Code Injection in Linaro Automated Validation Architecture (LAVA) - CVE-2022-42902

 

Code Injection in Linaro Automated Validation Architecture (LAVA) - CVE-2022-42902

Published: January 16, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71183
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-2022-42902
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linaro Limited
Affected software:
Linaro Automated Validation Architecture (LAVA)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in lava_server/lavatable.py. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and force the lava-server-gunicorn service to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-42902

Install updates from vendor's website.

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