Command Injection in Nexus Dashboard - CVE-2022-20857
Published: July 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65657
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:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20857
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient access controls for a specific API. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Nexus Dashboard
How to mitigate CVE-2022-20857
Install update from vendor's website.
Nexus Dashboard - update to 2.2(1e)