Original release date: January 12, 2023

Drupal has released a security update to address a vulnerability affecting private vocabulary modules for Drupal 8.x. An unauthorized user could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access permissions to create, modify, and delete private vocabulary terms.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review Drupal’s security advisory SA-CONTRIB-2023-001 and apply the necessary update.

Original release date: January 10, 2023

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s January 2023 Security Update Guide and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates.

Original release date: January 10, 2023

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Note: To view the newly added vulnerabilities in the catalog, click on the arrow in the “Date Added to Catalog” column, which will sort by descending dates.

Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog as a living list of known CVEs that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires FCEB agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information.

Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of Catalog vulnerabilities as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the Catalog that meet the specified criteria.

Original release date: January 5, 2023

CISA released three Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on January 5 2023. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly released ICS advisories for technical details and mitigations:

• ICSA-23-005-01 Hitachi Energy UNEM
• ICSA-23-005-02 Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN
• ICSA-23-005-03 Hitachi Energy Lumada Asset Performance Management