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CRITICAL
CVE-2022-36436
VNCAuthProxy VNC Server Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

OSU Open Source Lab VNCAuthProxy through 1.1.1 is affected by an vncap/vnc/protocol.py VNCServerAuthenticator authentication-bypass vulnerability that could allow a malicious actor to gain unauthorized access to a VNC session or to disconnect a legitimate user from a VNC session. A remote attacker with network access to the proxy server could leverage this vulnerability to connect to VNC servers protected by the proxy server without providing any authentication credentials. Exploitation of this issue requires that the proxy server is currently accepting connections for the target VNC server.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 14, 2022, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-36436 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-36436 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Osuosl twisted_vnc_authentication_proxy

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Born at : Nov. 4, 2022, 2:14 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-36436 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-36436 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert.grnet.gr/en/blog/cve-2022-36436-twisted-vnc-authentication-proxy-authentication-bypass/
    Added Reference https://github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/commit/edc149af29242178091b2d6fcd42c3ef0851644b
    Added Reference https://github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/tree/release/1.1.1
    Added Reference https://pypi.org/project/VNCAuthProxy/
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-287
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://cert.grnet.gr/en/blog/cve-2022-36436-twisted-vnc-authentication-proxy-authentication-bypass/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://cert.grnet.gr/en/blog/cve-2022-36436-twisted-vnc-authentication-proxy-authentication-bypass/ Exploit, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/commit/edc149af29242178091b2d6fcd42c3ef0851644b Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/commit/edc149af29242178091b2d6fcd42c3ef0851644b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/tree/release/1.1.1 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/tree/release/1.1.1 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://pypi.org/project/VNCAuthProxy/ Product, Third Party Advisory https://pypi.org/project/VNCAuthProxy/ Product
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://cert.grnet.gr/en/blog/cve-2022-36436-twisted-vnc-authentication-proxy-authentication-bypass/ No Types Assigned https://cert.grnet.gr/en/blog/cve-2022-36436-twisted-vnc-authentication-proxy-authentication-bypass/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/commit/edc149af29242178091b2d6fcd42c3ef0851644b No Types Assigned https://github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/commit/edc149af29242178091b2d6fcd42c3ef0851644b Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/tree/release/1.1.1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/tree/release/1.1.1 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://pypi.org/project/VNCAuthProxy/ No Types Assigned https://pypi.org/project/VNCAuthProxy/ Product, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:osuosl:twisted_vnc_authentication_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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