Exposed dangerous method or function in Apache SOAP - CVE-2022-45378

 

Exposed dangerous method or function in Apache SOAP - CVE-2022-45378

Published: November 14, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69289
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45378
CWE-ID: CWE-749
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache SOAP

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authentication when accessing the RPCRouterServlet servlet. A remote attacker can invoke certain methods on the classpath and execute arbitrary code on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-45378

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Note, the project is no longer maintained.


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