SB2022122212 - Remote code injection in Apache Karaf
Published: December 22, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022122212
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40145)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing the LDAP server URL. A remote attacker with control over the LDAP server address can inject and execute arbitrary Java code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system but requires that application configuration uses a JNDI LDAP data source URI and the attacker has control over the target LDAP server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.