Input validation error in Crowd Server - CVE-2023-22521

Vulnerability identifier: #VU83452

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22521

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the server.

Crowd Server

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Crowd Server - addressed in versions 5.1.6, 5.2.1

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1318881573
• https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-6139

• Remote code execution in Crowd Data Center and Server