Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-48565 |
CWE-ID | CWE-611 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system python27 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Amazon Web Services |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU80564
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48565
CWE-ID:
CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input within the plistlib module. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages:
i686:Vulnerable software versions
python27-devel-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.i686
python27-debuginfo-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.i686
python27-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.i686
python27-tools-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.i686
python27-test-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.i686
python27-libs-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.i686
src:
python27-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.src
x86_64:
python27-tools-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.x86_64
python27-libs-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.x86_64
python27-devel-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.x86_64
python27-debuginfo-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.x86_64
python27-test-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.x86_64
python27-2.7.18-2.149.amzn1.x86_64
Amazon Linux AMI: All versions
python27: before 2.7.18-2.149
External linkshttp://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1880.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.