#VU72065 Code Injection in GLPI - CVE-2022-35914

Vulnerability identifier: #VU72065

Vulnerability risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35914

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
GLPI
Web applications / CRM systems

Vendor: glpi-project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in /vendor/htmlawed/htmlawed/htmLawedTest.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note, the vulnerability is known to be exploited in the wild as of October 5, 2022.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GLPI: 9.1 - 9.5.8, 10.0.0 rc2 - 10.0.2

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External links
https://www.bioinformatics.org/phplabware/sourceer/sourceer.php?&Sfs=htmLawedTest.php&Sl=.%2Finternal_utilities%2FhtmLawed
https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/releases
https://glpi-project.org/fr/glpi-10-0-3-disponible/
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169501/GLPI-10.0.2-Command-Injection.html
https://glpi-project.org/security-update-10-0-3-and-9-5-9/

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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?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.