CVE-2022-4563
Freedom of the Press SecureDrop Symlink Following Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability was found in Freedom of the Press SecureDrop. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gpg-agent.conf. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The name of the patch is b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215972.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 16, 2022, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 7:35 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-4563.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/commit/b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1 | |
| https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/6704 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://securedrop.org/news/2_5_1-security-advisory/ | |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.215972 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/commit/b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1 | |
| https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/6704 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://securedrop.org/news/2_5_1-security-advisory/ | |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.215972 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/commit/b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691 Added Reference https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1 Added Reference https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/6704 Added Reference https://securedrop.org/news/2_5_1-security-advisory/ Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.215972 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE VulDB CWE-61 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://securedrop.org/news/2_5_1-security-advisory/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 21, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/commit/b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691 No Types Assigned https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/commit/b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/6704 No Types Assigned https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/6704 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.215972 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.215972 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedom:securedrop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-4563 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-4563
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.09%
score
0.16288
percentile