Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm in envoy - CVE-2022-29226
Published: June 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64157
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29226
CWE-ID: CWE-303
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the OAuth filter implementation does not include a mechanism for validating access tokens. A remote attacker can bypass the authentication.
Affected software
envoy
OpenShift Service Mesh
servicemesh-ratelimit (Red Hat package)
servicemesh-operator (Red Hat package)
servicemesh (Red Hat package)
servicemesh-proxy (Red Hat package)
servicemesh-prometheus (Red Hat package)
OpenShift Service Mesh
servicemesh-ratelimit (Red Hat package)
servicemesh-operator (Red Hat package)
servicemesh (Red Hat package)
servicemesh-proxy (Red Hat package)
servicemesh-prometheus (Red Hat package)
How to mitigate CVE-2022-29226
Install updates from vendor's website.
envoy - update to 1.22.1
OpenShift Service Mesh - update to 2.1.3
servicemesh-ratelimit (Red Hat package) - update to 2.1.3-1.el8
servicemesh-operator (Red Hat package) - update to 2.1.3-2.el8
servicemesh (Red Hat package) - update to 2.1.3-1.el8
servicemesh-proxy (Red Hat package) - update to 2.1.3-1.el8
servicemesh-prometheus (Red Hat package) - update to 2.23.0-7.el8
OpenShift Service Mesh - update to 2.1.3
servicemesh-ratelimit (Red Hat package) - update to 2.1.3-1.el8
servicemesh-operator (Red Hat package) - update to 2.1.3-2.el8
servicemesh (Red Hat package) - update to 2.1.3-1.el8
servicemesh-proxy (Red Hat package) - update to 2.1.3-1.el8
servicemesh-prometheus (Red Hat package) - update to 2.23.0-7.el8