#VU65864 Code Injection in Apache Calcite Avatica - CVE-2022-36364
Published: July 28, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65864
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36364
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Calcite Avatica
Apache Calcite Avatica
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in JDBC driver, which creates HTTP client instances based on class names provided via "httpclient_impl" connection property. The driver does not verify if the class implements the expected interface before instantiating it. A remote user with ability to control JDBC connection parameters can inject arbitrary class name and execute code on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.