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
CSH Severity: Critical
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: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
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Aspera Faspex for Linux
IBM Aspera Faspex for Windows
IBM Aspera Faspex for Linux
IBM Aspera Faspex for Windows
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-47986
Install updates from vendor's website.