Command Injection in xtrabackup - CVE-2022-25834
Published: April 24, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88969
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25834
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Percona LLC
Affected software:
xtrabackup
xtrabackup
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling filenames. A local user can pass a specially crafted file to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-25834
Install updates from vendor's website.