#VU72081 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in IBM Aspera Faspex for Linux and IBM Aspera Faspex for Windows - CVE-2022-47986
Published: February 9, 2023 / Updated: October 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72081
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: 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:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47986
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
IBM Aspera Faspex for Linux
IBM Aspera Faspex for Windows
IBM Aspera Faspex for Linux
IBM Aspera Faspex for Windows
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized YAML data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to an obsolete API endpoint and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.