Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2022-47986
IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw. By sending a specially crafted obsolete API call, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. The obsolete API call was removed in Faspex 4.4.2 PL2. IBM X-Force ID: 243512.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 17, 2023, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 26, 2023, 8:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

IBM Aspera Faspex could allow a remote attacker to execute code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/243512?_ga=2.189195179.1800390251.1676559338-700333034.1676325890

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-47986 has a 9 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-2022-47986 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 Ibm aspera_faspex
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-2022-47986.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171772/IBM-Aspera-Faspex-4.4.1-YAML-Deserialization.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/243512 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6952319 Patch Vendor Advisory

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).

None

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 923 different CVEs too.

CVE-2022-47986: Python, Ruby, NMAP and Metasploit modules to exploit the vulnerability.

aspera deserialization exploit faspex ibm metasploit nmap poc python3 rce ruby vulnerability yaml cve-2022-47986

Python Ruby Lua

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 9, 2023, 10:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 10, 2023, 1:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Aspera Faspex Pre Auth RCE

Python

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
6 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 3, 2023, 6:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

fofa client in Go

Go Shell

Updated: 3 months ago
40 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : May 15, 2022, 9:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

A repository of breaches of AWS customers

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
686 stars 40 fork 40 watcher
Born at : Aug. 28, 2021, 3:48 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

essential templates for kenzer [DEPRECATED]

kenzer vulnerabilities kenzer-templates arpsyndicate

Python Shell Ruby

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
106 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Sept. 18, 2020, 9:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 1653 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-2022-47986 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-47986 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171772/IBM-Aspera-Faspex-4.4.1-YAML-Deserialization.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171772/IBM-Aspera-Faspex-4.4.1-YAML-Deserialization.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.1:patch_level_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.4.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.4.1 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:patch_level_1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171772/IBM-Aspera-Faspex-4.4.1-YAML-Deserialization.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2023

    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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/243512 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/243512 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6952319 No Types Assigned https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6952319 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.1:patch_level_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.4.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw. By sending a specially crafted obsolete API call, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. The obsolete API call was removed in Faspex 4.4.2 PL2. IBM X-Force ID: 243512. IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw. By sending a specially crafted obsolete API call, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. The obsolete API call was removed in Faspex 4.4.2 PL2. IBM X-Force ID: 243512.
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

96.14 }} 0.04%

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0.99566

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