9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2022-42920
Apache Commons BCEL RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Description

Apache Commons BCEL has a number of APIs that would normally only allow changing specific class characteristics. However, due to an out-of-bounds writing issue, these APIs can be used to produce arbitrary bytecode. This could be abused in applications that pass attacker-controllable data to those APIs, giving the attacker more control over the resulting bytecode than otherwise expected. Update to Apache Commons BCEL 6.6.0.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 7, 2022, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 17, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-42920 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-2022-42920 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Apache commons_bcel

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Modern Java/JVM Build Practices

Java Shell Batchfile Earthly

Updated: 5 months, 4 weeks ago
806 stars 56 fork 56 watcher
Born at : Oct. 3, 2020, 12:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-42920 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-42920 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-25 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LX3HEB4TV2BVCGDTK5BCLSYOZNQTOBN4/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMVX6COVXZVS5GPWDODIRW6Z2GE7RPAQ/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QAMRHAKGIKZNHRBB4VLYTOIOIMMXCUCD/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LX3HEB4TV2BVCGDTK5BCLSYOZNQTOBN4/
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QAMRHAKGIKZNHRBB4VLYTOIOIMMXCUCD/
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QMVX6COVXZVS5GPWDODIRW6Z2GE7RPAQ/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LX3HEB4TV2BVCGDTK5BCLSYOZNQTOBN4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LX3HEB4TV2BVCGDTK5BCLSYOZNQTOBN4/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QAMRHAKGIKZNHRBB4VLYTOIOIMMXCUCD/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QAMRHAKGIKZNHRBB4VLYTOIOIMMXCUCD/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QMVX6COVXZVS5GPWDODIRW6Z2GE7RPAQ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QMVX6COVXZVS5GPWDODIRW6Z2GE7RPAQ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QAMRHAKGIKZNHRBB4VLYTOIOIMMXCUCD/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QMVX6COVXZVS5GPWDODIRW6Z2GE7RPAQ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LX3HEB4TV2BVCGDTK5BCLSYOZNQTOBN4/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 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 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/07/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/07/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread/lfxk7q8qmnh5bt9jm6nmjlv5hsxjhrz4 No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread/lfxk7q8qmnh5bt9jm6nmjlv5hsxjhrz4 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_bcel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.6.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/07/2 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-42920 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-42920 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.94 }} -0.40%

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0.88757

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