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SANS Stormcast Friday, July 11th, 2025: SSH Tunnel; FortiWeb SQL Injection; Ruckus Unpatched Vuln; Missing Motherboard Patches;
July 10, 2025
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SSH Tunneling in Action: direct-tcp requests
Attackers are compromising ssh servers to abuse them as relays. The attacker will configure port forwarding direct-tcp connections to forward traffic to a victim. In this particular case, the Yandex mail server was the primary victim of these attacks.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/SSH%20Tunneling%20in%20Action%3A%20direct-tcp%20requests%20%5BGuest%20Diary%5D/32094
Fortiguard FortiWeb Unauthenticated SQL injection in GUI (CVE-2025-25257)
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability [CWE-89] in FortiWeb may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized SQL code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-151
Ruckus Virtual SmartZone (vSZ) and Ruckus Network Director (RND) contain multiple vulnerabilities
Ruckus products suffer from a number of critical vulnerabilities. There is no patch available, and users are advised to restrict access to the vulnerable admin interface.
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/613753