OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 update for apache-commons-text

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU68307

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 9.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42889

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an insecure variable interpolation when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note, the vulnerability was dubbed Text4shell.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

openshift (Red Hat package): before 4.9.0-202303250015.p0.g71d09da.assembly.stream.el8

kernel-rt (Red Hat package): before 4.18.0-305.85.1.rt7.157.el8_4

kernel (Red Hat package): before 4.18.0-305.85.1.el8_4

jenkins (Red Hat package): before 2.361.4.1680068660-1.el8

jenkins-2-plugins (Red Hat package): before 4.9.1680069756-1.el8

cri-o (Red Hat package): before 1.22.5-18.rhaos4.9.gitbd70b3d.el8

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1524

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.