CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-4523

Improper Neutralization

Published: Dec 15, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.1
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in vexim2. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 21c0a60d12e9d587f905cd084b2c70f9b1592065. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215903.

Weakness

The product does not ensure or incorrectly ensures that structured messages or data are well-formed and that certain security properties are met before being read from an upstream component or sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Virtual_exim_2 Virtual_exim_project * 2022-01-23 (excluding)

Extended Description

If a message is malformed, it may cause the message to be incorrectly interpreted. Neutralization is an abstract term for any technique that ensures that input (and output) conforms with expectations and is “safe.” This can be done by:

This weakness typically applies in cases where the product prepares a control message that another process must act on, such as a command or query, and malicious input that was intended as data, can enter the control plane instead. However, this weakness also applies to more general cases where there are not always control implications.

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