Multiple vulnerabilities in Axway SecureTransport (December 2022)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-40151 CVE-2022-40153 CVE-2022-38900 CVE-2022-41946 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-787 CWE-20 CWE-276 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SecureTransport Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP) |
| Vendor | Axway |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU69283
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40151
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error if the parser is running on user supplied input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML input to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSecureTransport: 5.5 - 5.5-20221124
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5-20200625:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5-20201029:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU71314
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40153
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Centralized Third Party Jars (XStream) component in Oracle WebLogic Server. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSecureTransport: 5.5 - 5.5-20221124
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5-20200625:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5-20201029:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU72247
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38900
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSecureTransport: 5.5 - 5.5-20221124
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5-20200625:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5-20201029:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Incorrect default permissions
EUVDB-ID: #VU69545
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41946
CWE-ID:
CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to application stores files with sensitive information in system's temporary directory. A local user can read the files and gain access to sensitive information.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSecureTransport: 5.5 - 5.5-20221124
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5-20200625:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:axway:securetransport:5.5-20201029:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
