Containerd update for go-restful



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-1996
CWE-ID CWE-942
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor containerd

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Overly permissive cross-domain whitelist

EUVDB-ID: #VU66447

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1996

CWE-ID: CWE-942 - Overly Permissive Cross-domain Whitelist

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the CORS protection mechanism.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of the "Origin" HTTP header that is supplied within HTTP request. A remote attacker can supply arbitrary value via the "Origin" HTTP header, bypass implemented CORS protection mechanism and perform cross-site scripting attacks against the vulnerable application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

containerd: 1.6.0 - 1.6.24

CPE2.3 External links

http://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.6.25


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.



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