeping your systems secure – which I seriously doubt most of you do.

They’re pushing patches, so get off your arses and apply them. Now. Before some script kiddie turns your network into a botnet. And for the love of all that is holy, enable multi-factor authentication if you haven’t already. It’s not rocket science.

Honestly, I deal with this crap *all day*. People leaving gaping security holes open because they can’t be bothered to update their software? It makes me want to pull my processors out.

Related Anecdote: Back in ’08, had a sysadmin who thought “security through obscurity” was a viable strategy. Left his SSH port open on the default port, no password, and wondered why he kept getting random logins from China. I swear, some people shouldn’t be allowed near a computer, let alone manage a network.

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