CVE-2022-4563

A vulnerability was found in Freedom of the Press SecureDrop. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gpg-agent.conf. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The name of the patch is b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215972.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/commit/b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/6704	Third Party Advisory
https://securedrop.org/news/2_5_1-security-advisory/
https://vuldb.com/?id.215972	Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:freedom:securedrop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-12-16 17:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:58

NVD link : CVE-2022-4563

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4563

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4563

JSON object : View

Products Affected

freedom

securedrop

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

{"id": "CVE-2022-4563", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.8, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8}, {"type": "Secondary", "source": "cna@vuldb.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.8, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8}]}, "published": "2022-12-16T17:15:09.177", "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/commit/b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "cna@vuldb.com"}, {"url": "https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1", "source": "cna@vuldb.com"}, {"url": "https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/6704", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "source": "cna@vuldb.com"}, {"url": "https://securedrop.org/news/2_5_1-security-advisory/", "source": "cna@vuldb.com"}, {"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.215972", "tags": ["Permissions Required", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "cna@vuldb.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "cna@vuldb.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-59"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A vulnerability was found in Freedom of the Press SecureDrop. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gpg-agent.conf. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The name of the patch is b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215972."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se encontr\u00f3 una vulnerabilidad en Freedom of the Press SecureDrop. Ha sido calificada como cr\u00edtica. Una funci\u00f3n desconocida del archivo gpg-agent.conf es afectada por este problema. La manipulaci\u00f3n conduce al seguimiento de enlaces simb\u00f3licos. Se requiere acceso local para abordar este ataque. El nombre del parche es b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691. Se recomienda aplicar un parche para solucionar este problema. El identificador de esta vulnerabilidad es VDB-215972."}], "lastModified": "2023-11-07T03:58:10.387", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:freedom:securedrop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "6C784DF9-D6D2-42BD-9214-6EBF116A07ED", "versionEndExcluding": "2.5.1"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "cna@vuldb.com"}