Code Injection in Simba Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver - CVE-2022-29972
Published: May 9, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62879
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29972
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Magnitude Software Inc.
Affected software:
Simba Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver
Simba Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to argument injection vulnerability in the browser-based authentication component of the Magnitude Simba Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver and involves improper validation of authentication tokens. A local user can escalate privileges within the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-29972
Install updates from vendor's website.