SharePoint, Microsoft and vulnerability
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The name was coined by Dinh Ho Anh, a researcher from Khoa of Viettel Cyber Security, who developed the exploit. The researcher said he picked the name because it exploited ToolPane.aspx, a component for assembling the side panel view in the SharePoint user interface.
If exploited, attackers can gain full access to SharePoint content and potentially pivot to Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive. Learn how to protect your SharePoint server from compromise.
Hackers with ties to the Chinese government have been linked to a recent wave of widespread attacks targeting a Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability chain.
Although Microsoft acknowledged the SharePoint problem, the original fix did not prevent hacking. Right now government and organisations are worried
Cybersecurity experts were concerned that the ToolShell vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint servers could get worse than it was and now it has. Microsoft has detected threat actors using the vulnerability to deliver ransomware. One threat group in particular, believed to be from China, is distributing Warlock ransomware using the vulnerability.
More information has emerged on the ToolShell SharePoint zero-day attacks, including impact, victims, and threat actors.
Microsoft is following up and is also releasing a patch for the 2016 edition of Sharepoint. Admins should install this immediately.
Microsoft SharePoint zero-day flaws were exploited to breach over 50 organizations, including the National Nuclear Security Administration.